During the Holiday season, when people shop either online or at the store, they tend to use their credit/debit cards. With this years' "Black Friday" and "Cyber Monday" on December 2nd, already upon us, identity thieves will be upping their game in order to get a hold of people's credit card information and run up [...]
In early November, a Valencia teen was arraigned on three counts of felony vandalism and three counts of misdemeanor vandalism. Allegedly, the teen used spray paint to vandalize homes and cars in the North Park area of the Santa Clarita Valley. According to deputy district attorney Micah Piantanidah: "There were three vehicles that were tagged [...]
At the end of September, LASD deputies performed a crosswalk safety operation on the 22500 block of Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California. The operation involved Sheriff's deputies watching a clearly marked crosswalk on PCH and issuing citations to motorists who failed to yield to pedestrians in a clearly marked crosswalk. Sgt. Philip Brooks of [...]
You may have heard about Jeffrey Elvington of Saugus, who was arrested multiple times for allegedly scamming women out of money and stealing their credit cards. On his recent arrest, he was charged with violating probation, grand theft and burglary. A San Fernando judge allowed Elvington to plead guilty to the lesser of the two [...]
A Sunday night altercation left a man in intensive care after a Newhall road rage stabbing. The victim underwent surgery shortly after being rushed to the hospital and is expected to survive. On Newhall Avenue near the Canyon Crest apartment complex and the 14 freeway, an altercation occurred between two drivers that resulted in one party receiving [...]
There will be a scheduled DUI checkpoint tonight, Friday September 13th in Santa Clarita, according to the SCV Sheriff's Station. As usual, the location has yet to be disclosed, but the hours of operation are going to be between 6:00 pm on Friday, September 13 and 2:00 am on Saturday, September 14. Alerting the community to scheduled stops [...]
On Monday, August 19, a 16-year-old burglary suspect was rescued from the chimney of a house he was allegedly trying to rob in the San Fernando Valley. Police responded to the call at a North Hills home and discovered the suspect about 10 feet down the chimney. With the help of local firefighters and a specialized [...]
On Tuesday, August 13, a workshop coined, "Drugs Are Deadly" will be held in Santa Clarita in an effort to educate teens and their parents about the dangers of drug use. It is being held by the LASD's Juvenile Intervention Team at 6:00 pm in Canyon Country near Flying Tiger Drive. One of the best ways [...]
Los Angeles has seen an uptick in shootings this June, according to the LAPD. In South Los Angeles, five people were shot on Friday the 14th and two more on Saturday the 15th. There have been 8 homicides recorded between May 30th and June 15th by the LAPD's South Bureau, though nobody was killed in [...]
There will be several DUI checkpoints set up throughout Los Angeles County in an attempt to dissuade drunk driving over this Cinco de Mayo weekend. Cinco de Mayo is the day to celebrate the Mexican victory over the French at The Battle of Puebla in 1862. Over the years, it has grown to also encompass [...]
