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Sand Canyon Hit-and-Run Reported

On Sunday, January 7th, a hit-and-run was reported at the intersection of Sand Canyon Rd. and Soledad Canyon Rd. in Canyon Country. The victim was driving a blue Hyundai when she said she was hit by another motorist driving a silver Nissan. The victim said that after the collision, the other driver took off. She [...]

More Retail Thefts Plague the SCV

More retail thefts occurred at the mall in Santa Clarita, this time two in one day. Just after 5 pm Tuesday, Kohl's on Valencia Blvd. had about $2,000 dollars worth of merchandise stolen by two suspects, a male and female, who were seen escaping in a gray SUV. About five minutes later, Macy's was hit [...]

Woman Arrested for DUI and Assaulting Police Officer

On Sunday, October 29th, the Newhall office of the CHP received a call about a single-car crash on the 5 near Magic Mountain Parkway. After responding to the scene, a 24-year-old woman, suspected of being under the influence of alcohol, allegedly became combative with police and was arrested on suspicion of DUI and assaulting a [...]

Stevenson Ranch Renters Suspected of Grand Theft

Recently, a Stevenson Ranch couple was arrested on suspicion of grand theft after it was reported that they stole items from the home they were renting. There's little information regarding how the couple came to be suspected of stealing from the home, but according to reports, investigators arrested the couple around 7 am on Wednesday [...]

Santa Clarita Spousal Assault Suspect Arrested

A 35-year-old man from Santa Clarita was recently arrested on charges including inflicting corporal injury on a cohabitant, grand theft, violating several previous domestic violence court orders and dissuading a witness. According to reports, the incident started at around 6:10 pm when the victim saw the suspect show up at her residence. When she tried [...]

Expired Registration Leads to Arrest

On July 6, a man was arrested in Santa Clarita on suspicion of possession of narcotics and stolen property (catalytic converters). The incident began like many others in the SCV - patrolling deputies spotted a vehicle with expired registration. After searching both the man and his vehicle, they discovered methamphetamine, two stolen catalytic converters, and [...]

Val Verde Man Arrested

Recently, a Val Verde man was arrested on multiple charges after an altercation with another resident. According to reports, deputies were called to Harding Ave. to respond to allegations of assault with a deadly weapon. The scene involved the victim sitting in his trailer when he was accosted by the suspect. A verbal altercation began, [...]

Gascón Denies Drug Charges

A recent report detailing case statistics of District Attorney Gascón's first year in office has shown an interesting change from his predecessor. Last year, 4,180 cases were referred to his office from the SCV. However, 2,621 were declined - meaning the DA's office chose not to file any charges. That's a 62.7% declination rate. During [...]

Man Arrested on Vandalism Charges

On Tuesday, February 8th, a man from Newhall was arrested after allegedly damaging his neighbor's car and then resisting arrest. According to reports, it all started shortly before 7 pm when the suspect threw a rock at his neighbor's car, causing damage. The suspect then tried to assault the victim. The victim's girlfriend tried to [...]