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CRIME & SAFETY
Person trapped in vehicle after collision on southbound 14
Someone was trapped in a vehicle after a traffic collision Friday morning on the southbound lanes of Highway 14, north of Placerita Canyon Road in Santa Clarita, a Los Angeles County Fire Department official said. The incident was reported at about 10:13 a.m. Friday morning, according to Geovanni Sanchez, spokesman...
Lancaster Salvage Yard Fire Burns Over 1,500 Vehicles, Sends Pollutants Into Air
Travelers north of Santa Clarita may have seen a billowing cloud of black smoke spitting pollutants into the air off the 14 Freeway on Thursday, as thousands of cars burned in a salvage yard fire. More than 1,500 vehicles on 10 acres of a Lancaster salvage yard have been burned as of Friday morning, according ...
Photos: Trailer fire causes road closure
A trailer fire that broke out on Friday afternoon left commuters in traffic on the 24000 block of West Copper Hill Drive in Valencia. Firefighters with the Los Angeles County Fire Department arrived on the scene of a fully engulfed truck at 1:13 p.m. after receiving reports of it a few minutes earlier, said Geovanni Sanchez, a spokesman with the agency.
Deputies: Man arrested after reports of broken car windows
Reports on Monday of a man breaking windows of several vehicles in Canyon Country led to the arrest of a 40-year-old Santa Clarita man on suspicion of vandalism, according to Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station officials. Deputies responded at around 8 p.m. on Monday to a call in the...
2-story house fire: Residents, dog treated for smoke inhalation
A fire that was believed to have originated with an electrical problem severely damaged a two-story home in Castaic on Wednesday, leaving two residents and a family dog in need of treatment for smoke inhalation. Firefighters responded to the two-story house fire on North Medford Place in Castaic on Wednesday...
Firefighters halt brush fire in Acton at 8 acres
The Santa Clarita Valley may see a cloud of smoke lingering caused by a brush fire in Acton that was halted at 8 acres, according to officials with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The brush fire broke out on the northbound side of State Route 14 and Escondido Canyon...
Carjacking Suspect Arrested After High-Speed 5 Freeway Pursuit
A man who allegedly carjacked his girlfriend and led law enforcement on a high-speed pursuit Tuesday evening was taken into custody. Around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, deputies received a 911 call from a woman near The Old Road and Valencia Boulevard in Stevenson Ranch who requested help and immediately hung up the phone,, said Deputy Robert ...
USA: CHP Terminate Pursuit From LA County
Bakersfield, United States - July 23, 2024 07/23/2024 07:35 pm (GMT-0800) | BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – At around 7:30 p.m., the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department was in pursuit of an allegedly stolen Prius on The Old Road in Stevenson Ranch. The chase continued northbound on Interstate 5 near Newhall Ranch Road. The California Highway Patrol's Newhall Division took over the pursuit, eventually entering Kern County, where the Tejon/Bakersfield Division CHP assumed control. The suspect's vehicle came to a stop on northbound I-5 just before the Taft Highway exit. After about an hour, the suspect was pulled out of the vehicle after his windows were broken and a K-9 unit was deployed. Despite being in handcuffs, the suspect continued to resist arrest. He was given medical aid at the scene and then released to officers. Both southbound and northbound lanes were shut down during the standoff but have since reopened. No information has been confirmed by officials at this time.
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