Detectives with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station are offering tips to residents to avoid being the victim of an ATM scam. Detectives have been receiving reports of ATM skimmers being discovered at different locations in the Santa Clarita Valley, according to a Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station Facebook post. “ATM skimmers are credit and debit card readers hidden within ...

Officials with the Santa Clarita Valley’s Sheriff’s Station released a statement Friday which defined domestic abuse and provided resources for victim support in Santa Clarita. Domestic violence is defined as a form of battery committed by a spouse, a person with whom the victim is living with, a person who is the parent of the victim’s child, former spouse, fiancé, ...

In honor of Child Abuse Awareness Month, the Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva is slated to host a community conversation on April 20, alongside other law enforcement partners. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s (LASD) Alex Villanueva plans to host a community conversation, alongside several other law enforcement partners, on the topic of Child Abuse Awareness Month. Officials with ...

Dozens gathered for a procession Saturday morning in honor of Deputy Mike Churney, a deputy with the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department (LASD) Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station who died from a sudden illness at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital earlier this week. Churney collapsed at home and suffered a non-survivable brain aneurysm at the age of 44 on Wednesday, March 17, 2021, ...

As Los Angeles County moves into the red tier of re-opening, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) Parking Enforcement is set to resume handing out citations on April 1.  The LASD is urging drivers to be aware that parking citations are set to be resumed starting in April as coronavirus restrictions adjust to modified state guidelines.  Choosing to temporarily ...

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) is advising Santa Clarita Valley residents to enjoy the big game safely at home this year and avoid drinking and driving. Whether it’s the commercials, halftime show or the game itself, law enforcement officials are cautiously reminding the community that “we are all on the same team when it comes to being safe ...

Officials with the California Department of Justice announced Friday that they have launched a civil rights investigation of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) to determine whether or not the department “engaged in a pattern or practice of unconstitutional policing.” On Friday, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced that he was launching a civil rights investigation of the LASD, ...

As Los Angeles County officials begin the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine, public safety officials are providing residents with tips on how to avoid potential scams. On Sunday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department posted a list of tips to help residents avoid scams associated with the COVID-19 vaccine. “As the COVID-19 virus vaccines begins distributing to Los Angeles County ...

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva discussed the end-of-the-year summary of the department’s COVID-19 response, as well as the pandemic’s impact on crime. Villanueva spoke Wednesday on the steps of the Hall of Justice at the beginning of the new year to provide the community with year-end statistics of the virus in Los Angeles County. Pandemic Response In response to ...

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) announced Wednesday that they are not going to be issuing parking citations in the unincorporated Los Angeles County during the stay-at-home order.      The recent stay at home order issued in early December brought to light once again the need for additional parking across Los Angeles County, according to Sheriff’s officials.  Understanding the needs ...