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Woman Arrested After Leaving Child In Hot Vehicle At Costco Parking Lot

A woman was arrested and booked into the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station for child endangerment after leaving a child in a car in the Costco parking lot.  On Sunday deputies received reports of a child crying and in distress in a locked Sedan at the Canyon Country Costco parking lot, according to deputy Robert Jensen.  “The informant waited outside ...

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Canyon Country Father Held To Answer For Murder Of 2-Month-Old Baby

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During the preliminary hearing for the death of his 2-month old daughter, Canyon Country man Marcel James Taylor is being held to answer in court in October.  Taylor, 26, from Canyon Country, pleaded not guilty for assault on a child, and murder in November of last year. Taylor faces one count of felony assault on a child and murder. During ...

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Santa Clarita Married Couple Arrested For Child Endangerment, Controlled Substance For Sales

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A Santa Clarita married couple was arrested during a home probation check last week when it was discovered the couple had stashed more than 600 doses of methamphetamine within reach of their juvenile son.  Around 7:30 a.m. last Wednesday, a married couple was arrested at their home on the 26600 block of Caballeta Drive in Saugus during a probation compliance ...

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Santa Clarita Child Hospitalized During Suspected Child Abuse Investigation 

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A Santa Clarita child was hospitalized during a suspected child abuse investigation Thursday when deputies learned that the child had taken an unknown amount of medication.  Around 12 p.m. Thursday, a deputy was investigating a suspected child abuse report at a residence on the 17200 block of Mitchell Drive in Canyon Country when they discovered that a child had taken ...

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Rancho Pico Teacher Pleads Not Guilty To Being Drunk, Having Taser On Campus

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A Rancho Pico Junior High School teacher that allegedly showed up to campus drunk and with a taser has been charged.  On Wednesday, teacher Emilee Renison, 27, from Santa Clarita, was charged with one misdemeanor count each of child abuse under circumstances or conditions likely to cause great bodily injury or death, driving under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, ...

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Grandparents Arrested After Medication Found In Reach Of 3-Year-Old 

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A grandfather believed to have been under the influence, and his wife were arrested on child endangerment charges Sunday, after deputies located prescription medication in their 3-year-old grandchild’s bedroom.   On Sunday, deputies responded to the 18100 block of American Beauty Drive in Canyon Country regarding a suspected child abuse report call, said Deputy Natalie Arriaga, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita ...

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Canyon Country Father Pleads Not Guilty In Murder Of 2-Month-Old Daughter

A Canyon Country father who allegedly killed his 2-month-old daughter in September pleaded not guilty to two felony charges Monday. Marcel James Taylor, 26, from Canyon Country, pleaded not guilty for assault on a child, and murder during a court hearing Monday, said Ricardo Santiago, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. Taylor faces one count of ...

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Santa Clarita Father Arrested On Suspicion Of Murdering 2-Month-Old Daughter

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A Santa Clarita father has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the “exhaustive” child fatality investigation of his 2-month-old daughter who died in September. On Thursday, deputies arrested 26-year-old Marcel James Taylor for the murder and alleged child abuse that resulted in the death of his 2-month-old daughter, according to the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department Information Bureau (SIB).  “Taylor ...

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Santa Clarita Attempted Murder Suspect Held To Answer In Court

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A Santa Clarita attempted murder suspect who tried killing his wife and son in 2019, in a case that detectives called “one of the worst domestic violence assaults they have seen,” returned to court last week.  David Charles, of Santa Clarita was held to answer on two counts of attempted murder and one count each of injuring a spouse, mayhem, ...

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