The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors was scheduled to consider a plan to combat overcrowding in county jails through “decarceration,” or the release of some incarcerated inmates, to the concern of the public. The proposal, submitted by Supervisors Lindsey Horvath and Hilda Solis, would “declare the state of mental health services and overcrowding in the Los Angeles County jails ...

Two suspects are wanted for allegedly stealing credit cards from a vehicle and using them at multiple locations in the city of Palmdale in January, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s officials announced Thursday. The two men are suspected of taking two credit cards out of the victim’s unlocked car and attempting to use them at various locations, according to officials with ...

Saugus High School was put on a brief “soft lockdown” after reports of a shooting Friday, however, no evidence of a shooting has been found. Around 1:20 p.m. Friday, the Santa Clarita Sheriff’s Station received a call for service reporting four students with possible gunshot wounds at Saugus High School, according to SCV Sheriff’s Station officials. “Deputies are currently still ...

A Lancaster man was arrested when he came to collect his lost wallet – and the two fake identification cards inside – from the Santa Clarita Valley Station earlier this month. Near the beginning of the month, a good Samaritan turned in a lost wallet to the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, said Deputy Natalie Arriaga, spokesperson for the SCV ...

Two wanted burglary suspects who stole a diamond ring earlier this month, were located after being arrested by Burbank police officers on an unrelated crime.  Around 11:30 a.m. Sunday, March 12, deputies received reports of a theft at Kohl’s on the 19300 block of Golden Valley Road, said Deputy Natalie Arriaga, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.   “The ...

A man was arrested and released on a citation after he was allegedly “pleasuring himself” near a group of people at the Valencia Westfield Town Center Mall Sunday.  Around 2 a.m. Sunday, deputies received reports of an indecent exposure call at the Valencia Westfield Town Center Mall on the  24300 block of Town Center Drive in Valencia, said Deputy Natalie ...

Deputies are investigating a robbery after four juveniles allegedly stole multiple cell phones from the Stevenson Ranch AT&T store Monday. On Monday around 3:15 p.m. a call was received regarding a robbery that occurred at the AT&T Store located on the 24943 block of Pico Canyon Road, Stevenson Ranch, according to Deputy Natalie Arriaga, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley ...

A burglary suspect was arrested on Friday after he allegedly stole items from Goodwill in Stevenson Ranch  On Friday around 3:45 a.m.,  a call was received regarding a burglary at the Goodwill located on the 24800 block of Pico Canyon Road, Stevenson Ranch, according to Deputy Natalie Arriaga, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.  “It was reported a ...

A majority of the suspects arrested by Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s deputies and California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers over the weekend were not residents of the city, coming from different nearby valleys.  Out of the 18 suspects booked into the SCV Sheriff’s station this weekend, 10 of those people have home addresses listed to be in other cities including Inglewood, ...

A Taft man was arrested on a slew of felonies after deputies located him sitting on a stolen motorcycle Tuesday morning in Newhall. Around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, deputies with the Juvenile Intervention Team (J-Team) were patrolling the 24000 block of Newhall Avenue when they identified a stolen motorcycle parked at the location, said Deputy Natalie Arriaga, spokesperson for the Santa ...