Read more about the article At least 14 motorists hit with speeding tickets Friday
A Santa Clarita Valley sheriff's deputy watches for speeding motorists on Copper Hill Drive. SIGNAL FILE PHOTO

At least 14 motorists hit with speeding tickets Friday

Speed kills. And, because it kills, law enforcement officers vigilant about making sure it does not happen, slapped more than a dozen motorists Friday with speeding citations. Recent serious traffic…

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Read more about the article Sheriff, City officials to drivers: Slow Down
The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station can be reached by calling 661-260-4000.

Sheriff, City officials to drivers: Slow Down

News release issued by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. In partnership with the City of Santa Clarita, the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station is asking drivers to slow down.…

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Read more about the article UPDATE: Probation checks carried out at 23 SCV locations
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station detectives arrest a man during a probation search at a home on the 24000 block of Arch Street in Newhall on June 6, 2017. Austin Dave/The Signal

UPDATE: Probation checks carried out at 23 SCV locations

More than 30 armed deputies in five teams carried out probation checks at close to two dozen locations across the Santa Clarita Valley, making sure probationers are behaving, Captain Robert…

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Read more about the article ‘Suspicious package’ found in COC parking lot was a ‘hoax’
A suspicious package was found under a car in a parking lot on the Valencia campus of College of the Canyons Thursday afternoon. Graduation ceremonies for students and families of Canyon High School in Santa Clarita were not called off on Thursday, May 25, 2017. Austin Dave/The Signal

‘Suspicious package’ found in COC parking lot was a ‘hoax’

Whoever placed a “suspicious package” under a car at the College of the Canyons (COC) Thursday wanted to make it look like a bomb as part of a hoax. The…

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Read more about the article Standoff suspect faces assault with a deadly weapon charge
Sheriff's Special Enforcement Bureau deputies attend a debrief after successfully ending a hostage situation in Canyon Country early Sunday morning. (Austin Dave/The Signal)

Standoff suspect faces assault with a deadly weapon charge

A 47-year-old local man accused of threatening his family with a shotgun is expected to appear in court Tuesday on a felony charge of assault with a deadly weapon, a…

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