A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Deputy was arrested this weekend under suspicion of drunkenly crashing his patrol vehicle in Stevenson Ranch and then leaving the scene, leading to a near hour-long search. LASD Deputy Carlos Lopez, 43, of Stevenson Ranch was arrested early Saturday morning on suspicion of driving drunk and crashing his patrol vehicle Friday night. The Stevenson ...

The deputy that went missing after a Stevenson Ranch crash Friday night in a marked LASD car has been arrested for DUI, and relieved from duty. The Stevenson Ranch crash was first reported around 9:30 p.m. Friday, on Pico Canyon Road and Southern Oaks Drive, according to SGT. Mangos, with the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. “The deputy was located and was ...

Driving under the influence remains at the top of Santa Clarita weekend arrests, according to official arrest records.  Between Friday, Aug. 19 to Saturday, Aug. 20, deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station and officers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall Area Office made 10 arrests, a decrease from last weekend’s 16, according to Santa Clarita weekend arrest ...

A drunk woman on DUI probation was arrested Friday after she was involved in a 14 Freeway crash.  On early Friday morning, officers with the California Highway Patrol, (CHP) received reports of a crash on the southbound 14 Freeway near Soledad Canyon Road in Canyon Country, said Officer Josh Greengard, spokesperson for the CHP Newhall Office. near  “During the investigation, ...

A drunk driver with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .23 percent was arrested early Sunday morning after hitting a patrol vehicle while attempting to squeeze through an active crash site in Newhall.  Around 4 a.m. Sunday, deputies were blocking a lane of traffic to protect the scene of a traffic collision on the intersection of Lyons Avenue and Avenida ...

A Canyon Country man with multiple driving under the influence charges was arrested for felony DUI Saturday after he was allegedly found driving at a high rate of speed on the 14 Freeway. Around 8:45 p.m. Saturday, an officer with the California Highway Patrol, (CHP) Newhall Area Office observed a Cadillac sedan traveling at a high rate of speed on ...

As temperatures continue to rise in the Santa Clarita Valley and the season creeps into late summer, Driving Under The Influence (DUI) arrests have also climbed.  Between Friday, July 29 through Sunday, July 31, deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station and officers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall Area Office made 18 arrests, a decrease from last ...

Santa Clarita weekend arrests decreased slightly in the most recent report compared to last weekend’s holiday arrests, although DUI crimes continue to dominate.  Between Friday, July 8 through Sunday, July 10, deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station and officers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall Area Office made 16 arrests, a decrease from last weekend’s 26, according ...

More than 25 individuals were arrested by Santa Clarita law enforcement over the Fourth of July weekend, a third of which were arrested for driving under the influence.  Between Friday, July 1 through Monday, July 4 during the Fourth of July weekend, deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station and officers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall Area ...

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is reminding motorists to be safe on the road this weekend as they are expecting an increase in motorists due to the upcoming Fourth of July holiday.  Independence Day is on a Monday this year, resulting in a three-day weekend for many and a likely increase in vehicles traveling California’s roadways, according to California Highway ...