Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies arrested a couple from Arizona after two dogs died from being locked in a hot car July 4 at Six Flags Magic Mountain, according to station officials.
The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station was notified around 3 p.m. of a parked vehicle that had “two dogs in distress” locked inside at the parking lot for the theme park on the 26100 block of Magic Mountain Parkway in Valencia, according to an email from Deputy Natalie Arriaga, spokeswoman for the SCV Sheriff’s Station. Temperatures reached into the 90s in Valencia on Sunday.
Sheriff’s Station officials did not release the time when deputies responded to the park; however, Sheriff’s Station arrest records indicate a man and woman were taken into custody at approximately 4:10 p.m. and later booked at the SCV Sheriff’s Station.
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station detectives are investigating a Memorial Day shooting that had no reported injuries, despite about two dozen rounds being fired at a vehicle next to a group of people.
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As of Thursday morning, it is unclear how many of the catalytic converters were stolen specifically from Santa Clarita.
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies have made several arrests within the last month connected to catalytic converter thefts. However, it is unknown if the past suspects had any connection to the individuals arrested in Wednesday’s operation.
Catalytic converters are attached to a car’s exhaust system, and are targeted because they contain precious metals and can be “scrapped” for a quick profit, according to Arriaga.
The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station has partnered with the City of Santa Clarita and launched “Guard That Auto” campaign to combat the increase in grand theft auto and catalytic converter thefts, according to Arriaga.
Man Barricades Himself In Bus After Reported Robbery In Stevenson Ranch
A man barricaded himself inside of a charter bus after reportedly attempting to rob an individual at a nearby hotel in Stevenson Ranch on Thursday evening.
Just after 6:40 p.m. Thursday, deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station received reports of a possible robbery at the Fairfield Inn on the 25300 block of The Old Road in Stevenson Ranch.
“The suspect actually went there and tried to rob a female for her purse,” Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station Captain Justin Diez told KHTS on scene.
Sheriff’s officials added that after the reported robbery attempt, the male suspect proceeded to a nearby charter bus, where he barricaded himself inside for several minutes.