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Man gets more than 7 years in fatal DUI crash 

Judge Bernie LaForteza sentenced the driver who killed a Newhall man and severely injured the man’s wife in a May 26 DUI crash on Interstate 5 to seven years, eight months in prison Dec. 5.   Gary Edgar Palma Sanchez, 30, of Simi Valley, pleaded guilty in court last week to a pair of charges he was facing: gross vehicular manslaughter

Ex-boyfriend sentenced for armed break-in 

L.A. County Superior Court Judge Bernie LaForteza sentenced a man to seven years in prison in a plea deal to charges over a violent, armed break-in at his ex-girlfriend’s Saugus

LASD: Have you seen this luxury sedan? 

By Signal Staff  Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station officials are asking for the public’s help to identify the owner of an Italian luxury sedan they have linked to multiple catalytic

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$1,900 worth of merchandise stolen from Best Buy 

Suspects stole merchandise from Best Buy on Bouquet Canyon Road in Saugus early Thursday afternoon, according to a transcript of first responder radio dispatch traffic.   According to Deputy Nicholas Hoslet

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Two deputies involved in a fight, no injuries 

Two Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies were involved in a fight with a male suspect Wednesday night in Stevenson Ranch, according to Sheriff’s Station Sgt. Johnny Gillespie. At approximately

Diez shares downward crime trend in county, SCV 

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station Capt. Justin Diez was happy to report Tuesday that, reflecting a countywide trend, local crime numbers are trending down for the SCV.  Throughout the SCV,

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Hochman sworn in as new district attorney 

News release   LOS ANGELES – Nathan Hochman, a former federal prosecutor and Assistant U.S. Attorney General, was sworn in Dec. 3 as the 44th district attorney of Los Angeles County.

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Deputies investigate campus threat at COC 

The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station investigated threats by a College of the Canyons student that ultimately were deemed not credible, according to a station official.   But the incident was

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County expected to OK settlement over traffic stop 

After receiving threats of federal-court intervention, the L.A. County Board of Supervisors is now expected to approve a $400,000 settlement stemming from a Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station traffic stop