With over 25 arrests over the weekend in Santa Clarita, some of the most notable arrests were for rape and child abduction. Alexandro Martinez, 28, of Canyon Country, was arrested on Friday for allegedly raping an unconscious individual. Martinez is currently being held on a $100,000 bail. Across town, 41-year-old Brian Powers was taken into custody for allegedly abducting a ...

Officials confirmed that law enforcement is investigating after a man allegedly exposed himself to two female Hart District students Thursday near Canyon High School.    Law enforcement is investigating a report of a man driving a silver Toyota Corolla who exposed himself to two female students near Canyon High School, Hart District officials said in an email to parents. “Law enforcement ...

A high-speed pursuit suspect was taken into custody Tuesday evening after they crashed south of Santa Clarita. Around 9:20 p.m. Tuesday, California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers observed a 2006 Infiniti sedan speeding on the southbound 14 Freeway near Via Princessa, said Officer Josh Greengard, spokesperson for the CHP Newhall Area Office.  “Officers observed the Infiniti speeding and attempted to make ...

A alleged domestic violence suspect was taken into custody after a brief Canyon Country pursuit Wednesday afternoon. Around 12:50 p.m. Wednesday, deputies received reports of a domestic violence call in the 18000 block of Mandan Street in Canyon Country. Responding deputies located the suspect on Soledad Canyon Road near Shangri-La Drive, according to officials. When deputies attempted to make an ...

A majority of Labor Day weekend arrests were Santa Clarita residents.  Over the holiday weekend, deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff Station and officers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) made 11 arrests with deputies making seven of them, according to the weekend arrest logs.  Out of the 11 arrests, four of them were misdemeanors, all of which were ...

Deputies recovered a firearm after multiple shots were fired at the Best Western Hotel in Valencia Monday evening. Around 6 p.m. Monday, deputies received reports of shots fired at the Best Western Hotel in the 27000 block of Wayne Mills Place in Valencia, said Deputy Robert Jensen, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. When deputies arrived, they located ...

Academy of the Canyons was temporarily put on soft lockdown Monday morning as a crime suspect was taken into custody nearby. At about 8:45 a.m. Monday, a felony crime suspect was taken into custody at gunpoint by deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station after a traffic stop traveled into the parking lot of the College of the Canyons ...

A Canyon Country man was arrested for elder abuse Monday after he allegedly assaulted his friend. Around 11:50 a.m. Monday, a man entered the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station lobby to report elder abuse, said Robert Jensen, a spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. “The responding deputy immediately recognized several traumatic injuries to the man, including strangulation marks ...

A Canyon Country man was arrested Sunday after he allegedly threw a bat at a woman’s car during a verbal argument. Around 8 p.m. Sunday, deputies received reports of a man swinging a bat on the 27500 block of Sierra Highway in Canyon Country, said Deputy Robert Jensen, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. “Less than 5 minutes ...

Detectives from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station are seeking information that could lead to the whereabouts of two grand theft suspects who stole from Valencia last month. On Saturday, June 22,  two adult suspects, one male and one female, stole a victim’s white 2019 Toyota Tacoma tailgate and loaded it into the suspects’ vehicle. The suspects were seen driving ...