An infant was sent to the hospital Saturday after an alleged child abuse call in Stevenson Ranch, officials said. Around 3:20 p.m. Saturday, emergency responders received a call for a medical emergency at a hotel in Stevenson Ranch, on the 25300 block of The Old Road, according to Cheryl Sims, dispatch supervisor with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “We ...

A mother was arrested Monday on felony child cruelty charges after her 3-month-old child was allegedly found near narcotics, officials said. On Monday around 6 p.m., deputies responded to a call for service on the 17000 block of Danielson Street in Canyon Country, said Deputy Natalie Arriaga, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. When deputies arrived on scene, ...

A man was arrested on felony child endangerment charges Sunday morning after he was allegedly driving drunk with his 6-year-old son in the vehicle, officials said. On Sunday just before 4 a.m., officers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall Area Office conducted an enforcement stop on a black Mercedes on the southbound 14 Freeway near Golden Valley Road for ...

A Bakersfield man is facing multiple felonies including child endangerment and his second felony DUI after driving intoxicated on the 5 Freeway in Valencia early Sunday morning, officials said. On Sunday morning around 1 a.m., officers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall Area Office observed an individual exceeding the speed limit on the 5 Freeway near McBean Parkway, said ...

A wanted Val Verde man was arrested Thursday on multiple felonies including assault with a deadly weapon after he allegedly threatened an individual with a firearm on the Fourth of July, officials said. On Thursday, Career Offenders, Burglary, Robbery and Assault (COBRA) detectives teamed up with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Special Enforcement Bureau to serve a warrant on ...

A mother was charged with child cruelty Tuesday after she allegedly was driving with a toddler on her lap and a 5-year-old in the backseat while over three times the legal limit for blood-alcohol content, officials said. At around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, deputies were flagged down on Stillmore Street near Whites Canyon Road by a citizen who witnessed an individual ...

A mother who was arrested in April for intentionally crashing into another vehicle with three children inside had her felony child endangerment charges declined and is facing two misdemeanors, officials said Wednesday. Sandra Rivota, 38, of Palmdale, was arrested on Saturday, April 25 for allegedly intentionally driving her vehicle into the victim’s vehicle, which was parked in his driveway, causing ...

A mother was arrested for felony child endangerment Saturday after reportedly crashing into another vehicle on purpose with three children inside, officials said. Sandra Rivota, 38, of Palmdale, was arrested on Saturday for allegedly intentionally driving her vehicle into the victim’s vehicle, which was parked in his driveway, causing damage, according to Shirley Miller, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley ...

A Santa Clarita mother has been charged with felony child endangerment and DUI after a Sand Canyon crash sent three people to the hospital Sunday, including her 4-year-old child, officials said.  Christina Mercado, 40, of Santa Clarita, was arrested and charged with child endangerment and DUI, both felonies, said Shirley Miller, spokesperson with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.  “Everything ...

A mother was arrested on felony child endangerment charges after leaving her child alone in a vehicle while shopping at the mall on Christmas Eve allegedly under the influence of a controlled substance, officials said. Deputies responded to the Westfield Valencia Town Center parking lot around 12 p.m. on Tuesday regarding a vehicle collision, according to Shirley Miller, spokesperson for ...