12 ARRESTS IN PROBATION RAIDS SWEEPS HIT 60 LOCATIONS; VIOLATIONS RANGE FROM WEAPONS TO NARCOTICS.Byline: CAROL ROCK Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - Sheriff's officials raided 60 locations Wednesday morning in the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. , arresting a dozen probationers on charges ranging from weapons and narcotics narcotics n. 1) techinically, drugs which dull the senses. 2) a popular generic term for drugs which cannot be legally possessed, sold, or transported except for medicinal uses for which a physician or dentist's prescription is required. possession to vandalism. Detective Pat O'Neill Pat O'Neill may refer to: Pat O'Neill (cinema) Pat O'Neill (Dublin footballer) - former Dublin Gaelic football manager and player said that the seven-hour, multi-agency sweep was geared toward probation compliance and covered the entire valley in its scope. ``We recovered four guns and at one location recovered some property that had been taken in recent burglaries in the Canyon Country area,'' O'Neill said. The four teens and eight adults who were held were arrested on a range of probation violations from felon An individual who commits a crime of a serious nature, such as Burglary or murder. A person who commits a felony. felon n. a person who has been convicted of a felony, which is a crime punishable by death or a term in state or federal prison. in possession of a firearm to possession of methamphetamine and credit card theft. An adult and two juveniles also were arrested on vandalism charges for graffiti incidents that have been under investigation. ``We hope these sweeps let them (probationers) know that we're out there watching,'' O'Neill said. Detectives involved in the sweeps included those from the sheriff's forgery/fraud division and the community interaction team, along with deputies from the Santa Clarita COBRA team and the county probation department. carol.rock(at)dailynews.com (661) 257-5252 |
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