Detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department are seeking information to solve the December 2022 murder of a mother of two whose burning body was found in Bakersfield. At about 4:58 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022, 27-year-old Karla Terron’s burning body was found dead on southbound State Route 99 at the Hosking Road off-ramp in Bakersfield, more than 110 ...

A Park City, Utah resident was sentenced to prison for wire fraud after deceiving investors in a fraudulent scheme involving a fake brewery and restaurant supposedly to be built in Santa Clarita. Timothy Andrew Nemeckay, 64, of Park City, Utah, was sentenced on July 10 to 12 months and one day imprisonment, and 24 months supervised release. In September 2023, ...

Detectives from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station are seeking information leading to the identification of a repeat shoplifter. On two separate occasions, an adult male suspect stole bottles of alcohol totaling approximately $500.00 from a local Santa Clarita business, according to the SCV Sheriff’s Station. The location and name of the business were not revealed. On Saturday, June 22, ...

A Newhall man was arrested over the weekend after he allegedly sexually assaulted a young girl and her adult mother. On Saturday, detectives with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Special Victims Bureau arrested Quirino Romano, 68, from Newhall, for sexual battery allegations against a minor and an adult woman, said Sgt. Joseph Mesa, with the Special Victims Bureau. “The ...

One person was transported to the hospital Friday afternoon after a domestic violence suspect fled from deputies in Canyon Country. At about 12:20 p.m. Friday, deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station became involved in a short foot pursuit with a domestic violence suspect at the intersection of Sierra Highway and Soledad Canyon Road in Canyon Country. Deputies soon ...

A suspect is in custody after a shooting was reported at an apartment complex in Canyon Country early Friday morning. At  12:50 a.m. Friday, deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station responded to the 27500 block of Soledad Canyon Road regarding a “shots fired” call for service, according to Deputy Robert Jensen, spokesperson for the SCV Station. “Multiple 911 ...

A Newhall man who committed a gang-related shooting in 2019 was arrested Wednesday for murder, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Omar Garcia Ramirez, 24, of Newhall, was arrested Wednesday on murder charges and booked at the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station jail, where bail was set at $3.3 million, according to arrest records. Officials from the SCV ...

A Canyon Country man who led CHP on a miles-long high-speed pursuit from Santa Clarita to Agua Dulce and back on Tuesday was arrested on charges of felony evasion. At about 7:32 a.m. Tuesday, California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers were conducting a Speed Enforcement detail on San Francisquito Canyon Road when they noticed a motorcyclist traveling at a high rate ...

A motorcyclist led law enforcement officers on a high-speed pursuit from Santa Clarita to Acton and back Tuesday morning. The motorcyclist drove at speeds of up to 120 mph during the chase with California Highway Patrol officers, leading them from Santa Clarita to Acton-Agua Dulce, and then back down to Saugus. Around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, the motorcyclist eventually stopped at ...

In a brazen daytime “catnapping,” a female suspect walked into a Valencia store and stole one of the owner’s pet kittens on Thursday. Bulldog Liquidators Valencia staff were horrified Thursday to discover that a thief had stolen one of their pet kittens, a small gray tabby named Milo, in broad daylight. In a CCTV video posted to social media, a ...