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Santa Clarita Wrong-Way Driver Returns To Court For Murder, Assault Charges

A Santa Clarita woman who allegedly stole a car and caused a fatal wrong-way five-vehicle collision on the 210 Freeway returned to court Wednesday. Prosecutors said that on Jan. 22, 2018, Nicole Danielle Thibault stole a parked truck in San Bernardino. She then allegedly drove through several red lights at unsafe speeds before entering the 210 Freeway, prosecutors added. In ...

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Canyon Country Kidnapping Suspect Appears In Court For Carjacking Vehicle With Infant Twins Inside

A Canyon Country kidnapping suspect appeared in court Wednesday on charges of carjacking a vehicle from his ex-girlfriend which had their 3-month-old twins inside, officials said. James O’Neal, 26, was arrested on several different felony charges including carjacking, domestic violence, child abduction without right and false imprisonment, said Shirley Miller, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station at the ...

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Saugus Kidnapping Suspect Arrested After Taking Ex-Girlfriend, Young Child

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A Saugus kidnapping suspect was arrested in Van Nuys Friday after allegedly taking his ex-girlfriend and their 1-year-old child from the Santa Clarita Valley, officials said, On Friday, Nov.13, deputies responded to a residence on the 28900 block of Shadow Valley Lane near Bouquet Canyon Road regarding a family disturbance call for service, according to Deputy Natalie Arriaga, spokesperson for ...

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Santa Clarita Man Arrested After Pursuit For Kidnapping, Assault

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A Santa Clarita man wanted for kidnapping and assault with a deadly weapon was arrested after a pursuit in Glendale, officials said. On Wednesday, Oct. 21 at about 5:15 p.m., the Glendale Police Department (GPD) received a 9-1-1 call during which dispatchers could hear an active struggle going on between a male and a female before the phone disconnected, according ...

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Canyon Country Kidnapping Suspect Appears In Court For Carjacking Vehicle With Infant Twins Inside

A Canyon Country kidnapping suspect appeared in court Wednesday on charges of carjacking a vehicle from his ex-girlfriend which had their 3-month-old twins inside, officials said. James O’Neal, 26, was arrested on several different felony charges including carjacking, domestic violence, child abduction without right and false imprisonment, Shirley Miller, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. On July 1, ...

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Kidnapping Suspect Arrested After ‘Young Boy’ Seen Waving For Help From Vehicle

A kidnapping suspect was arrested Friday afternoon in Gorman after law enforcement received reports of a young child who was seen waving for help in a “distressed” manner, officials said. On Friday Aug. 28, around 3:30 p.m. a 9-1-1 caller reported seeing a child sticking his head and hands out the window, waving in a distressed manner, said Officer Josh ...

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Attempted Kidnapping, Child Molestation Suspect Arrested After Trying To Lure Children Into Vehicle

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A Valencia man has been arrested on attempted kidnapping and molestation charges after allegedly attempting to lure children walking home from school into his vehicle, officials said Tuesday. Christyn Cato, 40, was arrested for attempted kidnapping and multiple counts of annoying or molesting a child under the age of 18, according to Shirley Miller, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley ...

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‘Dangerous’ Pursuit Suspect Arrested After Coaxing Former Girlfriend Into Vehicle

A pursuit suspect is facing multiple charges after he allegedly “coaxed” his former girlfriend into his vehicle earlier this month before leading multiple police agencies on a “dangerous” pursuit, officials said Tuesday. On Friday, Feb. 7, Robert Goldman, 64, of Valley Village, located his former girlfriend on the 19300 block of Soledad Canyon Road in Canyon Country, allegedly violating restraining ...

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Armed Kidnapping Suspect Charged For Threatening To Kill Girlfriend

A Val Verde kidnapping suspect is being charged with five felonies after allegedly threatening to kill his girlfriend and attempting to force her into his vehicle Tuesday, officials said. Around 12:40 p.m. Tuesday, deputies responded to the 29600 block of Cromwell Avenue in Val Verde for a domestic violence call possibly involving a firearm, said Shirley Miller, spokesperson for the ...

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RV Chase Suspect Found Guilty Of Kidnapping, Child Abuse

A RV chase suspect was found guilty of kidnapping his two young children and fleeing from law enforcement, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Monday. Jurors deliberated for two hours before finding Stephen Merle Houk, 48, guilty of two counts each of kidnapping, child abuse, injuring a spouse and child detention, and one count each of assault with ...

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