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Drugs, Alcohol Charges Make Up Over 70 Percent Of Santa Clarita Weekend Arrests

Over 70 percent of the reported Santa Clarita arrests over the weekend were related to drugs and alcohol charges.

Over the weekend, 31 arrests were reported by the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station and California Highway Patrol Newhall Area Office, according to weekend arrest logs.

23 of the 31 arrests, 74 percent, were charges related to drugs and alcohol. 13 of the drug/alcohol charges were reported as drivers under the influence of drugs, alcohol or both. Eight of those 32 arrests were reported as possession of a controlled substance or narcotics, one of which was a charge of possession while in jail.

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Out of the 31 total reported arrests, 17 arrested individuals were residents outside of Santa Clarita, including people from Compton, Lakeport City and Bakersfield, California.

Not included in that count were two transient individuals, who were both charged with possession of a controlled substance.

Eight of the weekend arrests were felonies out of 31 total arrests. One of these arrests was a Valencia resident, charged with corporal injury to a spouse or cohabitant, with a bail set at $50,000.


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Drugs, Alcohol Charges Make Up Over 70 Percent Of Santa Clarita Weekend Arrests

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About David Melnarik

David Melnarik was born and raised in Santa Clarita, graduating from Hart Senior High School in 2014. David is currently a Video and News intern at KHTS with plans to complete his Associates Degree of Arts in filmmaking at College of the Canyons in Spring 2019.