Two known repeat offenders were arrested Friday in Canyon Country for multiple charges, and later released on a citation. On Friday, July 8, deputies patrolling the area of Skyline Ranch Road and Whites Canyon Road in Canyon Country observed a vehicle not adhering to vehicle code which prompted deputies to pull over the driver, said Deputy Natalie Arriaga, spokesperson with ...
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No Charges Filed Against Santa Clarita Music Professor Accused Of Sex Crime Involving Minor
No legal charges have been filed against a Santa Clarita music professor who was arrested on suspicion of a sexual crime involving a minor last week. Dr. Joshua Wentz, 39, was released with no charges filed due to insufficient grounds for a criminal complaint, under the guidelines of California Penal Code Section 849(b), according to legal documents provided by the ...
Read More »Santa Clarita Named Ninth Safest City In California
Santa Clarita has been named one of the safest cities in California, according to a report released Tuesday. Safe Home, a home security company, used data from the FBI, and over 13,000 law enforcement agencies of cities with at least 50,000 residents, to compile a list of the safest cities across the nation. Santa Clarita was named No. 9 in ...
Read More »Santa Clarita Valley Deputies Release Weekly Crime Reports
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies have released the crime reports for the week of July 20-26. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Santa Clarita Valley residents who were arrested for taking part in a fake police organization known as the Masonic Fraternal Police Department appeared in court Wednesday, officials said. An alleged ...
Read More »Santa Clarita Valley Deputies Release Weekly Crime Reports
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies have released the crime reports for the week of June 29-July 5. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. A man and a woman were sentenced recently for their part in a series of muggings in Newhall in 2013, according to the LA County District Attorney’s ...
Read More »Tony Alamo Victims’ Lawyer To Seek Sierra Highway Land
A Texarkana lawyer seeking compensation for the victims of a pastor convicted of sex crimes against children said he’ll likely be seeking Tony Alamo’s Santa Clarita Valley properties in October. In the meantime, followers at Tony Alamo's Santa Clarita Valley properties on Sierra Highway continue to carry on the church in the name of Alamo. Santa Clarita Valley parking lots are still peppered with flyers about his ministry. Attorney W. David Carter said he’s been litigating properties for the victims of Alamo, whose real name is Bernie Lazar Hoffman, for nearly five years.
Read More »Santa Clarita Deputies Arrest Suspect In Oak Tree Gun Club Theft
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station deputies arrested a suspect they believe stole about $2,000 in ammunition from the Oak Tree Gun Club in Newhall
Read More »Santa Clarita Deputies Talk Social Media, Sexting, Parental Concern At City Hall
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station officials spoke with parents for two hours Wednesday night at Santa Clarita City Hall, discussing sexting, social media, cyberbullying and other online activity children take part in
Read More »Santa Clarita Sheriff’s Station Captain Hosts 2nd Coffee With The Captain
Santa Clarita Valley residents will have a chance to meet the new Sheriff’s Station captain Wednesday at Starbucks on Golden Valley Road in Canyon Country. Capt. Roosevelt Johnson, a longtime Santa Clarita Valley resident, is hosting a series of public outreach meetings called Coffee with the Captain at each “zone” in the Santa Clarita Valley. The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station’s Crime Prevention Unit, which is essentially patrol division of the station, created eight zones for the Santa Clarita Valley.
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