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Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau Detectives are continuing their investigation into the found skeletal remains to an unknown individual that were discovered on Saturday, October 26, 2019, at approximately 11:30 A.M. in the area of Sand Canyon Road and Thompson Ranch Dr. in Santa Clarita.

Detectives have learned that Deputies assigned to Santa Clarita Station responded to the location regarding an informant who had found skeletal remains. Upon their arrival, they located a Public Works employee who discovered large bones that appeared to belong to a deceased human being.

Based upon the results of the preliminary investigation, it appears that the remains are at least 1 year old, and the individual did not die as a result of the Tick Fire.

There is no further information at this time.

The investigation is still ongoing.

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), use your smartphone by downloading the “P3 Tips” Mobile APP on Google play or the Apple App Store or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org
 
Forwarded by:
Deputy Morgan Arteaga
Sheriff’s Information Bureau – Newsroom
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
Hall of Justice - First floor 
211 W. Temple St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
213-229-1700
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Original Press Release is as follows:

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DATE:  Saturday, October 26, 2019
 
TIME:  11:30 A.M.
 
LOCATION:  Sand Canyon Road/Thompson Ranch Dr., Santa Clarita CA 91351
 
VICTIM:  Unknown
 
SUSPECT(S):  Unknown
 
UNIT:  Homicide Bureau – Lieutenant Alfred
 
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) Homicide detectives are investigating found human remains of an unknown individual who was discovered on Saturday, October 26, 2019, near the intersection of Sand Canyon Road and Thompson Ranch Drive, in the City of Santa Clarita.

The investigation is ongoing and there is no additional information available at this time.

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), use your smartphone by downloading the “P3 Tips” Mobile APP on Google play or the Apple App Store or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org
 
Written by:
Deputy James Nagao
Sheriff’s Information Bureau – Newsroom
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
Hall of Justice - First floor
211 W. Temple St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
213-229-1700
 
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