Santa Clarita News

Father’s Day weekend in the SCV turned out to be a busier one for Santa Clarita Sheriff Station deputies, as the weekend crime rate rose over 30% from last weekend. If you’re worried about serious crimes spiking in the SCV – don’t be – the bulk of the additional arrests and charges surrounded possession of…

In the early morning hours of Saturday, May 9th, a Canyon Country man was arrested under suspicion of assault and false imprisonment after he returned home from a party intoxicated and abused his relatives. According to reports, deputies responded to a domestic violence call at about 2:45 am on Gravett Place in Canyon Country when…

On Friday, March 20th, a 27-year-old Canyon Country man was arrested and booked on misdemeanor charges including drinking in public and resisting arrest. It all started when deputies received calls reporting a traffic hazard near Sierra Hwy and Vasquez Canyon Rd. Deputies were told that there was a man in the road causing cars to…

On Thursday, March 5th, the pursuit of an allegedly stolen vehicle ended in Newhall Pass with the suspect’s arrest. According to reports, the pursuit began in Palmdale over an allegedly stolen vehicle. The pursuit continued from Palmdale through Agua Dulce and eventually the Santa Clarita Valley, where it came to an end in the Newhall…

On Friday, January 31st, deputies from the Santa Clarita Sheriff Station arrested someone after receiving reports of a stolen vehicle in Newhall. The arrest began when SCV Sheriff Staiton deputies began following a vehicle that fit the description of the one that was stolen. After several minutes, the deputies conducted a traffic stop near the…

Recently, SCV deputies were called to the scene of a traffic accident that reportedly involved a stolen vehicle. According to their Facebook page: “Lock up & don’t leave cars idling to prevent ‘crimes of opportunity.’ On Thursday night, the owner of a Corvette left it unattended while idling, and an unknown suspect grabbed the opportunity…

Recently, a bench warrant was issued for a defendant who failed to appear in court to face allegations he shot and killed his dog. The defendant, C. R. Nard, 57, was supposed to have appeared in San Fernando Superior Court on Wednesday, October 30th, but failed to do so. The charges Nard is facing include…

Recently, two women were arrested on suspicion of theft at Magic Mountain after allegedly stealing from other visitors. According to reports, deputies were called to the park by employees after they observed the alleged thefts occur. The employees observed the two suspects, both 19-year-old females, taking iPhones, wallets, and purses left near a rollercoaster. When…

According to a post on the SCV Sheriff Station’s Facebook page, deputies investigated reports about an unconscious man in a vehicle. Upon reaching out to the man, deputies discovered drugs and narcotics paraphernalia in plain sight. The full post reads: “On Saturday morning, concerned citizens contacted the station about ‘an unconscious man’ they saw in…

Email scams are nothing new. From Nigerian princes looking for a few thousand dollars to save their kingdom to fake police calling about fake warrants, it seems like nobody is safe from a scammer looking to put one over on them. Apparently, a new scam is making its rounds, this time targeting first-time college students….

In the late afternoon of Saturday, July 27, deputies working out of the SCV Sheriff Station were patrolling parking lots when they discovered a man lounging on a couch near a dumpster. The deputies recognized the individual as a man that business owners had previously complained about trespassing. When the deputies approached the man, they…

Earlier this week, the Mandarin Wong Restaurant in Newhall was burglarized. The alleged crime was discovered Tuesday morning when the manager of the restaurant arrived at work and found that their glass was broken. The incident was caught on video surveillance and shows the suspect breaking through the glass door to gain entrance. Once inside,…

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…

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…

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…

This Memorial Day weekend is a time to remember and be thankful toward those who paid the ultimate price serving our country. It’s a weekend most Americans choose to celebrate by holding or attending barbecues, house parties, and community events. In Santa Clarita, Eternal Valley cemetery will be holding an event beginning Monday May 28,…

A 21-year-old Castaic man was arrested Friday, April 13th, and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol with great bodily harm. The charges stem from a collision that occurred at 10:30 pm on February 12 on Bouquet Canyon Rd. when the vehicle the suspect was driving crossed a double-yellow line and was subsequently broadsided…

According to law enforcement reports, a student at Golden Valley High School made a threat against the life of another student. The threat was made via direct message on Instagram, and consisted of one student telling another that he would bring an AK-47 to the school and kill him. The message also included allusions to…