Deanna Esmaeel, a longtime movie animal trainer in Agua Dulce, was believed to have been murdered by her boyfriend in Northern California last week, leading to an overnight manhunt for the suspect. On Thursday, Oct. 12, Esmaeel, a Del Norte County Sheriff Deputy, was found murdered in her home in Crescent City, California. No information was provided as to her ...

A Castaíc man was arrested after he allegedly brandished a knife during an argument with a neighbor Friday.   Around 12 a.m. Friday, deputies responded to the 31900 block of Castaic Road regarding a neighbor disturbance call, said Deputy Kabrina Borbon, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.  “During investigation, deputies learned a verbal argument occurred and the suspect held ...

Over the weekend, an inmate was arrested in Santa Clarita after walking away from Francisquito Conservation Camp. On Sunday, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) announced an inmate who had walked away from the Francisquito Conservation Camp in Santa Clarita on Thursday was taken into custody. Marcelo S. Caparrota, 53, was arrested without incident in Valencia by camp ...

The remains of multiple women killed by a serial killer duo known as the “Sunset Strip Killers” remain unidentified, though both criminals have now died. At 3:39 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11, Douglas Daniel Clark, 75, was pronounced deceased from natural causes at an outside medical facility, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitations reported. Clark and his partner, Carol Bundy, ...

A 69-year-old man was arrested for child cruelty after he allegedly assaulted his grandchild Wednesday. Around 8:20 p.m. Wednesday, deputies responded to an assault on the 19000 block of Sandpiper Place in Canyon Country, said Sgt. Joseph Mesa, with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Special Victims Bureau. “The juvenile and her grandfather were involved in a verbal argument that ...

Deputies are investigating a possible shooting Thursday in Canyon Country. Around 8:25 a.m. deputies received reports of a gunshot victim on the 21400 block of Brier Way in Santa Clarita, said Sgt. Cabrera, with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. “Deputies are on scene investigating,” Cabrera said. As of 9:10 a.m., Sheriff’s officials were unable to confirm if a person ...

A majority of Santa Clarita weekend arrests were for misdemeanors.  Over the weekend deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station and officers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP)made 20 arrests with deputies making 11 of them, according to the weekend arrest logs.  Out of the 20 arrests, 14 of them were misdemeanors, with nine of them being DUIs.  The ...

A Santa Clarita man was arrested by Ventura County Sheriff’s Office (VCSO) detectives after he allegedly stole a trailer from a Filmore residence and attempted to sell it on Social media.   On Thursday Oct. 5, a home owner discovered his custom trailer had been stolen from his driveway on the 1300 block of Cliff Avenue in Fillmore, VCSO officials said.   ...

An alleged gun sighting at In-n-Out Friday night resulted in a large response by law enforcement. At about 10:30 p.m. Saturday, an emergency call was placed to the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, reporting an altercation involving high school students at the In-n-Out location on Bouquet Canyon Road, according to initial reports. Witnesses alleged that students from a local high ...

A joint lawsuit brought by the parents of two students killed on November 14, 2019, in the Saugus  High School Shooting is likely to proceed to trial, according to a preliminary Los Angeles Superior Court ruling. The parents of Gracie Muehlberger, 15, and Dominic Blackwell, 14, allege that the William S. Hart Union High School District missed “numerous red flags” ...