Crime

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Seco Mini Market owner speaks out on burglary 

By Habeba Mostafa & Tyler Wainfeld   Burglars ransacked the Seco Mini Market early Sunday, stealing merchandise, making a mess of the store and prompting community members in the surrounding neighborhood to

Four lifelong friends, from left, Robin Bianchi, Cynthia Salas, Susanne Norton and Lu Madison old a photo of Chad O'Melia, right, who was murdered and his mother, Michelle, who reportedly died of sadness after his death, as they meet in Stevenson Ranch in December to raise awareness about Chad's murder case. 121223. Dan Watson/ The Signal

Disappointment at sentencing  

Family, DDA disappointed by probation given to woman convicted in 2018 stabbing death of Santa Clarita native  A Ventura County judge sentenced a woman who stabbed a Santa Clarita native

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Deputies investigating report of shooting

Deputies are investigating a shooting incident that took place early Monday morning in Canyon Country, according to Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station officials.   Deputies responded to a “gunshots heard” call

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Person stabbed at Valencia BMW  

One person was stabbed at the Valencia BMW and the suspect was then detained at gunpoint on American Beauty Drive on Saturday afternoon, according to Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station

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Pursuit ends in Palmdale 

California Highway Patrol officers responded to a report of a stolen vehicle at Agua Dulce Canyon Road and Soledad Canyon Road at northbound Highway 14 at 2:13 a.m. Saturday morning, which

Deputies from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station investigate the discovery of a dead body on the bike path behind a strip mall near Bouquet Junction on Friday morning. Oscar Sol/The Signal

Body found on bike trail near Bouquet Junction  

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station officials confirmed a person was found dead on the bike path not far from Bouquet and Soledad canyon roads in Santa Clarita.  Station deputies responded

LASD releases homicide statistics for 2023 

The service area for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station received reports of six criminal homicides in 2023, according to the data reported on the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department’s website.  

The local Los Angeles County Fire Department station participated in the Active Shooter Training Event at Castaic Highschool on Monday morning. Katherine Quezada/ The Signal

Drill: ‘Run. Hide. Fight.’ 

LASD hosts annual active shooter training at Castaic High  Castaic High School’s campus was empty for the holiday Monday except for first responders, campus officials, student volunteers and site administrators

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One killed in Newhall Ranch Road crash  

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies confirmed one person was killed following a single-vehicle collision early Monday morning on Newhall Ranch Road in Valencia.  Station officials received a report of

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Multiple vehicles broken into in Castaic 

No arrests have been made after several vehicles in Castaic were broken into early Sunday morning, according to the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.  “We had a few vehicles broken

CHP’s retail theft team nabs 5  

Organized retail theft seen as growing problem throughout the state as police increase focus  California Highway Patrol officers Thursday touted five arrests and their recovery of more than $60,000 in

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Coroner IDs woman found in car  

The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station identified the woman who was found dead Jan. 2 in Valencia in the parking lot of a Big 5 sporting goods store.   Shaniesha Green,