Should You Choose a Public Defender or a Private Attorney?

Should You Choose a Public Defender or a Private Attorney?
Being charged with a crime can be a scary situation. When it happens, you're faced with a multitude of decisions you may never have had to make before; all of which can have extreme repercussions on your future. One of the first questions you'll face, and arguably the one that has the most bearing on your future, is whether to hire a private attorney or to go with a public defender. Public Defenders: The Pros Everyone has the right to legal representation under US law, but finding it can b...
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Commercial Burglars at Large in Newhall

Commercial Burglars at Large in Newhall
LASD detectives working out of the Santa Clarita Sheriff Station are investigating two commercial burglaries that happened right next door to each other in Newhall. According to reports, the two suspects were caught on video breaking a glass window at the Popeye's Chicken in Newhall. Upon gaining entry to the restaurant, they took the store safe and two cash drawers. After leaving the Popeye's, the two suspects then did the same thing at the Baskin Robbins ice cream parlor next door. Video su...
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Alleged Santa Clarita Vandal Arrested

Alleged Santa Clarita Vandal Arrested
An alleged tagger with a prolific history of vandalism was arrested in the SCV after a year-long investigation that included members of the Santa Clarita Sheriff Station COBRA detectives and people who remove graffiti. The suspect is believed to have committed over 1900 acts of vandalism between January 2018 and December 2018. To identify the suspect, detectives turned to the city's graffiti removal team, which documents all incidents of graffiti within city limits. The information in the dat...
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