Deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station arrested a Massachusetts man for robbery on Sunday after he allegedly threatened employees with a firearm and stole beer.  Deputies responded to a call of a robbery on the 24000 block of Newhall Avenue on Sunday after reports of a man stealing beer and brandishing a firearm at an employee, according to ...

A man was arrested for false imprisonment in Valencia after an alleged fight with his girlfriend Saturday. On Saturday, deputies received a call about false imprisonment following a dispute between a couple on the 23200 block of Brooke Lane in Valencia, according to Deputy Natalie Arriaga, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. “Upon arrival, deputies learned a female ...

A suspected catalytic converter thief and a fugitive were arrested by deputies in Canyon Country Thursday. Deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station stopped a car violating vehicle code near the intersection of Sierra Highway and Linda Vista Street in Canyon Country Thursday, which led to the arrest of a suspected catalytic converter thief, according to Deputy Natalie Arriaga, ...

Los Angeles County District Attorney (LADA) George Gascón, is expected to reverse a policy that informs L.A. County –  and subsequently, Santa Clarita – violent crime victims of their assailant’s parole hearings. Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón is set to disband the Parole Unit, also known as the “Lifer Unit”, which notifies Los Angeles and Santa Clarita victims of ...

A Santa Clarita married couple was arrested during a home probation check last week when it was discovered the couple had stashed more than 600 doses of methamphetamine within reach of their juvenile son.  Around 7:30 a.m. last Wednesday, a married couple was arrested at their home on the 26600 block of Caballeta Drive in Saugus during a probation compliance ...

More than 25 individuals were arrested by Santa Clarita law enforcement over the Fourth of July weekend, a third of which were arrested for driving under the influence.  Between Friday, July 1 through Monday, July 4 during the Fourth of July weekend, deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station and officers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall Area ...

A Fillmore man was arrested Monday for alleged sex crimes against two minors that occurred several years ago in Santa Clarita.  Detectives began investigating the case in 2020, but the sex crimes stemmed as far back as 2013, said Sgt. Joseph Mesa, with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Special Victims Bureau.   “The sex crime occurred in 2013,” Mesa said. “The ...

A Valencia man was arrested Sunday evening after he allegedly threatened another person with a tire iron at a car meet. On Sunday, deputies responded to the 19300 block of Plum Canyon Road in Saugus regarding an assault with a deadly weapon call, said Deputy Liza Melgar, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. “The victim and the suspect ...

A man was arrested after he led California Highway Patrol (CHP) on a pursuit early Sunday morning in Canyon Country, which resulted in the recovery of drugs and a replica firearm. At approximately 12:42 a.m. Sunday, officers with the CHP started a pursuit after attempting to conduct a traffic stop of the suspect’s Toyota Camry on Sierra Highway and Via ...

Crime occurs everywhere, from the high rises of Manhattan to the mean streets of South Central LA. There are of course differences in the number of crimes committed and the types of offenses that occur, depending on the area. Understanding what issues are most common where you live is therefore useful, for several reasons. “The largest increases in violent crime ...