An unfortunate turn of events on Tuesday started with a man being caught with his pants down and ended with identity theft charges. According to police, a man was observed urinating near a bridge at the intersection of Bouquet Canyon Road and Valencia Boulevard in Santa Clarita. Deputies conducted a patrol check which included a [...]
Earlier this week, a Santa Clarita business owner reported that he was the target of a phone scam. The victim's report describes receiving a call from someone claiming to be from Southern California Edison who told the victim that, if he did not immediately pay the past due amount on his account, power would be [...]
Ah, St. Patrick's Day weekend, a time of year as famous for its green beer as it is for its DUI arrests. St. Patrick's Day fell on a Thursday this year, and there were many events to be enjoyed. When St. Patty's falls on a weekday, the festivities usually continue through the weekend; and this year is [...]
A 20-year-old human trafficking victim was recently rescued by LASD deputies after her disappearance on Feb. 26. The rescue resulted in the subsequent arrests of Rico Clayton, Chad Miller and Monique Butler. According to reports, Butler invited the victim to her birthday party on February 26, in Palmdale. When the victim arrived, she was assaulted [...]
In late February, the body of Maximiliano Bernal, 21, was discovered in a Sand Canyon ravine in Canyon Country and quickly deemed a homicide. The suspect, David Aladana, who is also 21, turned himself in to authorities at the US Borders and Customs Office in San Ysidro on February 24. One week later, after leading investigators [...]
The LAPD is seeking the public's assistance in their search for a man suspected of sexually assaulting a a 70-year-old woman in Northridge. The alleged crime is reported to have occurred on February 2nd at 10:30 p.m. in the Sherwood Forest neighborhood of Northridge. The details of the crime are only that the man dragged [...]
Apparently, nothing is off-limits to a scammer. Erwin Mena has, for years, provided the services of a Catholic priest to parishioners of the St. Bernard Catholic Church in Glassell Park and the St. Ignatius og Loyola Catholic Church in Highland Park. Unbeknownst to those he scammed, he was not an ordained priest nor was he [...]
It isn't uncommon to hear about NFL players committing crimes, after all, they play on the biggest stage in the country and people are generally interested. When college players commit crimes, though, it can sometimes fly under the radar. Once such instance recently occurred this month when we saw two former college football stars charged with [...]
New York State Senator Michael Gianaris recently spoke out against the state's bail system. His argument is that the bail system as it currently stands is biased against the poor because they're often unable to pay bail, thus remaining incarcerated as they await their trial. The rich, on the other hand, are able to bail [...]
At the end of every year, crime statistics are released for the City of Los Angeles. For years, these statistics have shown a steady decrease in crime across the board, with a few spikes here and there in certain areas. This year, though, the statistics showed a 20% increase in violent crimes, sparking fears among [...]
