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A booking photo of Noel Christopher "Detail" Fisher. Courtesy LASD

Rape allegations against ‘Detail’ back in court  

The L.A. County District Attorney’s Office is asking the court for priority to be given to a 6-year-old case against a high-profile music producer charged with dozens of sex crimes, as a defense attorney is asking for more time.  Noel Christopher Fisher, aka “Detail,” 47, has been held to answer for 30 counts, including multiple counts of forcible rape, assault with a deadly weapon and

28-year-old man identified as suspect in hit-and-run 

A 28-year-old man has been identified as a suspect in a hit-and-run Sunday in Playa Del Rey that killed a toddler and a 25-year-old man.  Oswaldo Sandoval Amaya, 25, died at the scene, while 1-year-old Roger Sandoval Farias died after

No arrests in Canyon Country shooting 

A drive-by shooting in Canyon Country remained under investigation Friday after the suspects fled in a vehicle and a man was left unharmed Thursday night, according to a Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station spokesman.   According to Sgt. Mark Perkins with the SCV Sheriff’s Station, deputies were

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Parent granted diversion in fight with child 

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

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Murder suspect ordered out of cell 

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

Extortion case delayed again 

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

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Castaic man pleads guilty to $25M tax fraud 

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

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Motorcycle crash under investigation  

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

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Man gets 16 months for fraud, weapons charges 

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

Deputy-involved fight occurs in Newhall 

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

DA charges suspect in grocery-store attack  

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

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Murder trial likely in September 

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

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Filming suspect pleads not guilty 

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

Los Angeles County Fire department officials and law enforcement personnel responded to an unidentified incident where 17 patients were identified as needing medical attention at the Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic, Calif., on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Chris Torres/The Signal

Former deputy delays sentencing again 

A former Pitchess Detention Center deputy from Lancaster who pleaded guilty in July to his role in smuggling narcotics into the massive Castaic jail has once again asked the court