The man who allegedly murdered LASD Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer plead not guilty Wednesday. Kevin Salazar, 29, from Palmdale, entered a dual plea of not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity, according to court officials. Wednesday, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon, accompanied by LASD Sheriff Robert Luna and members of Clinkunbroomer’s family, announced the charges that Salazar ...

A shooting in Newhall sent one person to the hospital Wednesday, with the suspects remaining at large. Around 1 a.m. Wednesday, a shooting occurred near 15th and Walnut Streets in Newhall, said Deputy Kabrina Borbon, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. “Multiple calls were received of gunshots being heard,” Borbon said. A person was dropped off at Henry ...

A 74-year-old Lancaster man was arrested after he allegedly threatened an individual with the pry bar during a verbal argument Monday.  Around 7:30 p.m. Monday, deputies responded to the 25000 block of Avenue Tibbitts regarding a disturbance call, said Deputy Kabrina Borbon, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.  “During investigation, deputies learned two male adults were having a ...

A Van Nuys man was arrested after he allegedly made “sexual advances” on a juvenile he met online at a hotel in Santa Clarita.  “The adult suspect and juvenile victim met on a social media site,” said Sgt. Joseph Mesa, with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Special Victims Bureau. “He offered her a ride from Los Angeles.”   At some ...

A Lancaster man was arrested on several charges Thursday, after he was allegedly driving drunk with juveniles in the vehicle.  Around 11:15 p.m. Thursday, officers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall Area Office received reports of a person driving recklessly, said Officer Josh Greengard, spokesperson for the CHP Newhall Area Office.    “He was driving his vehicle, a Nissan sedan ...

A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department captain who lives in Stevenson Ranch has been relieved of duty after allegedly being caught in a human trafficking location.  Captain Charles M. Norris IV, Acting Commander of the Special Operations Bureau, was caught entering a known human trafficking location and used his issued vehicle to travel to the trafficking location, according to officials.  ...

A person of interest has been detained in connection with the murder of Palmdale Sheriff’s Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer, a Santa Clarita resident. Around 5 a.m. Monday, deputies were called to an address on the 37700 block of Barrinson Street in Palmdale after a vehicle possibly linked to the shooting death of Clinkunbroomer was spotted, according to officials with Key News ...

Over the weekend, 15 individuals were arrested by Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies and officers from the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall Area Office. Out of the 15 people arrested, 10 were non-residents of the Santa Clarita Valley, with individuals coming from the likes of Lancaster, Pacoima and Long Beach, among several other places. Drug-related offenses were the most ...

In Palmdale, a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy was shot and killed while in his police car Saturday evening. The shooting was called an ambush by officials and the shooter is still at large. “There are a lot of unanswered questions – including who committed this heinous and brazen attack and why,” said Fifth District Supervisor Kathryn Barger. “Whoever ...

A bomb threat was reported at Congregation Beth Shalom Synagogue in Santa Clarita Saturday, in the midst of a Jewish holiday. (UPDATE: 12:57 p.m.) The scene has been cleared, and no bomb was found by law enforcement. About 11:40 a.m. Saturday, law enforcement received a call from a man claiming to have planted a bomb inside the Congregation Beth Shalom ...