The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is expected to launch a Maximum Enforcement Period (MEP) over the Fourth of July weekend to help keep roadways clear of reckless and drunk drivers. The CHP is scheduled to adopt a statewide MEP starting at 6:01 p.m. on June 30 and lasting until 11:59 p.m. on July 4 in order to assist individuals in ...

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is set to have a maximum enforcement period this weekend in Santa Clarita in order to enhance safety. Beginning at 6:01 p.m. Friday, the CHP is set to implement a statewide Maximum enforcement period in anticipation of the increased traffic that often accompanies the Memorial Day Holiday Weekend.  “The core mission of the CHP is ...

An abandoned vehicle that was found crashed in the Grapevine Wednesday may be linked to a carjacking in the Los Angeles Police Department’s (LAPD) area. Around 7 a.m. Wednesday, officers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) received a call of a crashed vehicle on the 5 Freeway near Templin Highway north of Castaic, said Officer Josh Greengard, spokesperson for the ...

Driving under the influence (DUI) arrests dominated the Cinco De Mayo weekend.  Over the weekend, deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff Station and officers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) made 23 arrests with deputies making 13 of them, according to the weekend arrest logs.  Out of the 23 arrests, 17 of them were misdemeanors with 10 of them ...

A California Highway Patrol (CHP) officer was hospitalized after being involved in a Castaic crash Monday. Around 7:45 a.m. Monday, a CHP officer responding to a call was involved in a Castaic crash near Lake Hughes and The Old Roads, said Officer Josh Greengard, spokesperson for the CHP Newhall Area Office. The officer was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening ...

California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers arrested a man for doing donuts in a Valencia intersection over the weekend.  A suspect from North Hollywood was arrested for doing donuts at Magic Mountain near the 5 freeway, according to Josh Greengard, spokesperson for the CHP Newhall Area Office.   “The suspect was observed doing donut stunts at the intersection in his white BMW,” ...

On Friday The California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall area office is scheduled to be conducting a sobriety checkpoint in the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County.  The checkpoint is set to begin at 8 p.m. and conclude around 2 a.m. on Saturday.  CHP is set to announce the location just prior to the operation, according to officials.  Motorists who are ...

An alert  was issued by the California Highway Patrol for Butte, Riverside, San Bernardino and Los Angeles Counties after a child was taken from North Carolina by her grandmother’s ex-husband and brought to California.  The alert was issued by the CHP on Tuesday afternoon for 5 year old Faith Leigh Harris after her grandmother’s ex-husband took her from Lincoln County ...

In a gun battle that lasted scarcely 4 ½  minutes, four Newhall California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers were killed in the 1970 “Newhall Incident,” a tragedy that would forever impact the future of American policing.  In the minutes to midnight between April 5 and April 6, 1970, Newhall CHP Officers Walt Frago, Roger Gore, James Pence and George Alleyn were ...

More than half of the Santa Clarita weekend arrests made were of people who did not live in the Santa Clarita Valley or surrounding communities. Over the weekend, deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station and officers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall Area Office made a total of 17 arrests, with deputies making 12 of them, according ...