On Saturday, November 14th, deputies from the Santa Clarita Sheriff Station were patrolling near Newhall Ranch Road and the 5 freeway when they spotted a speeding motorcyclist with a broken tail light. A stop was conducted and, after a further search of the driver's belongings, the deputies discovered an unregistered AR-15 rifle with an illegal [...]
On Tuesday, November 3rd, Santa Clarita Sheriff Station deputies received a report of a possible assault. According to reports, the suspect, W. Hawkins, 37, of Canyon Country, whom it is believed has a drug problem, was causing a disturbance outside his parents' home. The suspect pushed the father down when he was asked to come [...]
On the morning of Tuesday, October 20, a Santa Clarita Sheriff Station deputy patrolling McBean made a routine traffic stop after noticing a motorist with a broken tail light. After questioning the motorist and passenger, the deputy learned that the passenger was on active parole, so the deputy initiated a parole compliance search. After searching [...]
The Corona Virus has upended life as we know it. While residents of a few California Counties are able to go about life in a more or less normal fashion, many of us have had to make do with what's available - which isn't much. When it comes to law enforcement, perhaps one of the [...]
In 2018, then-Governor Jerry Brown signed into law SB10, effectively making cash bail illegal in California. However, the bail industry was able to quickly obtain enough signatures to put a referendum on SB10 on the ballot in the form of Proposition 25. If Prop 25 passes, the changes made to California's criminal justice system under [...]
A Valencia man faces charges of trespassing and vandalism stemming from an incident that occurred on September 4th. The suspect, C. Keoshian, of Valencia, was arrested after deputies responded to a call in Canyon Country reporting a home invasion and shots fired. According to reports, the suspect made his way into the home and continued [...]
On Wednesday, September 23rd, SCV Sheriff Station deputies responded to a call at a Newhall business where a man was allegedly staring at young girls. When police investigated further, they found that the man was not only staring at the girls but that he had stood in front of them while masturbating. The suspect, C.L. [...]
Do you remember SB10? It was passed in 2018 and sold to voters as a way to deal with the "unfair" bail system. What it actually did was give more power to judges, more money for probation departments, and end the use of money bail. In place of money bail, judges would be granted much [...]
Recently, a Canyon Country couple in their 50s were arrested and charged with felony DUI charges and hit-and-run charges after colliding with each other in separate vehicles. According to reports, the couple went out on a date and had a few drinks. Later that evening, the couple got into their cars to head home when [...]
Two teens were recently arrested by Santa Clarita Sheriff Station deputies just before 8 am on Friday, August 28th. SCV deputies made the arrests after a Tik Tok video surfaced showing two teens at the park after hours. During the video, the teens were seen sneaking into the park through bypassing a chain-link fence, entering [...]
