A reported drunk driver has been arrested on murder charges after one person was killed in a 14 Freeway Crash Friday morning north of Santa Clarita. Around 1:15 a.m. Friday, first responders received reports of a traffic collision on the northbound 14 Freeway near Puritan Mine Road in Acton, said Officer Josh Greengard, spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol, (CHP) ...

A Santa Clarita murder suspect who stabbed Michelle Dorsey, his estranged wife to death in April returned to court Monday.  James Matthew Dorsey, 42, returned to court Monday and pled no contest to all of the felony charges against him on an open plea after allegedly murdering his wife on April 15, said Ricardo Santiago, spokesperson for the Los Angeles ...

Over the weekend of Friday April 23 to Sunday April 25, local Santa Clarita law enforcement officers made an increase of 31 percent as compared to last weekend, matching the number from two weekends ago. 21 total arrests were made in Santa Clarita this past weekend, keeping up with the trend since February of lower arrest numbers. Arrests in 2021 ...

Two possible murder suspects were detained Friday morning at a Santa Clarita Valley gas station. UPDATE (2:30 p.m.): Deputies have taken one murder suspect into custody after he allegedly shot and killed a 19-year-old pregnant woman, Tatyanna Lopez, in the City of Merced Sunday, according to a statement from the Merced Police Department. A 20-year-old man was also injured in ...

Following the previous weekend of 21 total arrests made, this weekend of April 16 to April 18 saw 16 total arrests with an increase of felonies by 10 percent as compared to the weekend of the 9th to the 12th. After an eventful week in crime, the weekend brought 16 arrests, including six felonies. These felonies included charges for selling ...

A Valencia murder suspect who allegedly strangled his boyfriend to death returned to court Tuesday. Christian Alexander Ortiz, 22, is suspected of strangling 20-year-old Brayan Rodriguez to death and hiding his body in a Valencia home in September 2017. Rodriguez’s family said the couple had been arguing the last time the murdered man was seen. The victim’s family reported him ...

A court date for a pre-trial conference is scheduled Friday for a Canyon Country murder suspect charged with killing his former rehab acquaintance. Pacoima resident David Alonso Figueroa, on trial for the suspected murder of his former rehab acquaintance, is slated to appear for a pre-trial date this Friday. Figueroa, 35, is on trial for the 2018 murder of 30-year-old ...

A Canyon Country man was arrested in connection with a Kern County murder on Friday after a traffic stop. Stewart Smith, 40, of Canyon Country, was arrested Friday afternoon on a felony murder warrant, according to Deputy Natalie Arriaga, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. At around 12:30 p.m. Friday, deputies located Smith near The Old Road and ...

The nephew of Will Cierzan, a Valencia resident missing since 2017, returned to court on Thursday for a preliminary hearing, officials said. Daniel Cierzan, 24, of Saugus, returned to court to face one count of murder for allegedly killing his uncle Will, according to Ricardo Santiago, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. In November 2020, Cierzan pled ...

A Valencia man accused of strangling his boyfriend to death appeared in court on Tuesday. Christian Ortiz, 23, 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 ...