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One Detained In Newhall After Allegedly Starting Small Fire

Deputies have detained an individual Thursday morning in Newhall after they reportedly started a small fire, officials said. Around 7:45 a.m. Thursday 9-1-1 dispatchers received reports of hearing a pop and seeing smoke from under a bridge near Newhall Avenue and Race Street, said Lt. Eric Lasko, with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. “The deputies have detained one individual ...

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Castaic Arson Suspect In Custody After Reportedly Setting Fires Near Upper Lake

A Castaic arson suspect is in custody Thursday, after reports of fires intentionally being set near the upper lake, officials said. The incident was first reported around 12 p.m. Thursday near the 32000 block of Lake Hughes Road, according to Sgt. Charles Weathers of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. “I was driving southbound on Lake Hughes Road when I ...

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Former LASD Cadet Charged With Emptying, Burning Newhall ATM Ordered To Pay Nearly $6K

A former LASD cadet charged with stealing thousands of dollars from a Wells Fargo ATM in Newhall appeared in court Thursday where he was ordered to pay nearly $6,000. Julio Cesar Jimenez, 36, provided the court proof of progress for his formal probation and was ordered to pay Wells Fargo $5,459.43, according to Ricardo Santiago, spokesperson for the Los Angeles ...

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Newhall Arson Suspect Identified In Surveillance Video

A Newhall arson suspect was identified by Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s deputies Thursday night after they noticed he matched the description of surveillance footage from a local business. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. On the evening of Sunday, Dec. 23, there were four suspected arson fires lit to trash cans and ...

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Former LASD Cadet Pleads No Contest To Emptying, Burning Newhall ATM

A former LASD cadet charged with stealing thousands of dollars from a Wells Fargo ATM in Newhall pled no contest to two felony counts Friday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Julio Cesar Jimenez, 36, entered a no contest plea — a plea that is treated in the same way as a ...

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Officials Investigating Potential Arson In Thursday Night Grand Panda Structure Fire

Late Thursday night, first responders were called to a structure fire at the Grand Panda restaurant in Newhall, and are now looking into the the root cause of the blaze. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Firefighters were initially called to a report of a commercial structure fire on the outside of ...

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Arson Investigation Underway After Car Was ‘Stripped And Set On Fire’ Near 5 Freeway

Santa Clarita Sheriff’s Deputies are investigating an arson after a car was stripped for parts and set ablaze near the Newhall Pass on Christmas Eve. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. At about 8:00 p.m., CHP responded to a responded to a fully engulfed vehicle that spread to a quarter acre brush ...

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Stevenson Ranch Apartment Fire Under Investigation By Sheriff’s Arson/Explosives Team

Firefighters responding to a structure fire on the 24900 block of Constitution Avenue in Stevenson Ranch.

A Stevenson Ranch apartment fire that left none injured but claimed 20 homes in the Parc Chateaux apartment complex is still under investigation by the Sheriff’s Department. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Los Angeles County Fire Department’s investigators handed the case over to the Sheriff’s Department’s Arson and Explosives Team, which ...

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CORRECTION: Arson Suspect Caught On Camera Due Back In Court Next Month

An alleged Neenach fire-starter, who was seen by a freelance fire photographer from Valencia lighting fires in the Neenach area, is scheduled back in court at the end of October.

Corrects defendant’s plea, case status An arson suspect photographed setting fires by a freelance fire photographer in the Neenach area pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity Wednesday, officials said. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. David Artiaga, 28, is facing two counts of arson in a series of fires he started, ...

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Cars, Not Arson, Suspected Source Of Fires Along Highway 14

Los Angeles County Fire officials warned about a roadside fire hazard believed to be responsible for a series of fires Thursday.  Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The excessive heat wave hitting Santa Clarita is leaving the undercarriage of cars dangerously hot, and fire officials suspect several of the fires might have ...

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