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A man was arrested in Canyon Country on Monday, July 9th, after he allegedly entered a business and exposed himself to the woman working inside. At around 3 p.m., the 25-year-old suspect, M. Salazar, walked into a business on Soledad Canyon Road and engaged the employee there in conversation. A short time after doing so,…

A burglary victim from Canyon Country recently saw his belongings (a toolbox) for sale while browsing an app used to buy and sell things called OfferUp. Upon seeing his belongings there, the victim called the SCV Sheriff Station and deputies quickly hatched a plan to nab the crook and recover the stolen items. Deputies, posing…

Several incidents of petty theft have been reported at a drug store in Canyon Country recently. Believing the thefts to be connected to one-another, deputies working out of the SCV Sheriff Station decided to set up a sting operation which ended with a Canyon Country woman arrested on petty theft charges. on June 4th, uniformed…

Recently, on the Metrolink Antelope Valley line, an argument escalated into a fight that quickly became a stabbing. According to LASD deputies, during the argument between the two men, one of them jumped on the other and began repeatedly punching the victim on the face. The victim pulled a knife from his person and stabbed…

If a friend or loved one has been arrested and taken into custody in Santa Clarita, it can be a scary ordeal for everyone involved. Where are they going? When will they get out? Will they be okay? The questions and anxiety can be incredibly difficult to deal with. The first thing you’ll want to…

Mail theft has plagued Santa Clarita for a long time. It usually spikes around the holidays, when thieves know that a lot more money and gifts are  being sent through the mail, but the crime doesn’t disappear when the holidays are over. It’s more or less impossible for police to do anything about it until the…

On Friday, January 18th, an elderly couple returned to their Canyon Country home to discover two burglars in their home. As the couple notified the authorities, the suspects fled on foot. Once deputies arrived, they set up a containment area for about 5 hours. Unfortunately, the suspects were unable to be found during that time….

Deputies at the Santa Clarita Sheriff Station have had a strange week, so far. On Monday, January 7th, they released a woman who had been arrested on misdemeanor narcotic charges only to re-arrest her 10 minutes later – before she even left the station. According to a post on their Facebook page: “A Saugus woman…

There is always a spike in alcohol and drug-related DUI incidents during the holidays on Southern California roads. For years, law enforcement agencies like the Santa Clarita Sheriff Station, the CHP, and the LAPD all step-up their enforcement of driving laws in an effort to curtail the number of fatal DUI crashes that occur this…

On November 30th, deputies posted on the Santa Clarita Sheriff Station Facebook page that, while serving a search warrant in Neenach, deputies discovered a dozen small dogs in terrible condition. The post reads: “On Thursday, November 29, Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s COBRA detectives traveled to the Neenach area to serve a search warrant. The investigation,…

On Friday, November 16, Santa Clarita Sheriff Station deputies arrested a man suspected of committing vandalism over the Veteran’s Day weekend. The man is suspected of having thrown bricks through the windows of a local business on Lyons Ave. in Newhall. The suspect is a 45-year-old male transient whom local deputies had been searching for….

Deputies made an interesting arrest this Tuesday. According to the Santa Clarita Sheriff Station Facebook page: “‘Time to get up.’ Deputies wake up sleeping suspects in vacant apartment. On Monday morning, deputies responded to an apartment on Sierra Highway, Canyon Country regarding a trespassing call. They found two adults asleep on a bedroom floor, next…

Deputies recently posted an alert on the Santa Clarita Sheriff Station Facebook page about IRS scams. The post reads: “Throughout the years, many taxpayers have encountered individuals impersonating IRS (Internal Revenue Service) officials, whether it be in person, over the telephone or via email. Don’t fall victim to this scam. The #LASD, and the IRS, want…

The Santa Clarita Sheriff Station recently posted on their Facebook page that a total of 11 men were arrested during a human trafficking sting in Castaic and Stevenson Ranch. The post reads: “A total of eleven men were arrested in Stevenson Ranch and Castaic during a human trafficking operation that was conducted on Tuesday by…

The State Legislature is meeting very soon to vote on the passage of SB10 – California’s Bail Reform Law. Backers of the bill would have you believe that the only reason people remain in jail is because they’re too poor to afford bail. If passed, their proposed reform would eliminate  bail entirely and instead replace…

Last Thursday, a police pursuit began at about 2:30 pm in Newhall. The suspect, in an allegedly stolen Honda, led deputies working out of the Santa Clarita Sheriff Station from Newhall to Soledad Canyon Road when the suspect t-boned another vehicle on the left side of the street. The suspect then exited the vehicle and…

The Santa Clarita Valley has had some issues with conduct on its roads the past few years. From a spate of hit-and-runs to pedestrians, eyes glued to their phones, wandering into traffic, the deputies at the Santa Clarita Sheriff Station have done what they can to change the public’s behavior. According to their Facebook page,…

The crime of breaking into cars to steal valuables has probably been around about as long as vehicles themselves have existed. It’s a quick, easy way for an opportunistic thief to come up on items they can either keep and use themselves or sell to others for a few fast dollars. According to a Santa…

The son of actor Ryan O’Neal and the late Farrah Fawcett was recently charged with attempted murder. According to police, the suspect, R. O’Neal, is believed to have committed a spree of crimes in the Palms and Venice Beach areas that included punching several men, stabbing one, and the robbery of a 7-11 store. O’Neal has…

Depending on where someone has been arrested and taken into custody, they can sometimes be held at the Pitchess Detention Center. The jail holds both pre and post-trial inmates, and SCV Bail Bonds is capable of posting bail for defendants awaiting their court date any time of day or night. To bail someone out of…