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 for reckless driving late Thursday night after he allegedly was caught driving over 100 mph through city streets. Around 11:30 p.m. Thursday, a California Highway Patrol, (CHP) Newhall Area officer spotted a 2012 BMW 328i driving recklessly on McBean Parkway near Newhall Ranch Road in Valencia,  said Officer Josh Greengard, spokesperson for the CHP Newhall Area ...

An assault with a deadly weapon suspect was taken into custody on the 14 Freeway in Agua Dulce north of the Santa Clarita Valley on Wednesday after jumping out of his moving vehicle. Around 1 p.m., officers with the Los Angeles Police Department, (LAPD) attempted to make a traffic stop on an assault with a deadly weapon suspect, according to ...

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 ...

A reckless driver suspect is in custody following a pursuit in Santa Clarita Saturday morning.  At around 9 a.m. Saturday, officers with the California Highway Patrol began a pursuit with a reckless driver after the suspect did not yield to officers on the southbound 14 Freeway in Newhall.  The suspect was described as in a red Dodge pickup truck that ...

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 ...

This weekend, law enforcement officials in Santa Clarita made a total of 19 arrests, a spike in arrests compared to last weekend’s 11. Between Friday, Jan. 7 through Sunday, Jan. 9, deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station and officers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall Area Office arrested 19 individuals this weekend, with the vast majority of ...

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.  ...

A brush fire prompted a full response from firefighters Wednesday night on the 5 Freeway in Castaic as heavy traffic continued to affect the roadways.  At around 7:12 p.m. first responders received reports of a brush fire, dubbed the State Fire, on the northbound 5 freeway at Templin Highway.  A brush fire has been reported along the northbound side of ...