CRIME & SAFETY
No injuries in reports of shots fired
No injuries were reported after Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies responded to a report of several gunshots and screeching tires heard in Valencia early Thursday morning, according to Sgt. Keith Greene of the SCV Sheriff’s Station. According to Greene, the informant came via the Ring Neighbors app,...
Popeyes In Newhall Falls Victim To Yet Another Burglary
The Popeyes in Newhall was burglarized this weekend, and Sheriff’s officials say it has been hit several times in the past. Around 4:30 a.m. Saturday, a suspect broke into the Popeyes on Lyons Avenue in Newhall, said Sgt. Rathbun with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. “(The restaurant) was burglarized,” Rathbun said. “Unfortunately, it has ...
Two Transported After Traffic Collision In Canyon Country
Two people are now hospitalized following a traffic collision in Canyon Country, after a vehicle struck a pole. At 12:19 p.m., first responders were dispatched to a traffic collision on Soledad Canyon Road and North Golden Rod Way, according to Kaitlyn Aldana, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. First responders arrived on ...
Deputy David March: Santa Clarita Man Remembered 22 Years After Line-Of-Duty Death
Monday marked the 22nd anniversary of the on-duty shooting of Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy David March of Santa Clarita, who was tragically gunned down in 2002. On April 29, 2002, Temple Station Deputy David William March, 33, was shot and killed by a stolen vehicle suspect during a traffic stop. A seven-year veteran of ...
Man Arrested After Alleged DUI Crash, Smashing Victim’s Windshield
A man was arrested for an alleged DUI crash and subsequently smashing the front windshield of the victim’s vehicle on Tuesday night in Stevenson Ranch. At around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, officers were informed about a traffic collision in Stevenson Ranch involving an individual suspected of driving under the influence, according to California Highway Patrol (CHP) ...
Simi Valley Home Engulfed in Flames, Family of Five Displaced and Rescued by Ventura County Firefighters
Firefighters battled a blaze that ripped through a two-story Simi Valley home on Medina Avenue, officials said. The Ventura County Fire Department quelled the fire that started outside the house before spreading to the attic and an upstairs bedroom, according to the VCFD PIO. One individual was rescued from the...
Man arrested on suspicion of drug possession, intent to sell
A crime saturation operation conducted last week in Castaic by Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station school resource deputies resulted in a 35-year-old man being arrested on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, station officials confirmed on Tuesday. Deputies doing a patrol check near the 31700 block of Castaic...
Pursuit Suspect Arrested After ‘Suspiciously’ Following Big Rig
A Santa Monica man was arrested Monday after he reportedly led California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers on a slow speed chase after he was allegedly “suspiciously following a big rig” north of Castaic. Around 12:20 a.m. Monday, CHP Newhall units received a call of a suspicious vehicle following a big rig on the southbound 5 ...
DOJ charge Simi Valley executives in alleged multi-million ‘pump-and-dump’ scheme
Prosecutors in Los Angeles charged two Simi Valley executives for allegedly conspiring to defraud investors in a multi-million securities fraud scheme, dating back in or around May of 2014. The post DOJ charge Simi Valley executives in alleged multi-million ‘pump-and-dump’ scheme appeared first on News Channel 3-12.
WATCH: Bear sprints through California neighborhood with officers in pursuit
(KTLA) – Wildlife officials and first responders spent the better part of Monday afternoon attempting to capture a wayward bear running through a California neighborhood after it was first spotted taking a nap in a tree. The bear was seen in a tree in the Castaic neighborhood before it...
Traffic collision near COC results in no injuries
A two-car traffic collision that occurred around 11 a.m. on Tuesday at the intersection of Rockwell Canyon Road and McBean Parkway resulted in no injuries or transports, according to a deputy at the scene. A dark gray Dodge Charger could be seen in the middle of Rockwell Canyon Road just...
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