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The number of arrests reported over the weekend in the Santa Clarita Valley increased by nearly 20 percent compared to the previous weekend, officials said.
Between Friday, Dec. 13 and Sunday, Dec. 15, officials with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station and the California Highway Patrol Newhall Area Office reportedly made 34 arrests in the Santa Clarita Valley, according to weekend arrest records.
Of those arrests, slightly more than half were related to drug and alcohol charges, with 11 instances of possession of a controlled substance reported, six reported incidents of DUI, one reported arrest for being under the influence of a controlled substance, and one reported instance of possession of drug paraphernalia, according to booking logs.
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This represents a roughly 27 percent increase in reported drug- and alcohol-related arrests compared to the previous weekend. Additionally, the total number of arrests reported increased by roughly 17 percent compared to the prior weekend, according to officials.
Nine of the arrests were made for people who reported having home addresses outside of the Santa Clarita Valley, while three of the arrests were for individuals who were reportedly homeless.
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Our crime rate will continue to grow if we don’t get someone to steer the ship at the Sheriffs department. The new building will certainly be nice but it is not going to help to control what is going on in this SCV. Reckless driving, Speeding, cell phone use, zero courtesy by more folks up here without any concern for others. Where are all the motor Officers we heard about some time back. The only ones I see are the ones on their way home for lunch. Soccer moms flipping other drivers off while they speed to get the kids to school. I could go on for hours but it seems useless. This valley will be the other valley before too long if we don’t get some real law enforcement trained and tell them how the cow eats the cabbage. Even in this traffic mess this am on the 14 drivers got hostile because another driver needed to be allowed into a moving lane. So the BMW blew the horn and flipped the bird because the other driver had arm and signal on to no avail.
I agree 100% in regards to the SCV needing traffic enforcement units the 2 or 3 motorcycle cops who make a showing that seems to last a couple weeks then poof disappear just dont cut it there needs to be a serious showing of presence and force for as long as it takes.
In addition SCV CITY PLANNERS & THE POWERS THAT BE STOP BUILDING NEW HOMES. or come up with a mirical driving/road solution angry aggressive drivers because you made them that way
Golden Valley Road, Rye Canyon, Newhall Ranch Road, Soledad Canyon, and parts of Sierra Hwy not patrolled by CHP have LASD motor units patrolling on a daily basis. I see them all the time…
Property owners (aka Developers) have the legal right to develop their property so long as it meets the zoning requirement.
More tickets/enforcement towards cell phone & impeding drivers!!
All of our streets/highways are overcrowded already, so the Liberals give driver licenses to Illegal Aliens who often drive too slow, don’t follow driving laws & and are told to LE not to give tickets !!!