Drugs, Metal Knuckles Found In Car After Routine Traffic Stop In Santa Clarita
A wanted suspect was taken into custody early Wednesday morning on multiple charges after a routine traffic stop in Santa Clarita.
In the early morning hours of Wednesday, deputies patrolling the 17200 block of Sierra Highway observed a vehicle with an active warrant identified to the license plate of the vehicle, resulting in a traffic stop, said Natalie Arriaga, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.
After coming in contact with the suspect, deputies observed drugs and drug paraphernalia within reach of the man, according to Arriaga.
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video posted to their social media pages, Deputy Chad Perrigo is seen being wheeled out of the hospital, seen smiling at the deputies who stood by to give him a procession of claps and support.
On April 28, fellow deputies responded shortly before 7:30 a.m. to Creekside Road after receiving word that Perrigo, a motorcycle deputy, had been involved in a traffic collision with an 18-wheeler. “(The) semi-truck, 18-wheeler, did a left-hand turn right in front and failed to yield for the oncoming traffic, the motorcycle. It was a head-on collision,” said Sheriff Alex Villanueva in a video posted on the Sheriff’s Department’s Facebook page the same day as the crash. “It’s going to be a long road to recovery and our thoughts and prayers to him and his family.”
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A Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station motorcycle deputy was critically injured in a traffic collision with a big rig in Valencia Wednesday morning.
The deputy, identified by Sheriff Alex Villanueva as Chad Perrigo, of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, was reportedly stable but in critical condition, according to sheriff’s officials.
“(The) semi-truck, 18-wheeler, did a left-hand turn right in front and failed to yield for the oncoming traffic, the motorcycle. It was a head-on collision,” Villanueva said in a video posted on the Sheriff’s Department’s Facebook page. “It’s going to be a long road to recovery and our thoughts and prayers to him and his family.”