Over the holiday weekend, 49 arrests were reported in the Santa Clarita Valley, one fewer than the previous weekend, however, the number of DUI arrests was more than double.
Over the weekend, 49 arrests were reported by the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station and California Highway Patrol Newhall Area Office, double the 25 arrests from the previous weekend, according to weekend arrest logs.
Out of the 49 arrests, seven were on charges of corporal injury on a spouse, cohabitant or child, an increase of one from the previous weekend.
One Reseda resident was charged with cruelty to a child, likely to produce great bodily harm and had their bail set at $100,000
24 of the 49 weekend arrests, 49 percent, were charges related to drugs and alcohol. 11 of the drug/alcohol charges were reported as drivers under the influence (DUI) of drugs, alcohol or both — more than double the previous weekend’s five DUI arrests.
One DUI arrest was the result of a fatal collision. The Los Angeles resident was charged with vehicular manslaughter DUI with gross negligence. Their bail was set at $200,000.
See Related: DUI Driver Arrested For Vehicular Manslaughter After Fatal Castaic Crash
Nine of those 24 arrests were reported as possession of a controlled substance or narcotics.
Out of the 49 total reported arrests, 17 arrested individuals were residents outside of Santa Clarita, mostly consistent with the previous three weekends 15 arrests of out-of-towners..
Not included in that count were seven transient individuals, who were charged with possession of a controlled substance, being under the influence of a controlled substance, and one count of theft.
17 of the weekend arrests were felonies out of 54 total arrests. One of these arrests was a Saugus resident, charged with embezzling more than $400, whose bail was set at $90,000.
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