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CHP Newhall To Conduct Freeway Escorts On Grapevine After Snowfall

The California Highway Patrol Newhall Office is escorting drivers through the Grapevine after it was shut down completely due to snow. CHP units from the Fort Tejon and Newhall areas are conducting escorts through the Grapevine as the roadway reopens after snowy conditions led to a closure. “Road conditions are still very wet,” CHP officials said. “Do not attempt to ...

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CHP To Conduct DUI Checkpoint Labor Day Weekend

Officers with the California Highway Patrol, (CHP) Newhall Area Office are set to conduct a DUI checkpoint in the unincorporated area of Los Angeles County this Labor Day weekend.  The DUI checkpoint is scheduled to begin Friday around 8 p.m. and conclude at approximately 2 a.m. Saturday, said Officer Josh Greengard, spokesperson for the CHP Newhall Area Office. “The location ...

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SCV Deputies Recognize National Police Week In Washington D.C.

To kick off National Police Week, Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies participated in National Peace Officer Memorial Day events in Washington D.C. to remember fallen deputies. On Sunday, deputies from Santa Clarita commemorated law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty in events including a candlelight vigil in Washington D.C. for National Peace Officer Memorial Day, ...

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Four CHP Officers Killed In Deadly ‘Newhall Incident’ Remembered 52 Years Later

The California Highway Patrol Newhall office, along with all CHP officers and other law enforcement members, remember four of their brothers killed during the infamous “Newhall Incident” 52 years ago this week. On April 5, 1970, shortly before midnight, Walt Frago, Roger Gore, James Pence and George Alleyn were killed by Bobby Augusta Davis and Jack Twinning, a pair of ...

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CHP Organized Retail Crime Task Force Makes Multiple Arrests

The California Highway Patrol’s (CHP) Southern Division Organized Retail Crime Task Force (ORCTF), which also serves the Santa Clarita Valley through the Newhall Area Station, announced Friday the arrest of nine people and the recovery of nearly $200,000  in stolen merchandise and cash. The arrests are the result of a three-month investigation by the ORCTF into an organization known as ...

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Newhall CHP Arrest Driver On DUI, Weapons Charges

Two handguns, 17 rounds, and a CVS pill bottle lay on a green mat with measurments on it to display their sizes.

Officers from the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall area office arrested a drunk driver for driving under the influence and weapons charges this week. “Freeway Service Patrol was called to the scene of a driver unconscious behind the wheel,” reads an official social media post from CHP Newhall.  “They responded and located the driver asleep and heavily intoxicated behind the ...

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Containment Set Up After 5 Freeway Pursuit Ends Near Gorman

5 Freeway Sign

California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers are searching for two stolen vehicle suspects that fled on foot after a 5 Freeway pursuit ended near Gorman Friday afternoon.  Around 2:30 p.m., Bakersfield CHP officers initiated a pursuit on a silver Honda Civic on the southbound I-5 Freeway, said Officer Josh Greengard, a spokesperson for the CHP Newhall Area Office.  After speeding down ...

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Over 40 Citations Issued For Speeding On San Francisquito Canyon Road, One Reaching 111 MPH

CHP Speeding California Highway Patrol

Over 40 citations were issued for speeding on San Francisquito Canyon Road Wednesday morning, with one driver clocked at 111 miles per hour, officials said. California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall officers were on San Francisquito Canyon Road during the morning commute hours on Wednesday, according to Officer Josh Greengard, spokesperson for the office. In five hours, officers wrote a total ...

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‘Don’t Be A Roadrunner:’ CHP Newhall Issues Nearly 50 Speeding Citations In Four Hours

Soledad Canyon Speeding Ticket Santa Clarita

Officials with the California Highway Patrol Newhall Office issued nearly 50 citations for speeding over a four-hour period early Wednesday morning. If anyone was watching Sierra Highway yesterday, we had officers out there from 4am to 8am. They issued 47 citations… Posted by CHP – Newhall on Thursday, September 10, 2020   Between 4 a.m. and 8 a.m. Wednesday, CHP Newhall ...

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One Arrested After High-Speed Motorcycle Pursuit On 5 Freeway

One person was taken into custody Saturday morning after allegedly leading officers with the California Highway Patrol on a high-speed motorcycle pursuit on the I-5 Freeway. At around 10:15 a.m., officers with the California Highway Patrol Newhall Office attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a motorcyclist on the southbound 5 Freeway near Highway 126. “Initially it came back as ...

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