The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) announced the arrest of a Winnetka murder suspect in Canyon Country earlier this week. 38-year-old Tony Ross, a resident of Lancaster, was arrested by the LAPD/FBI Fugitive task force in Canyon Country Wednesday in connection with the shooting death of a man in Winnetka last month, according to a Thursday announcement from the LAPD. ...

During the preliminary hearing for the death of his 2-month old daughter, Canyon Country man Marcel James Taylor is being held to answer in court in October.  Taylor, 26, from Canyon Country, pleaded not guilty for assault on a child, and murder in November of last year. Taylor faces one count of felony assault on a child and murder. During ...

A possible murder suspect was taken into custody in Canyon Country after a brief foot pursuit with Santa Clarita Sheriff Station deputies.  At around 5:15 p.m. Tuesday a detective with the SCV Sheriff’s Station engaged in a foot pursuit with a suspected murder suspect according to initial reports.  The pursuit broke out in the Canyon Country area on Hideaway Drive ...

A Santa Clarita man was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the killing of his boyfriend.  On Wednesday Christian Ortiz, was found not guilty for murder, but guilty for involuntary manslaughter  for strangling Brayan “Brian” Rodriguez, 20, and hiding his body at a Valencia home in September 2017, according to Ricardo Santiago, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s ...

A drunk driver who was arrested for murder last year after causing a fatal 14 Freeway crash north of Santa Clarita pleading not guilty Friday. Roberto Deloya, 35, from Palmdale pleading not guilty in court Friday, said Ricardo Santiago, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office. Around 1:15 a.m. Friday, July 16, 2021, first responders received reports of ...

A 20-year-old Saugus woman was arrested Friday for murder in connection with a fatal DUI crash that killed a 19-year-old resident of Canyon Country last year. Emily Dominguez, 20, was arrested for the murder of Trevor Calhoun on Friday by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials, in connection with a fatal crash in Acton that occurred in March 2021. Around ...

A Canyon Country father who allegedly killed his 2-month-old daughter in September pleaded not guilty to two felony charges Monday. Marcel James Taylor, 26, from Canyon Country, pleaded not guilty for assault on a child, and murder during a court hearing Monday, said Ricardo Santiago, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. Taylor faces one count of ...

Weekend crime reports for July 30-August 1 feature another week of record low numbers for this time of year in Santa Clarita.  With a total of 14 arrests over the three days, this is significantly less than the 40 arrests made per weekend this time last year, 65 percent less to be specific, according to arrest logs.  2021 has seen ...

A Valencia man accused of strangling his boyfriend to death appeared in court on Tuesday. Christian Ortiz, 24, is suspected of strangling Brayan “Brian” Rodriguez, 20, and hiding his body at a Valencia home in September 2017, according to Ricardo Santiago, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. The couple had been arguing the last time Rodriguez was ...

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 ...