Archive By Author - Jim Holt
UPDATE: Child hit in crosswalk in Saugus
A girl was struck by a hit-and-run driver at the intersection of Decoro Drive and Seco Canyon Road after nightfall Thursday, a spokesman for the local sheriff's station said.
Hearing set for 3 in take-over bank robbery
A preliminary hearing was set Thursday for three men arrested in the September take-over robbery of the Canyon Country Bank of America, court officials confirmed. The trio - all identified by prosecutors as Crips gang members - appeared in San Fernando Superior Court and were ordered to return to court Dec. 11 for a preliminary hearing. Phillip Ely, 29, Lavelle Mosley, 22, and Terion Lamarr Collins, 25, were charged with four counts each of second-degree ...
Man in custody on DUI charge following crash early today
A man is in custody today facing a charge of impaired driving after the car he was driving crashed into a tree early this morning, a California Highway Patrol officer said.
Two injured in rollover crash
A two-vehicle traffic collision sent two women to the hospital Tuesday afternoon after the truck they were in flipped on its side in the crash, a local sheriff's official said.
CORRECTION: Sanitation district fined for high chloride levels
Water board officials fined the Santa Clarita Valley Sanitation District more than a quarter of a million dollars Monday, saying the district violated conditions of its permit to discharge chloride into the Santa Clara River. The district had to chose between two plans for reducing chloride and it failed, according to the water board, to tell the board in writing which plan it would act on. If it is collected, the fine would have ...
Boy hit by tow truck in Canyon Country
A 13-year-old boy hit by a tow truck in Canyon Country Monday morning was taken to Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital with injuries described as minor, officials said.
On track to the holidays
It's official, the holiday season has arrived with Santa Claus stopping in Newhall Sunday night on the Metrolink Holiday Toy Express.
Returning Thanksgiving travelers jam roads
Heavy "holiday traffic" proved light on traffic collisions, said one California Highway Patrol Sunday.
Truck fire on 405 slows traffic
A truck fire reduced Sunday morning traffic to a crawl on Interstate 405 near Rinaldi Street, fire officials confirmed.
CORRECTION: Senior Center Foundation eliminates positions
The Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center Foundation - a group created to raise money for the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center - has eliminated its only two paid positions including that of its director, Kathy Crone, it was announced Wednesday.
Thousands fed and fitted in Newhall
From Thanksgiving meals served up at the senior center to Thanksgiving meals served up at the annual Thanksgiving Feast on Main Street, a visitor to either would emerge with only one conclusion - there's a lot of love in Newhall. At about noon Thursday, just as mashed potatoes were being plopped onto plates at the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center, paper plates were buckling under the same fare in front the Newhall Bicycle Co. ...
Pamela Anderson visits fowl friends at Gentle Barn off Sierra Highway
Actress Pamela Anderson celebrated her Thanksgiving Day by feeding turkeys instead of eating them.
Oven fire ruins turkey dinner in Newhall
No one was hurt except the Thanksgiving turkey during a fire reported at dinner time inside a house in Newhall Thursday, a firefighter with the Los Angeles County Fire Department said.
Donations sought for Thanksgiving feast
Preparing donated kids' clothes is right up there with preparing the turkey and preparing the stuffing when it comes to this year's Thanksgiving street party spearheaded by Shannon and Roger Hasper.
Donations sought for Thanksgiving feast
Preparing donated kids clothes is right up there with preparing the turkey and preparing the stuffing when it comes to this year's Thanksgiving street party spearheaded by Shannon and Roger Hasper.
Articles By Author - Jim Holt
Pitchess East graduates first EBI class
Five dozen inmates at the Pitchess Detention Center proudly took the jail's podium Thursday as the east facility's first graduating class from the Sheriff Department's newly launched Education Based Incarceration program.
Valencia: Stuck in an elevator
Two College of the Canyons students spent their lunch hour in an elevator Thursday after the car got stuck, college officials said.
UPDATE: Valencia: Sheriff’s deputies chase, capture suspected vandal
A suspected graffiti vandal was detained at gunpoint today after a brief foot chase in Valencia, a sheriff's spokesman said.
Valencia: One injured in collision of motorcycle and car
One person was taken to the hospital with undisclosed injuries Thursday following a traffic collision involving a motorcycle and a car in Valencia, a Sheriff's Department spokeswoman said.
UPDATE: Suspected ‘blond scammer’ taken into custody by Ventura deputies
SAN FERNANDO - A woman suspected of being the "blond scammer" - who stalked other women at grocery stores, stealing their wallets and then using their IDs to obtain cash or expensive jewelry - appeared briefly in court today only to be arrested by Ventura County sheriff's deputies, a bailiff said.
Stevenson Ranch: 5 ID theft suspects make court appearance Wednesday
Five people suspected of identity theft after being arrested at a Stevenson Ranch hotel this week made a court appearance Wednesday and were scheduled to be arraigned next month.
Saugus man gets probation in online dating thefts
A Saugus man charged with three felonies for stealing from local women he romanced online received a suspended sentence and three years' probation this week after pleading no contest to the charges.
Resolution possible for Valencia pair charged with possessing illegal weapon
SAN FERNANDO - The lawyer representing a young Valencia man who made national news last fall for allegedly posting online comments about hurting children told a San Fernando Superior Court commissioner Wednesday he anticipates a "possible resolution" in the case.
5 due in court Wednesday on ID theft charges
Five people arrested at a Stevenson Ranch hotel Monday are expected to appear in court Wednesday on felony identity theft charges, a local sheriff's spokesman said.
UPDATE: Canyon Country: One taken to hospital following fight near fast-food restaurant
A man was taken to the hospital today following a fist fight near the McDonalds Restaurant on Soledad Canyon Road in Canyon Country, emergency response officials said.
UPDATE: Admitted Stevenson Ranch rapist sentenced to 43 years to life
SAN FERNANDO - A 19-year-old man who admitted to a brutal rape last year, then tried to withdraw his admission, was sentenced to 43 years to life in prison Monday after a judge said he couldn't change his mind about the plea.
Newhall: Man arrested on suspicion of van theft
Sheriff's deputies arrested a man in Newhall this morning on suspicion he stole a van, a sheriff's spokesman said.
UPDATE: Acton crash survivor listed in good condition
A 9-year-old girl who survived a vehicle crash that killed her father in Acton is expected to be released from the hospital Tuesday, a California Highway Patrol official said Monday.
All for the competition
More than 160 young people on their way to becoming police officers competed in a series of challenges Sunday similar to what law enforcement officers experience day to day.
UPDATE: Attempted homicide charge filed in bar beating
A Castaic man was charged with attempted murder after he allegedly beat another man in a Sunland bar Monday night, using a "mini baseball bat," officials said Thursday.
