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SCV Weekend Arrests Slightly Decrease

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Over the Saint Patrick’s Day weekend, there was a minimal decrease in arrests. The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station and the California Highway Patrol Newhall Office made 17 arrests, one fewer than the previous week. Surprisingly, the holiday weekend saw only three arrests for DUIs, which is two times less than the average of weekend DUI arrests. Likewise, the amount ...

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65K In Stolen Lululemon Products From Valencia Located, Suspect Arrested 

Five suspects were arrested Monday in the Grapevine after they allegedly stole $65,000 worth of merchandise from the Lululemon in Valencia.  On Monday, five suspects stole approximately 487 items equaling $65,000 in value from the Lululemon store in Valencia, California Highway Patrol “CHP) officials said in a social media post.    “Thanks to the excellent teamwork between Lululemon ORC loss prevention, ...

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CHP Organized Retail Crime Task Force Makes Multiple Arrests

The California Highway Patrol’s (CHP) Southern Division Organized Retail Crime Task Force (ORCTF), which also serves the Santa Clarita Valley through the Newhall Area Station, announced Friday the arrest of nine people and the recovery of nearly $200,000  in stolen merchandise and cash. The arrests are the result of a three-month investigation by the ORCTF into an organization known as ...

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Hollywood Woman Arrested After 14 Freeway Pursuit In Stolen Vehicle

By Sophia Lesseos

A 24-year-old woman was arrested Saturday after she led law enforcement in Santa Clarita on a brief pursuit on the 14 Freeway in a stolen vehicle. Carly Cortez, 24, a transient from the Hollywood area, drew attention from California Highway Patrol when they attempted to stop the vehicle she was driving for a carpool violation near Sand Canyon in Canyon ...

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Santa Clarita CHP Officer Dies From COVID-19 Complications  

Officer Jeremiah Hart

Officers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall Area Office and the Department as a whole are mourning after a 12-year veteran who served the Santa Clarita Valley died Sunday due to complications from COVID-19.  Officer Jeremiah Hart, 44, whose most recent assignment was with the CHP Newhall Area office since July of 2020, died Sunday due to complications with ...

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California Highway Patrol To Conduct Sobriety Checkpoint In Santa Clarita Valley

On Friday, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall Area Office is slated to conduct a sobriety checkpoint in the unincorporated areas of the Santa Clarita Valley, with the location to be announced just prior to the operation. A sobriety checkpoint designed to prevent driving under the influence (DUI) is slated for Friday, organized by CHP Newhall Area Office. “The goal ...

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Drugs, Alcohol Charges Make Up Over 60 Percent Of Weekend Arrests

Louie: Santa Clarita weekend Crime Round-up slider_sheriff's vehicles in background

Over 60 percent of the arrests reported in Santa Clarita over the weekend were charges involving drugs and alcohol. Over the weekend, 38 arrests were reported by the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station and Newhall California Highway Patrol, according to weekend arrest logs. 24 of the 38 arrests, 63 percent, were charges related to drugs and alcohol. 14 of those ...

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Kids For Cops Delivers Pizza To Newhall CHP Station

“Kids For Cops,” a local youth initiative aimed at showing support for local law enforcement and their service to the community, recently delivered pizza to the personnel at the California Highway Patrol Newhall Station. On Thursday, 12-year old Oren Tikosky, along with several other members from the Kids For Cops group, delivered pizza for the personnel at the CHP Newhall ...

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California Highway Patrol Remembers ‘Newhall Incident’ On 50th Anniversary Of Tragedy

The California Highway Patrol Newhall Office, along with all CHP officers and other law enforcement members, remember four of their brothers killed during the “Newhall Incident” 50 years ago. On April 5, shortly before midnight Officers Walt Frago, Roger Gore, James Pence and George Alleyn were killed by Bobby Augustus Davis and Jack Twining, a pair of career criminals, during ...

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CHP Officer Shows ‘Behind The Scenes’ Of Patrolling The Highways

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The California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall Area Office is responsible for covering around 700 square miles of roadways throughout the Santa Clarita Valley, and gave KHTS an opportunity to see how officers operate. Since October of 2010, Officer Josh Greengard, a Santa Clarita native, has been working to keep motorists safe on the roadways as an officer with the CHP ...

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