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Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department personnel discuss strategy to help search for a missing paddleboarder at Castaic Lake on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. Tyler Wainfeld/The Signal.

Search continues at Castaic Lake 

L.A. County Sheriff’s Department officials said Friday there’s been no update regarding the search for a man reported missing Sunday at Castaic Lake.  Deputies with the LASD’s Emergency Services Department said Monday they identified a 6-acre surface area for Castaic Lake, where they believe Espiridion Philip “Speedy” Camez, 61, fell into the water shortly after noon the previous day.   After

Deputies detain multiple suspects wanted by LAPD  

Sheriff’s deputies detained several suspects following a felony traffic stop on Saturday afternoon in Valencia possibly connected to a burglary and wanted by the Los Angeles Police Department, according to

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DA: No charge in ‘dispute between 2 neighbors’ 

The L.A. County District Attorney’s Office said Friday prosecutors were not filing charges from a criminal threat investigation into a February incident alleged between neighbors of a Canyon Country apartment

Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna spoke at a press conference on Wednesday, streamed live via Facebook, to highlight the Sheriff's Department's progress after his first year in charge. Screenshot.

Council sends letter of support to LASD  

The Santa Clarita City Council authorized a five-person letter as a call to the L.A. County Board of Supervisors “encouraging them to make investments in enhancing retention and strengthening recruitment

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Deputies recover SUV near Westridge thefts 

Local detectives credited a neighborhood watch “on high alert” in Westridge with helping them seize and search a BMW left not far from where “numerous high-value residential burglaries” have happened

Deputies engage in brief pursuit

Santa Clarita Valley sheriff’s deputies engaged in a brief vehicle pursuit on Sand Canyon Road late Wednesday afternoon, according to the SCV Sheriff’s Station.  “At approximately 4:50 p.m., deputies attempted

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Deputy-assault suspect due back in court  

A Hollywood parolee who’s been in jail since his arrest on suspicion of assaulting an officer on Plum Canyon Road in October 2023 has been cleared to stand trial, per

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Theft suspects face hearing next week 

A preliminary hearing for a couple accused in a string of thefts, including incidents aimed at retailers like Target, is scheduled for next week, according to court records.  Santa Clarita

Diez promoted to lead North Patrol Division  

After five years at the helm of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, its longest-serving captain, Cmdr. Justin Diez has now been promoted to lead five stations for the Sheriff’s