KHTS just updated its Santa Clarita sex offender database and map, a community service the station publishes to inform residents of potential predators in our community. The list only includes sex offender registrants who have their addresses listed with the State of California Department of Justice – Megan’s Law database. Some offenders with nearby addresses in the northern San Fernando ...
Read More »Registered Sex Offender
Santa Clarita City Council Repeals Sex Offender Residency Restrictions, Looks For Alternatives
The Santa Clarita City Council voted Tuesday to repeal an ordinance which limits registered sex offenders from living near schools or parks, and is seeking alternatives to the measure, which was ruled unconstitutional. City Attorney Joseph Montes advised the council to repeal the current ordinance due to the ruling that the ordinances were unconstitutional, reminding the council that there were ...
Read More »Santa Clarita City Council To Consider Repeal Of Sex Offender Restrictions After Being Ruled ‘Unconstitutional’
The Santa Clarita City Council is considering repealing restrictions Tuesday which currently limit registered sex offenders from living near schools or parks after it was ruled unconstitutional, officials said. In November 2006, Proposition 82, known as “Jessica’s Law,” was passed by California voters to restrict the residency of sex offenders, but was later ruled unconstitutional in 2015 by the California ...
Read More »Canyon Country Registered Sex Offender Arrested For Violating Parole
A Canyon Country registered sex offender was arrested Thursday morning for being in violation of his parole. “Crime Prevention Unit deputies had been in contact with the parole department because they were trying to locate him,” said Shirley Miller, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. After receiving a few leads of where he was living, Crime Prevention Unit ...
Read More »Registered Sex Offender Arrested For Possessing Multiple Firearms
Deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station arrested a registered sex offender Thursday morning after discovering that the offender was in possession of multiple firearms in violation of his probation. On Thursday morning, officials with the Los Angeles County Probation Department conducted a probation search on 69-year-old Gregory Lawrence, a registered sex offender living in Canyon Country. “During the ...
Read More »Santa Clarita Megan’s Law Sex Offender Map 2018 KHTS Update
106 new offenders have been added to the KHTS Santa Clarita sex offender database and map, a community service the station publishes throughout the year to inform residents. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The list only includes registrants who have their address listed with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, which ...
Read More »Man Arrested For Trying To Kidnap 15-Year-Old Gets 364 Days In Jail
A man arrested for trying to kidnap a 15-year-old girl in a Canyon Country parking lot in 2017 was sentenced to just under a year in prison Wednesday as part of a plea agreement. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Santos Martinez, 38, a transient, pleaded no contest to one felony count ...
Read More »Valencia Man To Start Trial On Child Annoyance Charge In July
Yale Yurman of Valencia is expected to start trial in July on child annoyance charges. He faces a maximum of life in prison if he's convicted
Read More »Valencia Man Still Behind Bars On Child Annoyance Charges
A Valencia man who's a registered sex offender accused of child annoyance will be back in court in September for his preliminary hearing
Read More »