On Saturday, the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff Station responded to reports of a barricaded assault suspect in Newhall.  UPDATE (3/31): Two armed assault with a deadly weapon suspects were taken into custody Saturday afternoon without incident, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Original Story: The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Special Enforcement Bureau (SEB) personnel are responding to ...

Deputies are warning residents to be mindful when throwing away certain pieces of trash from holidays in order to help prevent break-ins.  Now that the holidays are over, and the gifts have been opened, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is asking residents to be mindful of how they could be advertising to thieves what’s new in their home.  Before ...

Over the weekend, deputies responded to a possible shooting in Val Verde.  Around 3 a.m. on Saturday, deputies responded to a call about a possible shooting on San Martinez Drive located in Val Verde, according to Lieutenant Philips of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. “We were aware of that, but could not find a victim, but found some shell ...

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department was awarded a California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) grant of $1,905,750 in an effort to assist the sheriff’s department in reducing deaths and injuries on the streets. The one-year grant is for the 2021 federal fiscal year, which runs from Oct. 1, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021. The grant will work to fund ...

Funding for Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) body-worn cameras was approved by the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. The motion, authored by Supervisor Janice Hahn and co-authored by Supervisor Kathryn Barger, transfers $35 million in funding for the first year of the new body-worn camera program to the LASD. “Body-worn cameras are an important tool for transparency and I ...

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is set to conduct a bicycle and pedestrian safety enforcement operation in Santa Clarita this week. The operation is planned for Sept. 2, from 7 a.m. -11 a.m. aimed at keeping people who need to go out to exercise or run essential errands safe. While the COVID-19 pandemic is requiring residents to stay home ...

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva discussed Wednesday the incident involving Santa Clarita deputies drawing guns at teens in Canyon Country. Villanueva updated the community about the ongoing report on the viral incident on Aug. 7, during a Facebook Live, with investigators able to track down the homeless individual involved. “We found and talked to all the parties,” Villanueva said. ...

The Los Angeles County Inspector General Max Huntsman is expected to perform an independent investigation of the actions of the Santa Clarita deputies during an assault response in Canyon Country, officials said. Supervisor Kathryn Barger requested the inspector general to share the results of the independent investigation to her office, officials with the City of Santa Clarita and the community. ...

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s officials announced Wednesday that 25 Sheriff personnel and three county inmates have tested positive for coronavirus, officials said. Over 400 Sheriff personnel are under quarantine COVID-19 as of Wednesday, said Deputy Edmo Luna with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. As of 6 a.m. Wednesday, the jail population countywide was at 13,586; however, LASD is ...

Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger, along with Department of Mental Health personnel, unveiled a new fleet of therapeutic transport vehicles Monday morning. Numerous Mental Evaluation Teams (MET) are expected to utilize these vehicles throughout the County of Los Angeles for calls of service involving individuals with mental health issues, according to Barger’s office.   “I am eager to unveil a ...