Canyon High School was placed on soft lockdown Friday afternoon due to law enforcement activity. 2:09 p.m.: Lockdown Lifted: The Lockdown at Canyon High School has been lifted, according to William. S. Hart Union High School District officials. “Law enforcement determined that it was a swatting call, and there was no threat at any time to students or staff,” said ...

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Missing Persons Unit investigators are asking for the public’s help locating a missing Canyon Country teen. Shayne Wade Thompson is a 13-year-old  Hispanic boy last seen on November 3, 2023. Thompson is 5’05” tall, 120 lbs with brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen on the 19600 block of Sunrise Summit Drive in ...

A Tarzana man pled guilty Wednesday to federal charges related to distributing fentanyl-laced fake Percocet pills that resulted in the deaths of two Santa Clarita teens. Wednesday, Dominick Alvarado, 23, of Tarzana, pled guilty to two counts of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Each count carries a potential maximum sentence of 20 years ...

A Woodland Hills man was arrested for felony DUI after causing injury in a crash in Valencia Saturday. Around 6 p.m. Saturday, deputies responded to Valencia Boulevard and McBean Parkway regarding a traffic collision, said Deputy Kabrina Borbon, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. “While contacting the suspect, deputies detected an odor of an alcoholic beverage emitting from ...

Officials with Southern California Edison (SCE) are warning residents about commonly used scams. International Fraud Awareness Week kicks off on Nov. 12 – 18th, with Utility Scam Awareness Day on Wednesday, Nov. 15th. Scammers continue to use cutting-edge tactics to impersonate SCE and steal customer’s money, according to officials. Text Scams: Scammers are sending barcodes to gain access to your ...

A robbery suspect is at large after he allegedly punched a security guard at Macy’s Monday evening. Around 6:35 p.m. Monday, deputies received reports of a robbery at the Macy’s in the 26400 block of McBean Parkway in Valencia, said Sgt. Rios with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. The suspect allegedly stole clothing and reportedly punched a security guard, ...

A  man was arrested and cited after he allegedly broke into a vehicle in Newhall Thursday.  Around 1:10 p.m. Thursday, deputies responded to the 23600 block of Lyons Avenue in Newhall regarding a vehicle burglary, said Deputy Kabrina Borbon, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.  “The victim saw her car door open and a male adult sitting inside ...

Over the weekend, law enforcement agencies serving the Santa Clarita Valley saw a 50 percent increase in crime compared to the previous week. Though the total number of arrests by the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station and California Highway Patrol Newhall Station doubled from 16 to 31, the main reason for arrests remains connected to drug or alcohol-related crimes. Of ...

A Santa Clarita man pled not guilty to murder this week after he killed his passenger while allegedly driving drunk under the age of 21. Raul Ramirez, 20, from Santa Clarita, pled not guilty to one count of murder in connection to the Nov. 1 crash that killed Orlando Gomez Sales, 39, said Venusse Dunn, a spokesperson for the Los ...

On Tuesday, three suspects, including a model, were arrested for grand theft in Stevenson Ranch.  On Tuesday, deputies were conducting a patrol check of the businesses located on the 25600 block of The Old Road in Stevenson Ranch regarding recent thefts, according to Deputy Kabrina Borbon, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.    “Deputies observed a male adult ...