The majority of arrests made in Santa Clarita over President’s Day weekend were driving under the influence (DUI) related. Out of the 27 total arrests made by officers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall Area Office and deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station between Feb. 18 and Feb. 21, 14 were on DUI charges, according to arrest ...

While the National Football League’s top two teams prepare to battle it out on the field this weekend, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) is making its game plan to keep the motoring public safe once the celebrations have ended including in Santa Clarita. With millions of fans expected to watch the Super Bowl on Sunday with some attending parties and ...

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 ...

Two DUI suspects, who bailed on foot into the bushes of the Los Angeles Aqueduct near the Newhall Pass, surrendered their location to law enforcement Saturday night following a San Fernando pursuit .  Around 10 p.m. Saturday, officers initiated a pursuit of a possible DUI suspect on the northbound 5 Freeway just past Stadium Way in Glendale, according to Los ...

About 85 percent of Santa Clarita Valley weekend arrests were drug- and alcohol-related. The majority of arrests in the Santa Clarita Valley over the weekend were related to drug- and alcohol-related crimes, according to arrest logs from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Out of the 14 recorded arrests that took place between Friday, Dec. 11, and Sunday, Dec. 13, ...

One of the most important things every driver should be aware of is the damaging and long-lasting consequences of driving under the influence (DUI). A DUI conviction often results in the loss of your license, fines, a jail sentence, community service orders, and of course significant attorney and court fees. Furthermore, a DUI can have a big impact on your ...

Los Angeles County District Attorney (LADA) George Gascón announced Friday that the DA’s Office had been awarded a $1.5 million grant to support the prosecution of cases involving impaired driving. The California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) — through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — has awarded a $1.5 million grant to the District Attorney’s Office for DUI training ...

A Lancaster man was arrested Sunday evening after his motorcycle crashed into another vehicle on the 14 Freeway causing injury to his passenger. About 5:30 p.m. Sunday, a Harley Davidson was driving on the northbound 14 Freeway near the Jakes Way overpass, when the motorcycle collided with a Hyundai Accent sedan, according to California Highway Patrol (CHP) Officer Josh Greengard, ...

A Ventura woman was arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) early Wednesday morning after a 5 Freeway crash with a child in the vehicle. Just after 1 a.m. Wednesday, 47-year-old Natalie Dover was driving southbound on the 5 Freeway near Rye Canyon Road in a 2013 Audi with her 10-year-old daughter in the car, according to Officer Josh Greengard, ...

This first full weekend of August held a large increase of arrests in Santa Clarita as opposed to the last weekend of July. Last weekend, Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies and California Highway Patrol officers only made 14 arrests, which saw a dramatic uptick to 22 total arrests this past weekend, Aug. 6-Aug 8.  Additionally, the previous weekend most ...