A Santa Clarita man stabbed himself in the neck after locking himself inside an SUV during a tense, hours-long standoff with authorities in Canyon Country Saturday night. The incident happened after a hit-and-run crash on the northbound 5 Freeway near San Fernando Mission Road just after 6:20 p.m., when a gray Mercedes-Benz SUV collided with another vehicle and fled the ...

The Santa Clarita Valley saw 45 arrests over the first weekend of April, with a large portion tied to driving under the influence and drug-related offenses. Between Friday, April 3, and Sunday, April 5, 45 arrests were made by deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station and officers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall Area Office. Some of ...

Millions of dollars in stolen merchandise have been recovered after Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department detectives dismantled a major cargo theft operation spanning three counties. From December 2025 through February 2026, LASD’s Major Crimes Bureau Cargo Criminal Apprehension Team carried out 13 search warrants across Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties as part of what officials described as “an ...

Detectives say there could be more victims as they continue investigating a Castaic after-school worker at the Boys & Girls Club of the Santa Clarita Valley accused of sexually assaulting a minor, and are urging the public to come forward. KHTS first reported Tuesday on the arrest of 32-year-old Elizabeth Elizarraraz. Since then, the case has moved forward, with prosecutors ...

A Santa Clarita Valley man was arrested Tuesday for attempted murder after he allegedly attempted to slit his girlfriend’s throat. At around 1 a.m. Tuesday, a domestic dispute allegedly took place between the suspect, a 32-year-old Santa Clarita man and his 31-year-old girlfriend at a residence in the 1800 block of Yosemite Avenue in Simi Valley, according to the Simi ...

Arrests in the Santa Clarita Valley increased again marginally over the weekend, with local law enforcement reporting 40 arrests. Between March 13 and March 15, 40 arrests were reported, compared to 34 during the previous reporting period. The majority of arrests made by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Santa Clarita Valley Station and California Highway Patrol Newhall Area Office ...

A welfare check in Santa Clarita led to a narcotics arrest after deputies discovered nearly a kilogram of suspected cocaine inside a vehicle. Deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station recently responded to the intersection of Bouquet Canyon Road and Plum Canyon Road after receiving a report of a man passed out in a vehicle. When deputies arrived, they ...

UPDATE: A barricaded, armed suspect inside of a Saugus home surrendered to law enforcement on Wednesday with school lockdowns being lifted. Around 9 a.m. Wednesday, first responders received reports of a mental health emergency on the 22600 block of Pamplico Drive in Saugus. When deputies arrived on scene, they reported that at least one shot was fired at an unoccupied ...

Law enforcement reported 25 total arrests across the Santa Clarita Valley this last weekend. Between Friday, Feb. 27, and Sunday, March 2, 25 arrsets were made in the Santa Clarita Valley by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Santa Clarita Valley Station, and California Highway Patrol, Newhall Area Office. Of those arrests, 10 were felonies, and 15 were misdemeanors, according ...

A Santa Clarita man was arrested for theft Tuesday night after deputies say he tried to leave a Valencia store with more than $1,600 worth of beauty products without paying. On Feb. 27, deputies responded to a business on the 24400 block of Magic Mountain Parkway after reports of a theft in progress. Officials say the suspect allegedly filled personal ...