Santa Clarita Crime

Teens Recognized by Santa Clarita Sheriff Station Deputies

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Photo By: Newtown Graffiti
Last week saw a pretty terrifying scenario play out in Agua Dulce. According to Santa Clarita Sheriff Station deputies, a little girl was sitting on her grandfather's lap in his Agua Dulce mobile home when a stranger armed with a knife entered. The stranger, Thomas Ray Dillingham, brandished a large kitchen knife and allegedly told the grandfather, Oscar Mendez, that he was "taking the baby." A struggle ensued in which Dillingham reportedly tried to stab Mendez and was able to abscond with the 2...
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Canyon Country Suspect Declared Competent

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Photo By: Bruce Guenter
In February of last year, Jessica Paige Greenback was arrested under suspicion of murder. It's alleged that she shot her brother and father in the head after a dispute in their Canyon Country apartment. During pretrial proceedings, questions as to Greenback's competency to stand trial were brought up by her attorney, and she was subsequently transferred to a mental health center to be given an evaluation. Upon that evaluation, it was deemed that Greenback was "incompetent to stand trial." Eve...
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Val Verde Shooting Investigated

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Photo By derkamener1984
On Saturday, February 13, two men were injured and hospitalized during a car-to-car shooting that took place at around 9 p.m. in Val Verde. The victims, lucky to have survived, both received significant injuries to their bodies. One victim was hit in the leg, while the other was hit in the eye. Once deputies from the Santa Clarita Sheriff Station arrived, the victims were rushed to the hospital in Santa Clarita and are expected to recover. Car-to-car shootings fall under California Penal Code...
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