Arrests in the Santa Clarita Valley were up Easter weekend compared to the previous weekend. Deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, and officers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall Area Office made 30 arrests, five more from the previous weekend. Some of the notable arrests included 14 DUI, and two bookings for drugs being brought into the ...

A man was arrested Sunday morning after he was allegedly found driving drunk with two juveniles as passengers in Canyon Country. Around 07:20 a.m. Sunday, a California Highway Patrol (CHP) officer conducted a stop on a Honda Accord near Jason Drive and Via Princessa in Canyon Country, said Officer Carlos Burgos-Lopez, spokesperson for the CHP Newhall Area Office. During the ...

A man was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence (DUI) in Santa Clarita after deputies received a report of him yelling at children inside his car while driving. A concerned caller reported seeing the man driving near Cooper Hill Drive and McBean Parkway, stating he appeared to be under the influence while yelling at his kids around 1:36 p.m., ...

For the second straight week, crime resulting in arrests in the Santa Clarita Valley has risen and includes one case of reported rape. Law enforcement was kept busy, with weekend arrests climbing to 39, up from the previous 30 in Santa Clarita the week before. Among the most pressing concerns was a reported rape allegedly committed by a 35-year-old man. ...

A San Fernando man has been arrested for manslaughter and DUI as the driver in a fatal Newhall crash earlier this month. Sean O’Donnell, 44, of San Fernando was arrested for Gross Vehicular Manslaughter and DUI in the death of his passenger in a solo-vehicle crash in Newhall, according to Deputy Robert Jensen, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s ...

The usually quiet streets of Santa Clarita saw a significant uptick in arrests over the weekend, with local authorities reporting a surge from 18 to 45 arrests compared to the previous week.  This dramatic increase highlights a range of criminal activities, from common misdemeanors to serious felonies, keeping law enforcement busy across the Santa Clarita Valley. Nearly half of the ...

A 15-year-old girl was arrested Saturday night for suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol after crashing a vehicle into several parked cars and eventually coming to a rest on the front lawn of a Valencia home. Just before 10:45 p.m. Saturday, emergency responders were called to a vehicle collision on the 28300 block of North Calle Primavera in ...

Over the weekend of Dec. 20-22, deputies from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station and California Highway Patrol Newhall Area Office officers made 22 arrests, a nine-person increase from the previous week.  Among the incidents, four individuals were arrested for driving under the influence, which is the lowest number of DUI drivers in months.  Domestic violence cases also stood out, ...

A Santa Barbara man with multiple previous DUI convictions was arrested early Monday morning after he crashed on Highway 126 while under the influence. Around 2 a.m. Monday, California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers received reports of a crash involving a Grey Mazda Miata on eastbound Highway 126 near Chiquito Canyon Road in Val Verde, said Officer Carlos Burgos-Lopez, spokesperson for ...

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 ...