If you know someone that has recently been arrested on assault charges in Santa Clarita, it's likely that they are located at the Santa Clarita Sheriff Station on-site jail. When someone is arrested in the area, they're taken immediately to the Santa Clarita Sheriff Station where they will undergo booking and processing. During the process, [...]
The "War on Drugs" is fought on many fronts, and in September, the Santa Clarita Sheriff's Station will be initiating a program to inform Santa Clarita teens about the perils of drug use. The program is being instituted by Deputy William Velek of the Juvenile Intervention Team and will include a sequence of classes designed [...]
Being arrested can be scary - whether you're guilty of committing a crime or not - and when it happens, most people's minds are on the thought of languishing in jail until their court date. When someone is arrested under suspicion of DUI in Santa Clarita, they will be taken to the Santa Clarita Sheriff [...]
When bail is set by a judge, that amount will vary widely depending on the nature and number of crimes a defendant is charged with. That being said, bail can sometimes be set pretty high, and most folks don't have the cash lying around to use to bail them out. That's when they go to [...]
There's a common misconception that can come with being released on bail, and that is that the defendant has their freedom back 100% and can do whatever they want. Unfortunately, that isn't the case. When someone is bailed out of jail, they are granted their freedom from police custody, but not necessarily from the oversight [...]
The recent spate of officer-involved shootings has caused outrage in the community and embarassed police forces across the country. That embarassment has led some law enforcement agencies to re-examine the way they train officers and search for ways to eliminate these instances from occurring in the future. The LAPD, for example, has decided to institute [...]
The Fourth of July is this Saturday, and the City of Santa Clarita has a lot of activities planned. Beginning at 7:00 in the morning, the Santa Clarita Runner's Club will be hosting the Independence Day 5k and 10k runs along the parade route. Whether you're a seasoned runner with countless miles under your belt [...]
Recidivism is the term used to describe the behavior of repeatedly committing crimes and it's a big problem here in Los Angeles County. For years, law enforcement officials have struggled with the problem of overcrowded prisons and jails all over the state. Thanks to the passing of Prop 47, the measure that reduced many felony-level [...]
A coach at Trabuca High School in Orange County was arrested under suspicion of possessing child pornography and is currently being held in the Orange County Jail in lieu of $20,000 bail. The arrest was made after an iPad was located inside a rental car after it was returned. After discovering the iPad, an informant notified the [...]
Rapper The Game finds himself in the news once again, this time for allegedly assaulting an off-duty policeman at a pickup basketball game in March. The Game is facing a $12 million civil lawsuit in which the officer claims the rapper punched him in the face during the game. Like many things, the incident was [...]
