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Clinkunbroomer Honored During LASD Academy Colors Run

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New academy recruits with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) honored Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer during their memorial run on Saturday. LASD Academy Class #469 dedicated their Saturday morning Colors Run at Castaic Lake in remembrance of Clinkunbroomer, who was tragically ambushed and killed last month. Clinkunbroomer, a fourth-generation LASD deputy and Castaic resident, was shot from behind in his ...

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L.A. Inspector General Releases Deputy-Involved Shootings Report For First Quarter

Reports on two deputy-involved shootings that occurred in and near the Santa Clarita Valley in January have been released by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for the County of Los Angeles. The Office of the Inspector General for the County of Los Angeles released a report of Reform and Oversight Efforts for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department ...

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New Emergency Vehicle Operations Center Opens At Pitchess Detention Center In Castaic

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) hosted an official ceremony at Pitchess Monday evening to unveil the new Emergency Vehicle Operations Center (EVOC) for additional driving training for emergency vehicle operators. Opened March 21, 2022, the new EVOC is located on the Pitchess Detention Center (PDC) property in Castaic north of Santa Clarita. The unveiling included an address from ...

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Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station Accepting Explorer Program Applications Through Jan. 30

The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station is now accepting applications for the Deputy Explorer Program, offering educational opportunities to young adults interested in pursuing a career in law enforcement. The Deputy Explorer Program is a career development and educational program, open to young adults between the ages of 14-20, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Its purpose is ...

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New Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station Opens For Service

Twelve years in the making, the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station has announced their official transition into the new facility, resulting in an updated phone number for non-emergency calls and new exchange zone protocols to allow for another 50 years of service.  The doors to the new Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station officially opened Thursday and the now, former, sheriff’s ...

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Over 4,000 L.A. County Sheriff’s Personnel Could Face Termination Following Vaccine Mandate 

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva

During a press conference Tuesday, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Sheriff Alex Villanueva warned of the effects the COVID-19 vaccine mandate could have on the Department.   During the meeting, Villanueva used a PowerPoint showing that over the last year, there has been an increase of early retirements and workers’ compensation claims compared to before, partly due to the Board of ...

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New Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station Holds Ribbon Cutting

The ribbon-cutting of the new Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station commenced to fanfare and applause from local officials on Monday morning, accompanied by a performance from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) band. A project nearly 12 years in the making, the new Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station on Golden Valley Road is the “crown jewel” of the Los ...

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Two Santa Clarita Deputies Recognized By Local Officials In Honor Of Hispanic Heritage Month

On Wednesday two Santa Clarita deputies were recognized as Outstanding Hispanics in Law Enforcement by Assemblywoman Suzette Valladares (R-Santa Clarita). Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Deputies Carmen Gudiel and Estevan Perez were a part of a selected group of 30 outstanding Hispanics in the California 38th Assembly District, encompassing parts of the Santa Clarita, San Fernando and Simi Valleys. The ...

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Sheriff Villanueva Discusses Opinions On Law Enforcement, Rising Crime On Facebook Live

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva

On Wednesday, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva spoke on Facebook Live about several topics relating to his department such as what he believes are misconceptions about the department, crime and homelessness in Los Angeles County. Topics such as police defunding and rising rates of crime and homelessness were discussed by L.A. County Sheriff Villanueva, who spoke on Facebook Live ...

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Deputies Respond To Possible Shooting At Santa Clarita Residence

First responders arrived at the scene of a possible shooting at a home in Santa Clarita on Tuesday morning. About 7:29 a.m. Tuesday, emergency responders received reports of a possible shooting at a home on the 25400 block of Plaza Escovar in Valencia, according to Leslie Lua, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “It came in as a ...

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