Crime

After intentionally missing two trial dates by refusing to leave his jail cell, a defendant accused of murder received a warning from Judge Hilleri Merritt: If he refuses again, they

Man charged in connection to incident at Whole Foods avoids house arrest, monitoring  The L.A. County District Attorney’s Office sought house arrest and electronic monitoring for the suspect in a sexual assault

  The L.A. County Sheriff’s Department recently released the first-quarter crime numbers for the city, which had local data overall following a countywide trend of fewer Part-I incidents reported, amid

A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge granted a mental health diversion to a parent accused of a physical confrontation with his child — over the objection of the L.A. County District Attorney’s Office, according to

After a pair of back-to-back missed court hearings, an L.A. County Superior Court judge Wednesday ordered sheriff’s deputies to use more secure means to ensure a murder suspect’s appearance in

Just as it looked like the case against a former homicide detective charged with extortion might be moving forward, it was delayed, again.  Judge Wesley L. Hsu’s latest order in federal

A man was arrested on suspicion of felony attempted burglary Tuesday after callers in Stevenson Ranch alerted deputies about a prowler in the area, according to the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. 

Federal prosecutions for fraud related to COVID-19 are still catching up to defendants, with the Department of Justice reporting a Castaic man has recently pleaded guilty to reporting false information on

California Highway Patrol officers with the Newhall-area Office are asking for the public’s help regarding what happened in a fatal motorcycle crash Sunday morning.  Officer Carlos Burgos-Lopez, spokesman for the station, issued a news

A Lancaster man pleaded no contest last week to a pair of charges connected to allegations of identity theft and weapons possession, a case that started over an unauthorized iPhone

A deputy-involved fight took place after deputies responded to reports of a DUI near a tire shop near the intersection of Lyons Avenue and Newhall Avenue Thursday morning, according to Santa Clarita

The L.A. County District Attorney’s Office filed charges against a Valencia man Wednesday of indecent exposure and sexual battery over allegations from an incident at Whole Foods Market.  Prosecutors filed four misdemeanors

A trial schedule was set for a 22-year-old Santa Clarita man being charged with second-degree murder in a 2023 Saugus crash that left his passenger dead.   On Monday, Judge Hilleri Merritt set

A Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station official confirmed Thursday that a Castaic man had turned himself in to the station’s jail on Golden Valley Road, in connection with the investigation into a

A man brought to the Santa Clarita Courthouse on an arrest warrant took a plea deal in court and is now in custody at state prison, according to California Department

A Canyon Country man charged with secretly filming a woman without her consent at the Valencia Town Center pleaded not guilty April 14, according to records from the Santa Clarita Courthouse.  The