Category Archives: Crime

New crime site shows when SCVers are most punchy & grabby

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Jeff

It seems like crime mapping sites are a dime a dozen these days but a new one caught my eye. Linked to by Bossert over at WRB, CrimeMapping.come lets you select & aggregate crime reports for a given time period … Continue reading →

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Racism

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Jeff

In five years of blogging, this is one of the most disturbing examples of racism in the SCV I’ve ever seen: The photo comes my way via a reader, who passed it along from Facebook. Behind the burned out car, … Continue reading →

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DEVELOPING – Charges filed in July 4 incident

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Mike

From an email alert just sent by the LASD: Vehicular manslaughter charges filed in connection with 2010 Fourth of July fatal traffic collision. The District Attorney’s office of the Los Angeles Superior Court, North Valley Division – San Fernando Courthouse … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Misc. | 45 Comments

Human remains found in carpet in Placerita Canyon

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Jeff

Yes, someone used one of the most popular hiking and natural areas of the SCV to dump a body inside a carpet according to KHTS: Human remains were found this afternoon in the open space area of Walker Ranch. According … Continue reading →

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El Camino HS shooting hoax and the SCV connection*

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Venturan

Many folks come to Santa Clarita from SFV to escape gridlock and urban malaise. Unfortunately, it appears one of our own has caused just that south of the Newhall Pass. UPDATE: Daily News and The Signal have more on the SCV … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, News, Opinion | 24 Comments

Crown Vic, we salute you! Now for a replacement…

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Venturan

2011 marks the final year of production of Ford’s venerable “Panther” platform, known to many as the Crown Victoria, Lincoln Towncar and Mercury Grand Marquis, a platform that has been serving law enforcement and the general public for over 30 … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Humor, Transportation | 17 Comments

Illegal Immigrants busted in Newhall!

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Jeff

Bad boys…whatcha gonna do but challenge my stereotypes: According to Lt. Mark Hershey, a 17-year old female said she gave two men a ride home, but enroute, they threatened her with a gun, forcing her to drive them elsewhere. After … Continue reading →

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One man rampage through Chatsworth, Newhall and Saugus

Posted on December 18, 2010 by Jeff

Did you see the Sheriff’s Press release about a certain Aaron Clay Tanner, suspected of stabbing his own mother, carjacking a woman in Newhall (and kidnapping her four year old), crashing that car, stealing a Sheriff’s patrol car, then driving … Continue reading →

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Nice Catch

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Jeff

SCVTV continues with its great crime reporting (Sadly it’s still only available on Facebook): On October 27, 2010, a suspect entered Ro, Ma Jewelers on Town Center Drive and was looking at at Tag Heuer watch valued at $6,000. The … Continue reading →

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Merrick Bobb and the SCV Sheriff’s Station

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Jeff

You know what the most surprising thing about the latest Merrick Bobb report on the LA County Sheriff’s Department and the SCV Sheriff’s Station is? No, it’s not the fact that there are actually people in the SCV who would … Continue reading →

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