With the advent of online shopping and its increasing popularity over the past few years, there has been an increase in a new type of crime — porch pirateering — and Sheriff’s officials are offering tips to avoid becoming a victim  Almost every business now offers shipping nationwide and worldwide, not to mention the king of it all- Amazon. Ordering ...

Detectives with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Major Crimes Bureau are seeking to locate two Santa Clarita foster children who were forcefully abducted by their biological mother on Thursday.  Around 5:25 p.m. Thursday, the Santa Clarita foster mother was in the process of taking her two children to a doctor’s appointment at Olive View Medical Center at 14445 Olive ...

In partnership with the City of Santa Clarita and the Community and Law Enforcement Aware Response (CLEAR) Initiative, the SCV Sheriff offers a database where residents of Santa Clarita can register themselves or family members with special needs.  When a parent, child or friend wanders away or is in the middle of a crisis, loved ones worry about their safety, ...

In honor of Child Abuse Awareness Month, the Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva is slated to host a community conversation on April 20, alongside other law enforcement partners. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s (LASD) Alex Villanueva plans to host a community conversation, alongside several other law enforcement partners, on the topic of Child Abuse Awareness Month. Officials with ...

The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station is slated to host a free catalytic converter etching event in partnership with Reeves Complete Auto Repair next Thursday to help protect Santa Clarita Valley residents from recent catalytic converter thefts. To address recent catalytic converter thefts, Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station has scheduled a free catalytic converter etching event in collaboration with Reeves ...

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva discussed the end-of-the-year summary of the department’s COVID-19 response, as well as the pandemic’s impact on crime. Villanueva spoke Wednesday on the steps of the Hall of Justice at the beginning of the new year to provide the community with year-end statistics of the virus in Los Angeles County. Pandemic Response In response to ...

Two people were arrested after deputies responded to reports of a stolen vehicle Saturday morning, officials said   “Deputies received a report of a stolen vehicle and acted quickly after learning the vehicle had GPS recovery,” said Deputy Natalie Arriaga, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff Station. “Within 30 minutes, deputies were able to locate and recover the vehicle.” ...

Tuesday afternoon, deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle, which led to the finding of a “stack of mail” and methamphetamine. The vehicle was originally stopped for a vehicle code violation. Upon further investigation, deputies found the driver in possession of potentially stolen mail.  “Around 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, deputies patrolling near ...

A deputy patrolling on The Old Road in Stevenson Ranch arrested two people on multiple narcotics charges Thursday morning.  At around 11:30 a.m. Thursday, a deputy with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station was patrolling along The Old Road in Stevenson Ranch when they found a car with an expired registration. “(The deputy) came across a vehicle in a parking ...

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva and Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station Captain Justin Diez are set to host a virtual town hall meeting in June.  Santa Clarita residents are invited to attend the virtual meeting and discuss concerns and ask questions with Diez and Villanueva, according to officials.  Topics discussed in previous Town Hall meetings have included:  Concealed carry ...