When someone is arrested virtually anywhere in Santa Clarita, they're taken to the Santa Clarita Sheriff Station to undergo booking and processing. This is the procedure during which arrestees have their photographs taken, fingerprints recorded, and a comprehensive national background check is conducted. Once all of that is complete, bail is set for those who are eligible and it is possible to sec...

For most people, contact with the police comes in the form of a traffic stop or some other minor infraction where they receive a ticket (or they don't) and then can go on their way. But sometimes contact with the police results in arrest. If you know someone who has recently been arrested in Santa Clarita, or if you think you may be arrested, here is what happens. Generally speaking, when a per...

On October 18, 2021, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at the location of the new SCV Sheriff Station on Golden Valley Road in Canyon Country. The new station isn't open yet but will be within a month. The station is being equipped with state-of-the-art technology and a new Type I jail. The Golden Valley Road Jail SCV will be equipped to house inmates for up to 96 hours after their arrest. Tha...