Cocaine-like bags found in riverbed prompt mystery and intrigue
Rick Steinbruecker finds many treasures among the trash left in the Santa Clara River. In 2006, he found $15,000 in crisp U.S. savings bonds and tracked down the rightful owner…
More than two dozen suspected speeders cited
Santa Clarita sheriff’s deputies continue to crack down on motorists speeding on surface streets — one violator clocked at 93 miles per hour — recently handing out 26 citations. Last…
Deputy punched in the face, the latest deputy to be attacked
At the start of the month, Santa Clarita Valley saw a sheriff’s detective stabbed in an unprovoked attack, now on Sunday, a sheriff’s deputy was punched in the face in…
UPDATE: Five arrested in sweep of targeted gang area
https://youtu.be/iguXfy_T6J0 Members of two Sheriff’s Station’s specialty teams carried out a sweep of suspected gang members, arresting five of at least 12 people detained this week. The sweep…
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Sting nets 2 violations for alcohol given to minors
The latest sting operation carried out by local sheriff’s deputies, aimed at people who put alcohol in the hands of minors, netted two violations recently. Members of the Santa…
A rescue helicopter hovers over deputies searching Little Tujunga Canyon Road for couple that went over the cliff. photo courtesy of the SCV Sheriff's Station.
Couple rescued from ravine thanks to deputy going old school – shouting out.
A couple plucked from the bottom of a ravine early Tuesday was rescued not because of repeated tries on a cell phone accessing GPS but by the voice of…
Deputies conducted a bicycle and pedestrian safety operation in September in Newhall. Multiple citations were written for various violations. courtesy photo SCV Sheriff's Station.
Santa Clarita deputies conducting traffic safety operation Wednesday
Following Tuesday night’s fatal crash that’s being investigated by the California Highway Patrol officers for a possible DUI crash, sheriff’s deputies announced increased enforcement efforts for Santa Clarita Valley roadways.…
The California Highway Patrol runs a sobriety checkpoint on The Old Road in August 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
13 suspected drunk SCV drivers over New Years
Arrest records indicate the slightest of declines in reported DUI numbers for Santa Clarita Valley drivers over the New Year’s weekend. Just over a dozen drivers were arrested on suspicion…
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Best watchdog is a watchful neighbor
There’s the latest doorstep electronic surveillance camera. An alarm system can have someone at the door within minutes. And don’t forget, the family dog that barks at everything. However, if…
Deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station respond to call for crowd control at movie theater. photo by Jason Schaff, The Signal.
Fire alarm empties movie theaters, prompts crowd control concern
The new year got off to a disappointing start Monday for about 500 movie patrons who chose to start 2018 off with a show, and were then forced from their…
File photo: Tire marks cover the road on Constellation Road in Valencia, near where actor Paul Walker was killed in a car crash on Nov. 30, 2013. A recent street racing operation in the area recently netted more than 100 arrests, many of which were addressed in court Thursday. Katharine Lotze/Signal
Two young men cited for street racing
While lawyers are still whittling their way through a summer list of young men accused of engaging in an illegal speed contest, deputies are still pulling young drivers…
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Two men arrested for separate indecent exposure incidents
Two men were arrested in separate incidents Monday for allegedly masturbating in public. On Monday morning, deputies responded to a bike trail near Valencia Boulevard at Creekside Drive regarding…
Thieves browse stores for shoppers’ wallets
A woman who had her wallet stolen from her purse while shopping at a store in Stevenson Ranch recently prompted local sheriff’s officials to post a warning about “Shopping Cart…
Call to help stop human trafficking
A group pledging to save one child at a time from the sex trade is bringing information about its ongoing efforts to disrupt human sex trafficking to the Santa…
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Watchful neighbors thanked in burglary arrest
Local sheriff’s deputies who arrested a burglary suspect on Thanksgiving are today praising the vigilant acts of SCV residents working to protect one another. “We know of one suspect who…
File photo: Tire marks cover the road on Constellation Road in Valencia, near where actor Paul Walker was killed in a car crash on Nov. 30, 2013. A recent street racing operation in the area recently netted more than 100 arrests, many of which were addressed in court Thursday. Katharine Lotze/Signal
Speeders reached 100 miles per hour on city streets
At least two motorists were clocked driving at triple digit speeds - or close to it - on inner city streets recently in the SCV. Speeds recorded for one driver…
Three detained at gunpoint in Valencia
At least three people were detained at gunpoint near the Walmart in Valencia Friday in connection with a car matching the description of one wanted in a recent cell phone…
Man arrested Thursday, in “drug diversion” Friday, arrested Saturday
A 23-year-old man, arrested five times this year, was arrested Thursday for drug possession for which he pleaded guilty on Friday, then was placed in a “drug diversion” program, arrested…
SCV SHERIFF: Man found slumped over wheel found with assault rifle
A man allegedly found slumped over the wheel of a car stopped in the fast lane of a Canyon Country street was allegedly found to have three firearms including an…
IRS phone scam targets SCV seniors
At least half a dozen Santa Clarita Valley seniors received a frightening phone call from the Internal Revenue Service this week demanding immediate payment for alleged tax violations - or…
