Santa Clarita weekend arrests decreased slightly in the most recent report compared to last weekend’s holiday arrests, although DUI crimes continue to dominate. Between Friday, July 8 through Sunday, July 10, deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station and officers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall Area Office made 16 arrests, a decrease from last weekend’s 26, according ...
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Wanted Parolee, Woman Apprehended In Saugus With Loaded Firearm, Drugs
A wanted parolee with a no bail warrant and a woman were arrested in Saugus allegedly with several loaded firearms, ammunition, and drugs. Around 1 p.m. Wednesday, Crime Impact Team deputies, and Parole Compliance Team were conducting a surveillance operation on Newberg and Shine Drives in Saugus when they searched a wanted parolee, said Deputy Natalie Arriaga, spokesperson for the ...
Read More »California Train Thieves Repeatedly ‘Caught And Released,’ Santa Clarita Politicians Respond
In response to the rampant railroad theft across California, Senator Scott Wilk and Congressman Mike Garcia (R-Santa Clarita) are urging democratic politicians to change their “lenient” policies that allow criminals to exploit California’s legislation for their gain. Photographs of train tracks littered with ransacked packages of Amazon and UPS boxes, unused at-home coronavirus tests, epi pens and more made national ...
Read More »Proposition 25 Seeks To Eliminate Cash Bail In California
Proposition 25 (Prop 25) seeks to end the practice of cash-bail and replace it with risk assessments for detained suspects awaiting trial by Pretrial Assessment Services with the use of an approved risk assessment tool. The potential change initially entered California’s political arena in 2018 with the passage of Senate Bill 10 (SB 10), which proposed the changes a Yes ...
Read More »Stevenson Ranch Man Arrested After Striking Elderly Victim With Wooden Table Leg
A Stevenson Ranch man was arrested Thursday night after allegedly striking an elderly family member with a wooden leg from a broken table, sending one to the hospital, officials said. At around 9 p.m. Thursday, deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station responded to reports of a family disturbance at the 25000 block of Blake Court in Stevenson Ranch, ...
Read More »Brother Of Las Vegas Shooter Pleads Not Guilty To Child Pornography Charges, Makes Bail
Bruce Paddock, brother of the Las Vegas shooter, pleaded not guilty to charges he possessed more than 600 images of child pornography, prosecutors told KHTS News. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Bruce Paddock, brother of Stephen Paddock, who killed 58 people and injured more than 500 more in America’s worst mass ...
Read More »Law Enforcement Expresses Public Safety Concern Over Criminal Bail Bill
California lawmakers took the first step in another sweeping reform of the criminal justice system, fundamentally changing how the court considers bail. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The Assembly’s Public Safety Committee voted 4-2-1 to pass Assembly Bill 42, which would require the court to release a defendant being held for a ...
Read More »Canyon Country Bowling Alley Brawl Leaves One Hospitalized
A Canyon Country bowling alley assault left one hospitalized and another in custody Sunday, according to Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station officials. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Garrett Weiner, 30, of Santa Clarita, was arrested on suspicion of battery with great bodily injury, said Sheriff’s Jailer Bowles. The deputies were called ...
Read More »Bail Bonds In Santa Clarita: The History Of Bail
Ed. Note: The following is a KHTS Feature story based on a recent interview with All American Bail Bonds. Bail laws followed by companies like All American Bail Bonds in Santa Clarita have a long history in the United States, rooting all the way back to the colonial period when Americans relied on English statutes and policies. Don’t miss a ...
Read More »Bail Bonds In Santa Clarita: How Does Bail Work?
Ed. Note: The following content was provided by All American Bail Bonds, who is a client of KHTS AM-1220. If your loved one is arrested and charged with a crime, do you know what to do next? The experts at All American Bail Bonds in Santa Clarita can help. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to ...
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