BRIEFLY SOBRIETY CHECK NABS SIX DRIVERS.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, - An overnight sobriety checkpoint led to the arrests of six drivers, including two on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, authorities said. The checkpoint at Lyons Avenue east of Wheeler Road was conducted from 9 p.m. Friday to 2:30 a.m. Saturday, said Deputy Arnold of the sheriff's 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. station. Authorities said 913 vehicles were screened. - City News Service Couple escapes after police chase SANTA CLARITA - A man and a woman driving a stolen sports car escaped police early Saturday after a brief chase that ended by the Golden State Freeway The Golden State Freeway is a north-south freeway running through Kern County and Los Angeles County, California. Originally built as U.S. Highway 99, it was re-signed as Interstate 5 in 1964. south of Magic Mountain. The short pursuit began around 3:15 a.m in the northbound freeway lanes near the McBean Parkway, officials said. Officers chased the suspects for less than a minute until the woman driving and her male passenger got out of the car and escaped. Police impounded the silver Chevrolet Corvette corvette, small warship, classed between a frigate and a sloop-of-war. Corvettes usually were flush-decked and carried fewer than 28 guns. They were widely employed in escorting convoys and attacking merchant ships during the great naval wars of the late 18th and reported stolen from the Los Angeles Police Department's Devonshire area in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. on Friday. - Daily News |
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