Author: Robin

SCV Sheriff Station Report – Catalytic Converter Theft on the Rise

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Deputies at the Santa Clarita Sheriff Station recently posted on the agency's Facebook page that catalytic converter theft is on the rise. The post reads: "Theft of catalytic converters have been on the rise lately, especially in Prius, Honda elements, and Ford F250s. It is attached to the exhaust system of your vehicle, located under your car. Catalytic converters can easily be “scrapped” for quick profit. But how can you protect your vehicle? One way is to engrave your license plat...
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Suspects Arrested on Suspicion of Two Felonies

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Suspects Arrested on Suspicion of Two Felonies
On Saturday, September 26, two suspects were arrested after deputies responded to reports of a stolen vehicle. According to reports, the deputies were able to track down the vehicle in 30 minutes after finding out that it had a GPS locator system. After the stop, the deputies searched the vehicle and found narcotics and drug paraphernalia, and discovered that one of the suspects, a female, had a $200,000 warrant out for her arrest. The suspects, a male and female, were taken to the Santa Clar...
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Vote NO on Prop 25

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A few years ago, SB10 was passed in an attempt to replace cash bail with a different system that was designed to replace the bail industry. The bill would do so by incorporating the use of computer algorithms which would be used to determine an arrestee's candidacy for release. The algorithm would take into account a variety of information about the arrestee and tell the police whether or not the individual should be held in custody. Aside from the algorithm, the power of judges would be incr...
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