On Friday, August 14, a suspected drunk driver was detained in Newhall after a deputy used his own vehicle to stop the suspect's. According to reports, witnesses noticed the driver appeared impaired and called it in to the SCV Sheriff Station. The responding deputy arrived just in time to stop the (now sleeping) suspect's truck from rolling into an intersection and oncoming traffic.
The responding deputy damaged the driver's side of his vehicle, but he himself was unharmed. After field sobrie...
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Santa Clarita Bail Bonds
The Value of Bail Bonds is Becoming More Apparent as Fewer Arrestees Held in Custody
As you've probably heard, the concept of bail is being challenged by advocates who claim that the system disproportionately punishes those who can't afford a bail bond. It supposedly does so through setting bail amounts that those of lower socioeconomic status can't afford, but wealthier people can. Opponents of bail believe that society would be better served by eliminating bail altogether and replacing it with a system of "risk assessment tools" that use algorithms and other demographic data t...
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SCV Sheriff Station Report – Abuser Brought to Justice
Recently, deputies patrolling Gorman were able to help the victim of a domestic violence situation. According to a post on the SCV Sheriff Station Facebook page:
When a Colorado man allegedly tried to choke his girlfriend in a Hollywood motel room back on Aug. 28, 2019, he tried to escape justice.
The following day, on Aug. 29, the suspect reportedly loaded the victim up in his vehicle and hit the road. During his travel, he stopped in the town of Gorman, 100 miles away from the motel, to ge...
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