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1852 - Acton gold mine owner & California Gov. Henry Tifft Gage born in New York [story]
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Update 8:45 p.m.:

Sheriff’s bomb squad deputies have recovered a FAKE “suicide jacket” from the vehicle. They are sweeping the entire parking lot of the Valencia Crossroads shopping center to make sure there’s nothing dangerous there and will reopen it once it’s clear.

 

Original Sheriff statement:

At 5:30 p.m. Monday, SCV Sheriff’s deputies responded to the 23700 block of Del Monte Drive, Valencia regarding a vehicle that was just stolen by an unknown suspect.  Deputies immediately began to search the area for the late model Toyota Camry that was reported stolen.

Deputies located the vehicle, now abandoned, parked in the parking lot area of Whole Foods Market and Kohl’s (24100 block of Valencia Blvd).  Inside the stolen vehicle deputies saw a suspicious package that contained wires and other suspicious items.

Sheriff’s Arson/Explosives Detail deputies have been called to the scene and are investigating as a precaution.  Large portions of the parking lot area, including some local businesses have been evacuated as a precaution only as the investigation proceeds.

As of 7:45 p.m. the investigation is on-going.  No further details are available at this time.  No injuries have been reported.

 

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72 Comments

  1. Karen Cammer Whiting

  2. Karen Cammer Whiting

  3. Julie Srery Cashion

  4. Julie Srery Cashion

  5. Laura Miller Ginsburg did you see this?

  6. Laura Miller Ginsburg did you see this?

  7. are any of my friends going to work today I hear Kohl’s is on lockdown

  8. Laurie Johnson Lessing

  9. Totally ruined my dinner

  10. So that’s why all the helicopters….

  11. Casey Gordon says:

    Holly Bullock Diaz

  12. Wendy Hale are you working right now?

  13. I used to think Santa Clarita was just the sweetest community ever, until I “liked this page :/

  14. Martin Ramos says:

    Scv sheriff’s are a joke you will have the swat at your house for a water gun

  15. They are still there

  16. (see new posts for updates)

  17. I tried to go shopping at Kohl’s but everything was blocked off!

  18. Nothing was found, that was hazardous that is. You can never be careful enough though.

  19. April McLeod-Enriquez read the link ;)

  20. Armando Alex Valente

  21. Jesse Roach says:

    Joann Siracusa Roach Craig Roach Jake Roach

  22. Christiana Anderson Mattos

  23. Craig Jesse Jake… Dad & I were just there yesterday. :(

  24. Updated… almost done now.

  25. Robert Kopp says:

    I got a six car felony stop in Stevenson ranch once. For stealing my own car. They even had the helicopter circling overhead. Good times

  26. Raelyn Ellis Jaramillo…. Your mom is so close…. And I know she shops there….. Hope she’s ok…

  27. Robert Kopp says:

    Point is, rapid response in scv

  28. Roads still closed down at 9pm FYI anyone who’s out and about

  29. David Tawney says:

    Good thing we have an entire sheriff department that showed up for this call….

  30. One of these days we will be glad our scv sheriff dept all show up promptly!!!

  31. Jimmy Grise says:

    Does no one see the UFO in the top left corner!?!!

  32. Nick Streit says:

    Give me all your organic iceberg lettuce or whole foods is gonna blow

  33. Katrina says:

    We were eating at Islands and were ordered to leave immediately by the sheriff’s department. It was kind of insane.

  34. I was wondering what what going on… Three sheriff cars were outside if Cobble Stone Cottage earlier… I thought perhaps someone got a little sassy in there and called the Sheriff… And then to see them at Kohl’s… Wow, what is awesome town turning into???

  35. Peg English crazy!

  36. And here’s the story Julia Blushtein

  37. Sherry says:

    Actually scv sheriff are the best. The rant helped me out in past.

  38. Lauryn Jones says:

    Someone was pissed that whole foods charges you 97 dollars for 3 items in your cart.

  39. I’m glad the entire force of road pirates responded so quickly. Now if we can only get the worthless police to do something productive.

  40. Hoping SCVPD looks at Martins profile, before he goes back under his rock, and Justin, you’re an idiot

  41. Peg English says:

    Didn’t hear a thing; our patios are being resurfaced at this time so too much noise! And I can’t leave the house for 3 hours; saved my cookie!

  42. DL Thompson says:

    Does not surprise me any more! Just get them out of here.

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