Read more about the article Man accused of killing mother to have date set for prelim next month
Santa Clarita Sheriff's Deputies stand outside of a home on Castille Lane in Saugus during an investigation. Austin Dave/Signal

Man accused of killing mother to have date set for prelim next month

A Saugus man accused of stabbing his mother to death appeared briefly in court Thursday, marking the fifth failed attempt to set a date for his preliminary hearing. Jesse Lucatero,…

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Read more about the article Two retired detectives get awards for reopening cold case murder
Two retired LASD Detectives receive distinguished awards, Det. Steven Lankford (left) and Det. John Paillet.

Two retired detectives get awards for reopening cold case murder

Two retired detectives received distinguished awards form LASD Sheriff Jim McDonnell on Monday for their hard work for having turned the cold case about a slain local woman into arrests…

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Read more about the article Driver in fatal Fillmore traffic collision arrested on suspicion of murder
Ventura County Sheriff's Office.

Driver in fatal Fillmore traffic collision arrested on suspicion of murder

News release issued by the Ventura County Sheriff's Office.     A Fillmore resident was arrested late Thursday for murder after investigators learned that the fatal traffic collision he caused…

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Read more about the article Thousand Oaks woman arrested for allegedly killing man who lived in Newhall
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Thousand Oaks woman arrested for allegedly killing man who lived in Newhall

Detectives in Thousand Oaks have arrested a 27-year-old Thousand Oaks woman they believe murdered a former Newhall man earlier this week in what they describe as the Memorial Day homicide.…

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Read more about the article Woman ordered to stand trial for murder in stabbing death of her girlfriend
Officials investigate the scene of a fatal stabbing in the Vista Del Canon neighborhood in Santa Clarita. Austin Dave/The Signal

Woman ordered to stand trial for murder in stabbing death of her girlfriend

The woman accused of stabbing her girlfriend to death last year, was ordered Thursday to stand trial for murder following a day-long preliminary hearing. Pamela Michelle Walker, 34, appeared Thursday…

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Read more about the article Prelim date-setting put off a third time for Valencia man accused of murder
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station deputies canvass the area surrounding a murder scene in Valencia on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017. Austin Dave/The Signal

Prelim date-setting put off a third time for Valencia man accused of murder

For the third time in three months, scheduling of a preliminary hearing for the man accused of killing Brayan Rodriguez has been postponed. Christian Alexander Ortiz, 21, charged with murder,…

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Read more about the article Deputies call on Brown not to commute sentence for man convicted in Deputy Shayne York’s murder
A deputy stands watch at a 24-hour vigil at Pitchess Detention Center on Saturday in memory of Deputy Shayne York, who was killed in a 1997 armed robbery.

Deputies call on Brown not to commute sentence for man convicted in Deputy Shayne York’s murder

A deputies union urged Gov. Jerry Brown not to commute the sentence of a man convicted in the robbery and murder of Deputy Shayne York, who was working at Pitchess…

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Read more about the article Still no preliminary hearing date for Saugus man accused of killing his mother
Santa Clarita Sheriff's Deputies stand outside of a home on Castille Lane in Saugus during an investigation. Austin Dave/Signal

Still no preliminary hearing date for Saugus man accused of killing his mother

  A Saugus man accused of stabbing his mother to death appeared briefly in court Wednesday, marking the fourth failed attempt to set a date for his preliminary hearing .…

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Read more about the article Arvin murder suspect arrested at Castaic hotel
A Special Enforcement Bureau Bearcat leaves the scene after a barricade suspect was taken into custody at the Castaic Inn on Thursday, May 3rd 2018. Cory Rubin/The Signal

Arvin murder suspect arrested at Castaic hotel

  Detectives have identified the suspect taken into custody following a five-hour operation Thursday in which heavily-armed members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff Department’s Special Enforcement Bureau shut down…

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Read more about the article Woman accused of stabbing girlfriend to death gets preliminary hearing date
Officials investigate the scene of a fatal stabbing in the Vista Del Canon neighborhood in Santa Clarita. Austin Dave/The Signal

Woman accused of stabbing girlfriend to death gets preliminary hearing date

  A preliminary hearing date has been set for a woman accused of having stabbed her girlfriend, to death more than a year ago. Pamela Michelle Walker, 34, appeared Wednesday…

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Read more about the article Hearing set for man accused of killing boyfriend delayed
Crime scene tape marks the perimeter of a murder investigation in Valencia on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017. Austin Dave/The Signal

Hearing set for man accused of killing boyfriend delayed

The Valencia man accused of strangling Brayan “Brian” Jose Rodriguez to death in September who has seen the date for his preliminary hearing pushed back was told to set that…

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