The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) plans to dispatch a higher number of officials to look out for traffic violations from Nov. 30 through Dec. 15. Officials are set to look for people driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol in particular. They also plan to search for people driving unsafely during the holidays. “2020 has been a ...

Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, presented on Sunday his personal monthly salary donation to the Youth Activities League (YAL). YAL is a Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station youth after-school program based in Val Verde that provides food, shelter, tutoring, counseling and mentorship for local students. “YAL has been helping to mentor local students in the Val Verde community for years, ...

Both the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) issued statements warning against impaired travel and unsafe driving over the holiday weekend. “Thanksgiving weekend is traditionally one of the busiest travel times of the year,” wrote Commander ​Sarah Richards from the CHP. “Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, traffic may be a bit lighter, but this ...

Criminal enforcement of the California stay-at-home order is the “extreme last resort” by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, officials said Thursday. Governor Gavin Newsom announced a month-long California curfew is set to be put in place starting Saturday for counties in the “purple tier” of the state’s reopening protocol, which includes Los Angeles County. “Since the first Stay-at-Home Order ...

A new statewide initiative encourages drivers to “slow the fast down” and understand the dangers of speeding. Running late for work? Trying to catch the last of a yellow light to cross the intersection? Testing out a new car? This does NOT make it ok to speed. The driver of this Audi was caught driving 103mph. He was issued a ...

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has joined the Office of Traffic Safety and other agencies nationwide in recognizing Nov. 1-8 as Drowsy Driving Prevention Week. With the arrival of Daylight Savings Time, clocks have turned back an hour in Santa Clarita and across the country, which officials say can disrupt sleep patterns and impact one’s ability to drive safely. ...

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors delayed a motion Tuesday that directs county staff to look into how to either impeach or take away some of the responsibilities of Sheriff Alex Villanueva, as well as to explore how to shift the position of Sheriff from an elected one to an appointed one. During their regular meeting Tuesday, the Board ...

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva took to social media Wednesday to respond to a resolution from the Los Angeles County Civilian Oversight Commission (COC) calling for him to “resign immediately.” On Wednesday, Villanueva hosted a Facebook Live in which he addressed a resolution from the COC published on Oct. 15, which states that the Commission “has lost confidence in ...

Two Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies appeared in court Monday on felony charges that they filed false reports and committed perjury relating to traffic stops made in 2016, officials said. Michael Berk, 58, was charged with four counts each of filing a false report and perjury. Justin Fisk, 30, was charged with two counts each of filing a false ...

A Newhall man accused of shooting a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy in 2017 returned to court on Friday. Monolito Guerra, 29, allegedly shot and wounded Deputy Albert White at an apartment complex on Bottletree Lane in Newhall on Nov. 28, 2017, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. On the day of the incident, a woman called ...