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Bar Employee Arrested For Grand Theft After Not Charging Customers

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An employee of a local bar was arrested on Monday for grand theft after allegedly giving out free food and drinks since January. On Monday, deputies responded to a bar on the 22900 block of Soledad Canyon Road in Santa Clarita for a grand theft report, said Deputy Kabrina Borbon, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. “Between January ...

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Four Suspects At Large After Stealing $28k In Merchandise From Valencia Macy’s

On Monday, four suspects stole $28,000 worth of merchandise from the Valencia Macy’s and remain at large. Around 7 p.m. on Monday, deputies responded to a grand theft call at the Macy’s on the 26400 block of McBean Parkway, according to Deputy Kabrina Borbon, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. “It was reported that four male adults came ...

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Couple Arrested On Slew Of Charges After Driving Recklessly

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A man and woman were arrested on a slew of charges after they were found driving recklessly near Placerita Canyon Road last week.    On Monday, Sept. 18, deputies were patrolling near the 14 Freeway and Placerita Canyon Road in Santa Clarita, when they observed a vehicle driving unsafely, said Deputy Kabrina Borbon, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.  ...

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Attempted Murder Suspect Arrested After Firing Shots At Vehicle On 14 Freeway

An attempted murder suspect was arrested Sunday after allegedly shooting at a vehicle on the 14 Freeway in Newhall.  Around 12:20 p.m. Sunday, officers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) began receiving calls of a shooting on the northbound 14 Freeway near Newhall Avenue.   Witnesses and the victim of the shooting provided a California license plate for the suspect vehicle, ...

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Social Media Threat Made Towards Hart District ‘Not Credible’

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A social media threat against an unknown school in the William S Hart High School Union School District over the weekend has been determined to be “not credible,” officials confirmed.  “The Hart District has been made aware of a social media post that made a school threat, although not to a particular school site,” Hart District officials said in an ...

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Non-Residents Continue To Takeover Santa Clarita Weekend Arrests

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Over half of the arrests made in Santa Clarita this weekend were once again people who did not live in the Santa Clarita Valley.  Over the weekend, deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff Station and officers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) made 14 arrests, according to the weekend arrest logs. Out of the 14 arrests, eight of them ...

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Detectives Seeking Public Help Finding Missing Santa Clarita Man

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Missing Persons Unit is asking for the public’s help in locating an at-risk missing person from Santa Clarita.  Thomas Montana Vickery was last seen on Sunday around 9 a.m. on the 27600 block of Rosa Lane in Santa Clarita, wearing a brown t-shirt, blue jeans and brown boots, according to an LASD statement.  Vickery ...

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Man Pleads Guilty To Bitcoin Scam In Multiple Areas, Including Santa Clarita  

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A resident of Santa Monica has reached an agreement to plead guilty in violating federal legislation by facilitating the utilization of his cryptocurrency-cash exchange enterprise, which was located in the Santa Clarita Valley,  to aid individuals involved in fraudulent activities and drug trafficking in laundering substantial sums of criminal money via his establishment. Charles James Randol, 33, has consented to ...

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Burglary Suspect Arrested After Being Found In Newhall Home 

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A burglar was taken into custody after the homeowner found the man in his Newhall residence Wednesday. Around 1 p.m. Wednesday, deputies responded to the 22200 block of Park Street in Newhall regarding a burglary, said Deputy Kabrina Borbon, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. “As the owner came home, he saw a male adult inside the residence ...

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Deputy Clinkunbroomer Shooter Charged With Murder

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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 ...

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