Just under 50 percent of the weekend arrests reported in Santa Clarita over the weekend were not Santa Clarita Valley residents, according to arrest logs.
Over the weekend, 34 arrests were reported by the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station and California Highway Patrol Newhall Area Office.
Roughly 47 percent of the arrests reported over the weekend were for individuals who reside outside of the Santa Clarita Valley, including four individuals from Lancaster and one from Washington state, among others.
Although the weekend was one day longer thanks to Martin Luther King Day, there were fewer arrests in the Santa Clarita Valley compared to the week before, with 39 arrests Jan 8-10 and only 34 arrests Jan 15-18, a decrease of 13 percent.
Of the 34 arrests, 16 arrests, or 47 percent, were related to drugs and alcohol. 10 of the drugs and alcohol arrests were reported as drivers under the influence (DUI) of drugs, alcohol or both.
The other drugs and alcohol arrests included three charges of possession of a controlled substance and three charges of being drunk or under the influence in public.
There were a total of 11 felony charges over the weekend, one of which was a Lancaster resident charged with evading police, whose bail was set at $75,000.
The Lancaster resident was initially stopped in a Lexus near Sand Canyon Road on the 14 Freeway, according to Josh Greenguad with the California Highway Patrol – Newhall Office.
“Once officers approached the vehicle the Lexus accelerated and fled the officers,” Greengard said.
The pursuit led officers to Pearblossom Highway, where the vehicle crashed and the driver was arrested.
Three of the reported weekend arrests were made for transients, and were for charges of drug possession, a parole warrant, and refusal to leave a property.
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