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Santa Clarita Valley Weekend Arrests Drop

Law enforcement agencies across the Santa Clarita Valley reported a total of 25 arrests over the weekend, marking a decrease from the 40 arrests recorded during the Memorial Day holiday.

Between Friday, May 29, and Sunday, May 31, 25 arrests were made by deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station and officers with the California Highway Patrol Newhall Area Office.

Of the 25 arrests, nine were felony-level charges and 16 were misdemeanors.

Alcohol- and drug-related offenses continued to account for a significant portion of weekend arrests, with 15 bookings , including driving under the influence, possession of controlled substances, and driving on a suspended license related to prior alcohol- or drug-related offenses.

Driving under the influence remained the most common individual arrest category, with 11 people booked on DUI-related charges involving alcohol.

Several felony arrests were also reported over the weekend, including multiple domestic violence-related offenses involving corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant, possession of controlled substances for sale, receiving stolen property, felony vandalism and a parole warrant.

Authorities also made arrests involving child abuse and attempted child cruelty, both felony-level offenses.

Other arrests reported over the weekend included reckless driving, domestic battery and possession of a controlled substance.

Of those arrested, 12 were residents of communities within the Santa Clarita Valley, while 13 listed addresses outside the area.

The total represents a decrease of 15 arrests compared to the 40 arrests reported during the four-day Memorial Day weekend the previous week.


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Santa Clarita Valley Weekend Arrests Drop

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A Santa Clarita native, Jade has spent her whole life involved in community outreach. After graduating from Learning Post High in 2015, she went on to College of the Canyons to pursue a double major in English and Marketing. Jade spent several years as a ballroom dance performer for a local studio and has performed at public and private events throughout Santa Clarita. Over the last two decades she has helped every major non-profit in SCV raise hundreds of thousands of dollars through donating her time and talent to drawing crowds for large events in the Santa Clarita Valley and beyond. Non-profits she has worked with include: SCV Boys & Girls Club, SCV Senior Center, VIA, Single Mothers Outreach, American Legion Post 507, SCV Sheriff’s Foundation, and many more. As KHTS Co-News Director, Jade oversees the KHTS news team, which covers all the latest news impacting Santa Clarita. Jade is also instrumental in reporting on-the-scene local emergencies, covering them on-air and via Facebook Live and YouTube. Another dimension to Jade’s on-air skills and writing are her regular political and celebrity interviews, including her bi-monthly interviews with local politicians and community leaders. Her real passion lies in local history and cold case crime coverage, some of the highlights of her career are collaborating with victims’ families to keep killers behind bars. Along with covering and writing her own news stories, Jade can be heard broadcasting the daily local news every weekday morning and afternoon drive-time twice an hour on KHTS 98.1FM and AM-1220.