The California Highway Patrol (CHP) announced that it was beginning a multi-year campaign to fill 1,000 new officer positions, known as “Join the CHP 1,000.” A multi-year hiring campaign, called “Join the CHP 1,000” has been initiated by CHP to hire 1,000 new individuals from California’s diverse communities. “To meet the increasing demand for our services throughout the state, over ...

A convicted felon was arrested after he was found with a firearm following an argument on the side of the 14 Freeway in Canyon Country early Sunday. Around 2:45 a.m. Sunday, officers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) received reports of a disabled vehicle on the northbound 14 Freeway near Golden Valley Road in Canyon Country, according to Officer Josh ...

A high-speed pursuit involving two vehicles that passed through Santa Clarita at over 100 mph led to one of the suspects crashing on Wednesday morning near Soledad Canyon. Around 2 a.m.  Wednesday, officers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) observed two vehicles traveling at a high rate of speed on the northbound 14 Freeway near Sand Canyon Road, prompting a ...

Law enforcement with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) are still searching for a suspect vehicle that got away in a Santa Clarita pursuit Wednesday afternoon.  At 2:40 p.m. Tuesday, an officer from the CHP Newhall area was observing traffic on the northbound 14 Freeway when a car going more than 20 miles over the speed limit sped past, prompting a ...

A man was arrested after a short pursuit in Valencia Friday night after driving recklessly through western parts of the Santa Clarita Valley. Around 11 p.m. Friday, an officer with the California Highway Patrol, (CHP) spotted a 2007 BMW 3 series on McBean Parkway at Alegro Drive with expired registration, said Officer Josh Greengard, spokesperson for the CHP Newhall Area ...

The California Highway Patrol’s (CHP) Southern Division Organized Retail Crime Task Force (ORCTF), which also serves the Santa Clarita Valley through the Newhall Area Station, announced Friday the arrest of nine people and the recovery of nearly $200,000  in stolen merchandise and cash. The arrests are the result of a three-month investigation by the ORCTF into an organization known as ...

Felony arrests made up approximately thirty percent of the 20 bookings logged this weekend, a rise in arrests compared to last weekend’s 14. Between Jan. 28 and Jan. 30, 20 total arrests were logged by deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station and officers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall Area Office compared to last weekend’s 14, and ...

Signed by Governor Gavin Newsom during 2021’s legislative season, new traffic safety laws, including more severe punishments for speeding and reckless driving, are expected to take effect at the start of the new year.  Heading into the new year, the California Highway Patrol has recognized a series of new traffic safety laws, most of which are expected to take effect ...

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) has warned drivers, including those in Santa Clarita, not to drive under-the-influence during the holiday season.  Santa Clarita drivers have been warned by CHP not to engage in driving-under-the-influence of drugs or alcohol during the holidays, and that the CHP’s Maximum Enforcement Period is set to be in place. “The CHP will be out on ...

Santa Clarita weekend arrests rose compared to the previous weekend, with a majority of charges being for drugs or alcohol. Between Friday, Dec. 17 through Sunday, Dec. 19, deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station and officers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall Area Office made 17 total arrests, rising from last weekend’s 14, according to booking logs.  ...