The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station reorganized the zone leader program in response to a countywide mandate, officials said Tuesday. The move came as a result of a county audit showing a one-minute discrepancy in response time between contract cities and unincorporated areas throughout Los Angeles County. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your ...

Forcible rape and grand theft auto cases occupied much of the calendar for Santa Clarita Valley sheriff’s deputies during 2012, but homicide investigators got a bit of a reprieve. Violent crime across the Santa Clarita Valley rose 27.7 percent during 2012 compared to 2011, according to data released Wednesday by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. But while the SCV’s ...