There's a new crime trend in the city of Los Angeles, and it's on a sharp rise. That trend is the theft of catalytic converters from beneath automobiles and the selling of those parts as scrap to recyclers. Enterprising thieves have recently given new meaning to the term "carjacking." They are searching around at night [...]
A Canyon Country couple charged with attempted murder and robberies in Santa Clarita were arrested January 16. Hector Cordova and Lorena Sanchez, were originally arrested under the suspicion of attempted murder stemming from a knife attack on a man on January 15th. Over the course of December 2013, SCV Sheriff's Station detectives have been investigating a spate of "strong [...]
Some months ago, an identity theft ring was uncovered in Santa Clarita, California. This unique chain of crimes consisted of a woman by the name of Pilar Abalos, (a.k.a. the "Blonde Scammer") and an accomplice, scouting out blonde women with a similar look to Abalos, and stealing their credit cards. Card in hand, Abalos would [...]
