With June being National Safety Month, officials with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff Station are advising to always be buckled up when entering a vehicle. With June being National Safety Month, deputies are urging Santa Clarita drivers to wear their seat belts at all times to prevent traffic-related deaths. “Of the 22,215 passenger vehicle occupants killed in 2019, 47 percent ...

Santa Clarita Valley residents are invited to attend a scheduled virtual town hall meeting next month to discuss the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) and topics related to the department. A virtual town hall meeting regarding the LASD’s performance, held by the L.A. County Civilian Oversight Commission, is slated for Tuesday, June 8, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m ...

The Los Angeles County Sheriff Department (LASD) is scheduled to hold active shooter training at Castaic Lake on Tuesday. On Tuesday, May 18, the LASD Parks Bureau, with the help of the LASD Tactics and Survival unit, the Los Angeles County Fire Department, and other agencies, is scheduled to be taking part in active shooter training at Castaic Lake Recreation ...

Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger honored two Santa Clarita Valley deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) for their work in protecting and serving the community on Monday. Barger honored Sgt. Brandon Barclay, who supervises Mental Evaluation Team (MET) operations in Santa Clarita, Palmdale and Lancaster, as well as Lt. Logan Foley for his work at the ...

Detectives with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station are offering tips to residents to avoid being the victim of an ATM scam. Detectives have been receiving reports of ATM skimmers being discovered at different locations in the Santa Clarita Valley, according to a Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station Facebook post. “ATM skimmers are credit and debit card readers hidden within ...

As Los Angeles County moves into the red tier of re-opening, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) Parking Enforcement is set to resume handing out citations on April 1.  The LASD is urging drivers to be aware that parking citations are set to be resumed starting in April as coronavirus restrictions adjust to modified state guidelines.  Choosing to temporarily ...

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors discussed several options to remove or impeach Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva during their regular meeting Tuesday. The suggestion to remove Villuneva, the 33rd Sheriff of L.A. County, began back in September of 2020 when Civilian Oversight Commission (COC) member Robert Bonner, a former U.S. Attorney and Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator, called ...

Officials with the California Department of Justice announced Friday that they have launched a civil rights investigation of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) to determine whether or not the department “engaged in a pattern or practice of unconstitutional policing.” On Friday, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced that he was launching a civil rights investigation of the LASD, ...

As Los Angeles County officials begin the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine, public safety officials are providing residents with tips on how to avoid potential scams. On Sunday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department posted a list of tips to help residents avoid scams associated with the COVID-19 vaccine. “As the COVID-19 virus vaccines begins distributing to Los Angeles County ...

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors delayed a motion Tuesday that directs county staff to look into how to either impeach or take away some of the responsibilities of Sheriff Alex Villanueva, as well as to explore how to shift the position of Sheriff from an elected one to an appointed one. During their regular meeting Tuesday, the Board ...