A possible drunk driver was detained Tuesday after causing a Valencia crash.  Around 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, deputies received reports of a drunk driver on McBean Parkway in Valencia, according to Sheriff’s officials.  Shortly after the call was received, the alleged drunk driver caused a four-vehicle traffic collision on Lyons Avenue near Wiley Canyon Road, said Deputy Natalie Arriaga, spokesperson for ...

Labor Day weekend resulted in almost a 50 percent decrease in arrests compared to the same time last year, with arson and robbery as outliers in a majority of drug-related arrests.  Between Friday, Sept. 3 and Monday, Sept. 6, a total of 20 arrests were reportedly made by deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station and the California Highway ...

A man was arrested on felony DUI charges Friday, after he allegedly caused a Santa Clarita 5 Freeway crash, injuring someone else while under the influence. Around 8:50 p.m. Friday, a two-vehicle traffic collision occurred on the northbound 5 Freeway, south of Parker Road in Castaic, said Officer Josh Greengard, spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol, (CHP) Newhall Area Office. ...

Drug and alcohol charges accounted for nine of the 14 arrests made this weekend in Santa Clarita with a majority of all offenders being from other cities. From Friday through Sunday, 14 arrests were made in Santa Clarita, a decrease from 15 last weekend, with most being on drug and alcohol related charges, according to arrest records. Weekend arrests have ...

Officers from the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall area office arrested a drunk driver for driving under the influence and weapons charges this week. “Freeway Service Patrol was called to the scene of a driver unconscious behind the wheel,” reads an official social media post from CHP Newhall.  “They responded and located the driver asleep and heavily intoxicated behind the ...

A Canyon Country couple in their 50’s was arrested for driving under the influence after crashing into one another in separate vehicles Thursday night. On Thursday night, a man and a woman from Canyon Country were drinking together when they both decided to go home in separate vehicles, according to Shirley Miller, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. ...

The number of arrests by Santa Clarita Sheriff’s Station deputies and Newhall California Highway Patrol officers over the weekend declined by more than 10 percent week over week. Whether due to more people staying indoors to avoid the recent heatwave or typical weekly fluctuation, the number of arrests this weekend fell by four to 33 by Santa Clarita law enforcement ...

An alleged drunk driver was detained Friday evening after a deputy used his patrol car to bring the passed-out driver’s vehicle to a halt as it entered an intersection in Newhall. At around 6:30 p.m. Friday, deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station received reports of a drunk driver near the intersection of Lyons Avenue and Newhall Avenue. “An ...

A mother was charged with child cruelty Tuesday after she allegedly was driving with a toddler on her lap and a 5-year-old in the backseat while over three times the legal limit for blood-alcohol content, officials said. At around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, deputies were flagged down on Stillmore Street near Whites Canyon Road by a citizen who witnessed an individual ...

The number of arrests in Santa Clarita over the weekend was down compared to the previous holiday weekend, with the number of arrests for driving under the influence (DUI) specifically falling by more than 50 percent. Four arrests in total were made on DUI charges from July 10 to July 12, down from 10 such arrests over the Fourth of ...