Officials with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) are seeking the public’s help identifying a person of interest who allegedly assaulted a woman in Stevenson Ranch.  Just after 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, CHP dispatchers broadcasted a highway violence incident in the Stevenson Ranch area, according to officials with the CHP Newhall Area Office.   “The female victim drove to her residence and then ...

A violent roadway incident on southbound Interstate 5 near Castaic ended with a suspect taken into custody Tuesday afternoon, according to the California Highway Patrol Newhall Area. On New Year’s Eve around 3:14 p.m., CHP Newhall Area units received reports of a violent road rage incident on southbound I-5 near Castaic.  “The suspect in the highway violence was making hand ...

A serious head-on crash in the Angeles National Forest late Sunday night sent at least two people to the hospital and led first responders to discover a cache of weapons in a car.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Austin Dave (@austindave_) The crash happened around 10:21 p.m. along San Francisquito Canyon Road, just north ...

A man found dead inside a vehicle stopped along the right shoulder of the 5 Freeway near Smokey Bear Road on Saturday morning has been identified. Jose Montoya, 34, transient, has been identified as the person pronounced dead Saturday, according to the County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner’s Office. The incident began around 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 29, when the ...

A juvenile riding an E-motorcycle was arrested and one is at large after allegedly leading the California Highway Patrol on a pursuit in Stevenson Ranch Wednesday evening. Around 5 p.m. Wednesday, a CHP Newhall motorcycle officer attempted to stop two juveniles on  E-motorcycles on The Old Road near Stevenson Ranch Parkway in Stevenson Ranch, said Officer Carlos Burgos-Lopez, spokesperson for ...

A 17-year-old alleged sexual assault suspect was taken into custody Tuesday morning after a high-speed pursuit ended in a rollover crash on the 14 Freeway in Agua Dulce, according to California Highway Patrol (CHP) officials. Around 7:39 a.m., a CHP Newhall Area unit spotted a silver Hyundai sedan, reported as an outstanding stolen vehicle, speeding at more than 90 mph ...

The California Highway Patrol today announced more than $35 million in grant funding to 148 California law enforcement agencies, crime laboratories, local government agencies and nonprofit organizations to help address the dangers of driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. “As the legal cannabis market continues to grow, so do the state’s efforts to ensure Californians are recreating responsibly. ...

A man was arrested Wednesday afternoon for allegedly driving over 100 miles-per-hour recklessly on the southbound 14 freeway.  Around 12:18 p.m., California Highway Patrol Newhall Area units received reports of man driving recklessly traveling southbound on State Route (SR) 14 near Vasquez Rocks, according to Officer Carlos Burgos-Lopez from CHP. CHP units located the suspected vehicle around 12:25 p.m. which ...

A Lancaster woman was arrested Tuesday, after she was allegedly driving over 100 mph on the 14 Freeway with a unrestrained child as a passenger. Around 3:10 p.m. Tuesday, a California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall Area Unit observed a black Hyundai Elantra traveling southbound on the 14 Freeway near Agua Dulce in excess of 100 mph, said Carlos Burgos-Lopez, spokesperson ...

A Thursday night high-speed pursuit in the Santa Clarita Valley ended with the suspect running from their car, according to Officer Carlos Burgos-Lopez, Spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall Area Office. On Thursday at approximately 9:32 p.m., CHP Officers initiated a pursuit of a 2023 Chevrolet Malibu for speeding and weaving on the southbound SR-14, near San Fernando ...