Crime

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No arrests after man shot in leg  

No arrests have been made after a shooting incident in Canyon Country on Thursday night, according to Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff Station officials.   Deputies received multiple calls about a man

Sheriff's deputies established a containment in response to a barricaded suspect who was reported to be seen carrying a machete near Canyon Springs Elementary School on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. Tyler Wainfeld/The Signal

Standoff ends, suspect in custody

School locked down after report of man with machete; hourslong barricade ensues By Perry Smith & Tyler Wainfeld  Signal Staff Writers  Sheriff’s deputies with the department’s Special Enforcement Bureau arrested a

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Store owner reports $9K loss in robbery 

The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station is investigating another brazen mid-day strong-arm robbery, which resulted in a reported loss of about $9,000 on Wednesday for the Canyon Country store owner.  SCV

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Pursuit through SCV ends on Interstate 405  

A pursuit that began on southbound Highway 14 near Escondido Canyon Road ended on southbound Interstate 405 near Sherman Way Wednesday morning, according to Officer Luis Quintero, a spokesman for the

Marco Marrufo, 38, was leaving Chiquita Canyon Landfill in his 1999 Ford F-150 pickup truck around 5:30 p.m. when the collision occurred, according to Officer April Elliott of the California Highway Patrol. Courtesy

Father of 4 killed in fatal crash 

The community is helping a Piru family mourning the loss of a father of four who died in a four-vehicle collision Friday in Val Verde.  Marco Marrufo, 38, was driving

Deputies: retail and cargo theft ring busted 

Detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Major Crimes Bureau began an investigation regarding precious metals cargo stolen from the Chicago area, which were then found in Acton on

LASD numbers indicate rise in crime 

The L.A. County Sheriff’s Department has released its official crime numbers for 2023 on its Transparency Promise website, which reflects the increases in crime that law enforcement officials have been

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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