Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies arrested a homeless man they believe started a series of spot fires in the Santa Clara River bed Wednesday night, creating a plume of smoke over the center of…
A Newhall woman accused of stealing a car and setting a fire while on probation pleaded not guilty in court at her preliminary arraignment. Maria Herrera, 28, was charged with…
A Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputy on patrol over the weekend recognized and arrested a suspect sought for questioning in the ongoing investigation for an alleged arson in Newhall…
A man identified by deputies as a transient was arrested on the weekend on suspicion of attempted arson after allegedly setting magazines and papers on fire and then throwing them…
A man suspected of setting a fire in the back of a Ralphs last week was arrested on Friday morning after Santa Clarita Valley sheriff's deputies reportedly recognized his bright…
A fire has burned about an acre of brush alongside Sierra Highway between Placerita Canyon Road and Golden Valley Road in Newhall. Around 9:40 a.m. Monday, fire crews responded to…
A Castaic man was arrested on suspicion of arson Thursday after a sergeant from the Pitchess Detention Center allegedly spotted a man trying to set a rag on fire. About…
Suspicion that a small brush fire near Canyon High School may have been purposely set prompted a brief search of the area by deputies Friday morning. “We were looking for…
A Castaic man convicted of arson of an inhabited structure or property has begun serving a 10-year prison sentence for the crime in North Kern State Prison. In mid-January, Abel…
Local sheriff’s deputies detained a 52-year-old Saugus man suspected of starting a fire that gutted a handful of storage units Monday, but later released him with no charges pending. After…
The sentencing of a Castaic man who last month pleaded no contest to arson of an inhabited building was put off until next month. Abel Medrano, a 34-year-old construction worker,…
A one-time recruit of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department who lives in the Santa Clarita Valley was sentenced late last week to 180 days in jail after he pleaded…
One suspect is in custody accused by law enforcement of setting two fires in Newhall overnight. The two fires occurred on Lyons Avenue half a block apart. “It was arson…
A report of a suspicious package found inside a bank, across the street from the Westfield Valencia Town Center mall has prompted a precautionary response by local sheriff’s deputies. “As…
An unemployed homeless man was arrested on suspicion of arson after he allegedly lit a fire in the Santa Clara River wash behind the Lowe’s Home Improvement store on Bouquet…
Santa Clarita Valley sheriff's deputies are investigating a report of a possible arson at the Grand Panda restaurant in Newhall. Firefighters responded to a report of a commercial structure fire…
Numerous sheriff’s deputies, firefighters and CHP officers responded to a report of a stolen vehicle that was set ablaze Christmas Eve on the I-5 Freeway not far from a local…
A Castaic man accused of breaking into a Valencia family’s home and trying to burn it down while the family was inside has been ordered to stand trial. Abel Medrano,…
Specially-trained bomb experts called to the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station for a suspicious package scooped up the package, took it away and are now studying that package to…
Arson investigators suspect a fire that destroyed earth-moving tractors near a construction site late last week may have been purposely set. Firefighters responded to reports from Canyon Country residents Thursday…
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