Felony arrests made up approximately thirty percent of the 20 bookings logged this weekend, a rise in arrests compared to last weekend’s 14.
Between Jan. 28 and Jan. 30, 20 total arrests were logged by deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station and officers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall Area Office compared to last weekend’s 14, and 6 were reported as felonies.
The felonies included one arrest for corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant, two arrests for grand theft of money or property over $400 and one for taking a vehicle without owner’s consent, according to booking logs.
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Of the other felony arrests, one was for carrying a concealed weapon on person and another one was for vandalism with a loss valued greater than or equal to $400, according to arrest logs.
More than half of the total bookings logged by law enforcement officials were drug or alcohol-related, with 11 in total according to officials.
Out of the 11 drug and alcohol-related arrests, eight were reported as driving- under- the- influence (DUI) arrests, according to booking logs.
Of the other three bookings for drugs or alcohol, two were for possession of a controlled substance and one was for possession of a narcotic controlled substance, according to arrest logs.
Some other notable arrests this weekend included one for a reported battery and shoplifting after a prior conviction, according to logs.
Nine of the weekend’s 20 arrests were of individuals from addresses outside of the Santa Clarita Valley, some as far away as Bakersfield, according to officials.
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