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MESSAGE FROM THE CAPTAIN
ROBERT LEWIS

APRIL 19-22
. ·. · .. · . ·. . ·.. . * (!-anta Clarita enjoys the reputation of a safe community to
move to and raise your children. At your Santa Clarita Valley
Sheriff's Station we are busy working proactively to ensure the
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community's ongoing safety. We are impacting crime through
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. . . 1··. : ·. . . special operations, directed patrol tactics, targeted traffic
enforcement, specialized deployments, the apprehension
/ * of suspects, public education and awareness efforts. We are
constantly reassessing our approach to crime prevention to meet
the public's needs. Public safety is our #1 priority and we are
working hard every day to protect the Santa Clarita community.
Other events featured as part of the Cowboy Festival include the SCV
Film Tour, which allows folks to visit several famous filming sites Thanks to the City Council's approval of a contract for additional
in the Santa Clarita Valley on Thursday, April 19. The Hollywood motor deputies, we were able to make a major impact on
Western Film Tour departs from Hart Park on Friday, April 20, and reckless and distracted drivers on Santa Clarita streets. In 2017,
takes participants south to Tinseltown to learn more about the history our motor deputies wrote 45% more citations than the previous
of early western films. The Cowboy Festival concert schedule begins year. This translated to drops of 8.5% in traffic collisions, 12.9%
later that night as Hart Mansion, Canyon Theatre Guild and The MAIN in injury collisions and 38.5% in fatal collisions. There were no
all host ticketed performances featuring popular western acts. You pedestrian fatalities in Santa Clarita last year.
can also purchase tickets to the 25th Anniversary Gala, which will
be held on Saturday, April 21 at 8:00 p.m. inside Hart Hall. Join us and While all these numbers are positive, we are still stopping
honor legendary Walk of Western Stars inductees and Cowboy Festival drivers going 102 miles per hour on Golden Valley Road,
performers from over the years! chatting on their cellphone on Bouquet Canyon or driving
under the influence on McBean. These reckless actions have
great potential to cause serious harm to these drivers who are
making poor decisions and to other innocent people traveling
on our roads. We ask all of you to take personal responsibility
for your actions behind the wheel and make safe choices.
saddle up
pardner You can also help us reduce crime by making the choice not to
be an easy target for would-be thieves. There are several simple
steps you can take to make it much harder for criminals to
commit crimes. The easiest target for a criminal is something
they have easy access to, such as an unlocked car door or a
garage door left open. An even easier target is a valuable left in
plain sight. For instance, leaving your purse, laptop or cellphone
on your car seat or keeping those beautiful new golf clubs just a
step inside your garage. It only takes a few seconds for someone
to help themselves to your valuables and then disappear.

Working together we can help keep
Santa Clarita the safe City we all
amazing enjoy living in.
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