Detectives still waiting on last murder of 2023
October 2, 2024
More than nine months after Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies found a man bleeding to death in his truck next to a Valencia golf course, Homicide Bureau officials still
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Reports: Heavy presence of LAPD officers in Valencia
October 1, 2024
Los Angeles Police Department officers were involved in a law enforcement operation at the Bridgeport Marketplace in Valencia on Friday afternoon, according to Sgt. Juan Muralles, spokesman for the Santa
Two suspects in Canyon Country shooting set for hearing
October 1, 2024
A judge ordered both suspects in a July 4, 2023, shooting back to court for a preliminary hearing in January, according to San Fernando courthouse records. Two Santa Clarita Valley
Condemned Castaic man beaten to death in prison
October 1, 2024
A 46-year-old condemned man from Castaic was beaten to death by several inmates who are suspected of using “an incarcerated-manufactured weapon,” according to prison officials investigating the death. Alberto Martinez
Deputies respond to woman brandishing knife
September 29, 2024
Deputies responded to reports of a woman brandishing a knife in Canyon Country on Sunday morning shortly after 8:40 a.m. The reports were of a woman brandishing a knife at
Friday night fights lead to no arrests
September 28, 2024
Deputies responded to two separate fights on Friday that led to no arrests, according to Deputy Villalobos, a spokeswoman with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. The first incident occurred
LASD issues alert for Saugus man reported missing
September 27, 2024
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station officials Friday issued an alert regarding a man who was reported missing. Eric Peter Nelson, 44, of Saugus, was last seen around 8:45 p.m. Thursday,
Students complain of indecent exposure outside Canyon High
September 27, 2024
A pair of female Canyon High School students reported an indecent exposure incident outside their high school Sept. 20, according to Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station officials. The suspect was
Parolee to answer charges in deputy fight
September 26, 2024
A Hollywood man accused of assaulting a sheriff’s deputy who found him slumped over his steering wheel on Plum Canyon Road a little over a year ago waived his right
LA city bus hijacked, passenger killed
September 26, 2024
By Bill Pan Contributing Writer One person was fatally shot on board a bus that was hijacked early on Wednesday in downtown Los Angeles, the police said. The pursuit started when
UPDATE: DA finds insufficient evidence in theft investigation
September 25, 2024
The L.A. County District Attorney’s Office declined to charge a man and a woman with receiving or concealing stolen property after local sheriff’s deputies arrested the family members at the
Man arrested on suspicion of arson in Canyon Country
September 23, 2024
Deputies responded to a call about a 33-year-old transient man starting a fire in the parking lot of a Food 4 Less roughly 15 feet from the store entrance on
Homicide investigating 2 shooting deaths in Val Verde
September 23, 2024
L.A. County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau detectives are investigating a pair of shooting deaths believed to be a murder-suicide involving a Val Verde family. Deputy Robert Jensen, spokesman for
One detained after robbery at Macy’s
September 22, 2024
Deputies responded to a call about a theft incident involving a large amount of property stolen at Macy’s on Sunday at approximately 2:45 p.m., according to Stg. Juan Muralles, spokesman
Crime rates and trends looking similar to last year, Capt. Diez says
September 22, 2024
Crime rates and trends in the city of Santa Clarita are looking fairly similar to numbers from last year, according to Capt. Justin Diez of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s
Summit experts: It’s a misconception that human trafficking isn’t an SCV issue
September 22, 2024
Former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department detective Ray Bercini told a room of about 100 people that someone can sell an illegal gun once. A human being, he said, can
City Council calls for Public Safety Committee meeting
September 19, 2024
The city of Santa Clarita is convening a meeting Friday morning of the Santa Clarita City Council Public Safety Committee, which is expected to discuss “an update on local public
Hart district responds to nationwide trend of threatening messages
September 19, 2024
In response to a nationwide trend of threatening messages toward schools on social media, the William S. Hart Union High School District sent a message to parents and staff Thursday
Deputies to step up patrols around In-N-Out
September 19, 2024
After several fights were reported and several other calls for service made to the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, deputies might be especially visible near the In-N-Out on Bouquet Canyon
Suspect facing murder charge in COC student’s shooting death
September 18, 2024
A suspect in the shooting death of a 19-year-old College of the Canyons student is facing murder and attempted-murder charges and is due in court for a hearing next month,