Los Angeles County District Attorney (LADA) George Gascón announced Friday that the DA’s Office had been awarded a $1.5 million grant to support the prosecution of cases involving impaired driving. The California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) — through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — has awarded a $1.5 million grant to the District Attorney’s Office for DUI training ...
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Additional CHP Officers To Enforce Traffic Throughout Labor Day Weekend In Santa Clarita
With the Labor Day Weekend expected to increase the amount of drivers on Santa Clarita roads, the California Highway Patrol (CHP), is set to implement a Maximum Enforcement Period (MEP). The holiday enforcement effort is scheduled to begin Friday at 6:01 p.m., and continues through 11:59 p.m. Monday, according to CHP officials. To help keep motorists safe, officers are expected ...
Read More »White Ribbon Campaign Returns To Educate High School Seniors About Unsafe Driving
The White Ribbon Campaign is set to return once again in an effort to prevent impaired driving for graduating seniors in Santa Clarita. The City of Santa Clarita, in partnership with Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital, Frontier Toyota and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, is set to sponsor the 2019 White Ribbon Campaign in the Santa Clarita Valley from May ...
Read More »‘Drive Safe White Ribbon Weeks’ Begin In Santa Clarita
The 2018 White Ribbon Weeks have begun in Santa Clarita, as law enforcement officials encourage students to drive safe during the upcoming graduation season. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The campaign began in 1997 in response to concerns over a large number of local teenagers who lost their lives in vehicular ...
Read More »Labor Day Weekend Prompts Extra CHP Patrols On 5, 14 Freeways
California Highway Patrol officers will be on the lookout this holiday weekend for impaired driving or anyone endangering others on the road, officers said Tuesday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Labor Day weekend is one of the busiest weekends on the road. To make sure it is also a safe one, ...
Read More »Reminder From California Highway Patrol To Stay Safe This Labor Day Weekend
Ed. Note: The following is a press release from the California Highway Patrol California Highway Patrol is reminding drivers to stay safe this Labor Day weekend as they will be out in full force looking for drunk or impaired drivers, as well as motorists in need. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. During ...
Read More »Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Deputies Arrest Two With DUI Checkpoint
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies made two DUI arrests in a DUI/ Driver’s License Checkpoint Friday night, officials said Monday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. More than 3,000 cars went through the DUI checkpoint on Railroad Avenue and Carl Court, said Sgt. Richard Cohen with the SCV Sheriff’s Station. ...
Read More »CHP Arrests 23 Drivers Saturday During Impaired Driver Task Force Program
CHP officers arrested nearly two dozen suspected of drunken driving Saturday, during an Impaired Driver Task Force. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Over the course of the night, about 100 stops were made by 12 patrol cars, said Sgt. Paul Reyes. A total of 24 officers, from all over the CHP Southern ...
Read More »Hart High School, Sheriff’s Deputies, Santa Clarita City Host Every 15 Minutes
City of Santa Clarita, Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station and Hart High School officials are planning to host the Every 15 Minutes program at Hart High School Thursday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. **There may be traffic delays in the area of Newhall Avenue, between 14th and 15th and 16th Streets Thursday, ...
Read More »County Board Approves DUI Enforcement Funding For Another Year
The L.A. County Sheriff's Department will receive more than $2.5 million to increase DUI patrols and checkpoints throughout the county, thanks to a Board of Supervisors decision on Tuesday. The Castaic Animal Care Center is also in line to receive funds.
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