A kidnapping suspect was arrested in Canyon Country Friday after he allegedly held his girlfriend against her will. Around 7:35 p.m. Friday, California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall Area units received a call of someone possibly being kidnapped on the northbound 5 Freeway near Terra Bella Street in Arleta, said Officer Carlos Burgos-Lopez, spokesperson for the CHP Newhall Area Office. “The ...

A busy weekend of crime in the Santa Clarita Valley culminated in 18 arrests, including a disturbing case of alleged kidnapping with intent to commit rape.  Frank Vielman, a 66-year-old resident of Castaic, was taken into custody Saturday on felony charges of kidnapping with intent to rape after a 9-1-1 call reporting an alleged sexual assault, according to Deputy Robert ...

Detectives from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station are asking for the public’s help to identify the vehicle seen in a social media video where a woman was heard screaming before allegedly being pulled into a van. Investigators are seeking information related to the Santa Clarita incident where a woman was heard screaming for help in a “graphic” video posted ...