Detectives with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Special Victims Bureau are seeking additional victims of a Palmdale man arrested on suspicion of at least two rapes, including in Stevenson Ranch. Luis Humberto Chinchilla Mejia, 41, of Palmdale, was arrested last Friday in connection with a March 3, 2024, rape in Palmdale, Sgt. Joseph Mesa of the Los Angeles County ...

A Canyon Country father was arrested Friday for alleged child endangerment after the other parent of his child reportedly discovered him drunk while he was supposed to be providing childcare. On Friday, June 13, a deputy with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station responded to a domestic disturbance call in the 28200 block of Sierra Cross Avenue, in Canyon Country, ...

A man was arrested last week on several felony and misdemeanor charges after he allegedly ran into traffic in front of a Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s deputy’s patrol vehicle while holding an open beer in Canyon Country. On June 4, a man ran into traffic on Lost Canyon Road, directly in front of a SCV Sheriff’s Deputy’s patrol car, according ...

Over the weekend, California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers made two child endangerment arrests connected to parents allegedly driving while under the influence. Around 7:15 p.m. Friday, CHP officers conducted a traffic stop on a BMW on the southbound 14 Freeway near Soledad Canyon Road in Canyon Country, said officer Carlos Burgos-Lopez, spokesperson for the CHP Newhall Area Office. During the ...

Over the three-day Memorial Day weekend, law enforcement made several DUI and child endangerment arrests. Between Friday, May 23 and Monday, May 26, 43 arrests were made by deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station and officers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall Area Office. Some of the notable arrests over the weekend included two fathers, one from ...

Santa Clarita Sheriff Deputies stopped a vehicle Tuesday afternoon on the northbound 5 Freeway after it was reportedly linked to a shooting.  The felony traffic stop happened around 4:20 p.m. near Lake Hughes Road in Castaic, according to Sergeant Muralles with the Santa Clarita Sheriff’s Station. The vehicle pulled over once enough deputies were in place to safely conduct the ...

A Panorama City man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly offering alcohol, drugs and soliciting sex from minors on social media in several communities throughout Southern California, including at least two teens in Santa Clarita. Saul Alfaro, 37, of Panorama City was arrested and booked for enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity, according to the results of a ...

A pedestrian was transported to the hospital after he was struck on the 14 Freeway after experiencing mechanical problems Sunday morning in Agua Dulce. Around 1:15 a.m. Sunday, officers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall Area Office received reports of a crash involving a pedestrian on the 14 Freeway near Agua Dulce Canyon Road in Agua Dulce, said Carlos ...

A suspect was taken into custody on several charges after a routine traffic stop in Canyon Country last week. On Thursday, a deputy proactively patrolling the 16000 block of Delone Street in Canyon Country came across a vehicle with expired registration, said Deputy Robert Jensen, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.  “We know expired registration is boring, right? ...

A man was arrested for an alleged DUI crash and subsequently smashing the front windshield of the victim’s vehicle on Tuesday night in Stevenson Ranch.  At around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, officers were informed about a traffic collision in Stevenson Ranch involving an individual suspected of driving under the influence, according to California Highway Patrol (CHP) Officer Josh Greengard.  “Officers located ...