The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department issued a statement Thursday regarding alleged Iranian aspirations to launch an attack on the West Coast. The statement comes in the wake of news that the FBI reportedly issued a bulletin to California police departments warning of a potential Iranian plot to launch unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) against the U.S. West Coast. The Los ...

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) Missing Persons Detail is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing person from Santa Clarita, Phillip Anthony Sanders. Sanders was last seen on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at approximately 4 p.m., in the city of Santa Clarita, according to the LASD. Sanders is described as a 52-year-old male Black adult, 6’03”, ...

A 42-year-old Saugus man was arrested Tuesday evening after a two-hour standoff at a Santa Clarita home connected to an ongoing poisoning investigation. Around 5 p.m. Tuesday, deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department responded to the 28800 block of Cedar Ridge Court after learning that a man suspected of poisoning his housemates had returned to the residence, according ...

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has issued a statement that a power outage affecting a third-party telecommunications provider disrupted Los Angeles County 9-1-1 service Thursday night through Friday morning. At approximately 3 a.m. Friday, Feb. 20, the Vesta System, a third-party public safety call-handling platform, began coming back online. At approximately 7:20 a.m., 9-1-1 service was fully restored at ...

The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station has issued a Scam Alert about “fake” phone calls to residents in the Santa Clarita Valley. “Our dispatch has received multiple calls from residents reporting phone calls from individuals claiming to be from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station,” said SCV Sheriff’s Station officials. “The callers falsely claim that the recipient failed to appear ...

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) is asking for the public’s help in locating missing person Austin Boyd Kirby, a Spokane County, Washington resident who was last seen in Castaic, California. He is a 31-year-old White adult who was last seen in Castaic between January 19, 2026, and January 20, 2026. He may be trying to return home to ...

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) Missing Persons Detail is asking for the public’s help in locating At-Risk Missing Person Sergio Moises Centeno. Centeno was last seen on January 10, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. on the 28000 block of Hillfield Lane, in the city of Canyon Country. Centeno is described as a 39-year-old male Hispanic adult, 5’05”, 160 lbs., ...

In 2025, the Department made substantial progress in public safety, accountability, operational improvements, employee wellness, and technology modernization, all while managing unprecedented operational demands such as the wildfire natural disaster and major public demonstrations.  These achievements reflect the collective leadership, direction, and management of the Department’s Executive Staff, but most importantly the professionalism, resilience, and dedication of the men and ...

The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department is seeking assistance from the public in locating a missing 26-year-old Santa Clarita man. The man – Drew Barrick Russell – is identified as a white male weighing 5’10”, 160 pounds with brown hair and green eyes. He was last seen wearing a button-down shirt, light-colored pants and a silver cross chain. Russell was last ...

Santa Clarita residents should expect to be pulled over if they are suspected of driving under the influence, as the Los Angeles COunty Sheriff’s Department reminds residents about the dangers of drunk driving with the holiday parties looming around the corner. In 2023 alone, about 12,429 drivers lost their lives in alcohol-impaired incidents that could have been prevented by taking ...