Saugus Man Arrested After Multiple Shaved Keys, Drugs Found In Car

A Saugus man was arrested on a slew of charges Tuesday after drugs and shaved keys were found in his vehicle.

Juvenile Intervention Team (J-Team) deputies patrolling Saugus at around 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday contacted a man in a vehicle with expired registration on Caceras Street, said Deputy Natalie Arriaga, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.

“After learning the male possessed narcotics inside the vehicle, deputies completed a search of both the male and his car,” Arriaga said.

While searching the suspect and vehicle, several shaved keys commonly used for stealing vehicles were reportedly located, along with drug paraphernalia, a plastic bag containing cocaine and multiple plastic bags of methamphetamine totaling approximately one ounce were recovered, according to Arriaga.

J-Team deputies arrested a male adult after he was found to be in possession of several shaved keys, drug paraphernalia, a plastic bag containing cocaine, as well as multiple bags of methamphetamine totaling to approximately 15 grams. The male was booked for several charges. pic.twitter.com/ebxvuJzSM7

— SCV Sheriff (@SCVSHERIFF) March 4, 2021

Joshua Bateman, 44, from Saugus, was arrested on a felony charge for being in possession of a controlled substance for sale and a felony charge for being in possession of shaved keys among other charges, Arriaga added.

Bateman was arrested and transported to the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station’s jail with bail set at $42,750, according to arrest records.

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