A Santa Clarita man was arrested after sheriff’s deputies say surveillance video captured him allegedly spraying an unknown substance on his roommates’ food in what authorities are investigating as a possible poisoning case.
Deputies arrested Timothy Bradbury late Tuesday after responding to a home on Cedar Ridge Court in Santa Clarita, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Investigators say they found physical evidence related to the poisoning allegations after searching the home.
The man’s roommates say they had been sick for months and believe they were being intentionally poisoned.
Disturbing video provided by the landlord shows a man wearing a gas mask and a glove spraying an unknown liquid on his roommates’ food in their kitchen.
Billy Hopper, one of the roommates, described ongoing health issues.
“Vomiting, not being able to go to the bathroom, pains, I couldn’t eat, I would throw it up, hot and coldsweats my skin was itchy,” Hopper said.
David and Billy Hopper said they were experiencing mysterious symptoms and had no idea their roommate — Bradbury — was allegedly tampering with their food until they discovered videos recorded in October and December. Another roommate, Robert Le, who owns the home, had installed cameras after feeling something might be wrong.
“Don’t feel great. I mean, you know I mean if I didn’t know, I could have eaten that and gotten majorly sick,” Le said.
Billy Hopper said she sought emergency care.
“We were in the ER, I was in the emergency room,” she said.
David Hopper added, “She couldn’t walk. I had to pick her up and take her outside to the car drive her to the Henry Mayo, ER.”
The roommates alerted law enforcement. On Tuesday, deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station attempted to contact Bradbury at the home, but authorities said he barricaded himself inside.
Bradbury’s family told deputies that he suffers from a mental health disability, according to the Sheriff’s Department. After about two hours, Bradbury surrendered and was detained.
Le said he hopes the case leads to accountability.
“I’m hoping that the justice system actually does something about it because I mean, do I think he’s going to change? I don’t think he’s going to change,” he said.
The roommates said they want Bradbury barred from the property because they no longer feel safe living under the same roof.
“I just want to not be in fear anymore, not worry about being sick all the time, and I want him to not be able to do this to anyone else,” Billy Hopper said.
Bradbury was arrested on charges relating to food poisoning with intent to cause harm.
The oldest restaurant in Los Angeles County closed on Sunday but is coming back with new owners
Los Angeles County’s oldest restaurant, the Saugus Café in Santa Clarita, closed on Sunday after nearly 140 years. Today it was announced by KHTS Radio that the venerable dining spot would reopen soon under new ownership. “The incoming managing owners of the Saugus Cafe, speaking with KHTS on the condition of anonymity until the ownership transition is finalized,” the station posted on Instagram. “Said they are eager to carry on the legacy.” The station noted that renovations would include “updating” the kitchen, dining area and adjacent bar.
Like the The Ship of Theseus, the Saugus Café has been rebuilt many times. The business began as the Saugus Eating House inside the new Southern Pacific Railroad station when it opened in 1888. Eleven years later, it was sold to new owners and renamed Saugus Café. There are stories of characters like President Theodore Roosevelt and Los Angeles water czar William Mulholland enjoying the restaurant around the turn of the century.
The Saugus Cafe in 1929Credit: Security Pacific National Bank Collection/Los Angeles Public Library
In 1916, the business moved across the tracks to a new building close to its current location. Silent film stars like Charlie Chaplin and Mary Pickford are said to have enjoyed a meal here when filming nearby. The café was rebuilt in 1941 after a truck ran into the building and that version was demolished in 1952.
Today, the core interior elements, like the counter stools, pie cases and booth configuration, appear to date from the 1950s version, while most of the historic fabric inside has been swapped out by a parade of operators over the last 75 years. The closure leaves Cole’s French Dip (which itself is on the verge of closure) as L.A.’s oldest restaurant. Downtown legend Philippe The Original rounds out the pack. Still going strong with 118 years under its belt.
Saugus Cafe in 2013Credit: Photo by mr. rollers
The new owners of the Saugus Cafe tell KHTS that their new chef has been following around the old one to ensure consistency and that they have plans to trim the menu, lower prices, and expand hours. The restaurant was once known for being open around the clock. The new owners plan to reopen in a few weeks and perhaps they will again draw the massive crowds that flocked to the legendary café in the weeks leading to its closure.
Sharing a salt-and-butter breakfast roll with her grandson at a Newhall bakery, stalwart Republican Jill Brown said former President Trump’s guilty verdict in a Manhattan courtroom won’t dent her plans to vote for him in the November presidential election.
The longtime Santa Clarita resident and retired teacher, who voted for Trump in 2016 and 2020, suspects Biden was also guilty of unspecified crimes and didn’t know why prosecutors were focusing on Trump’s actions.
“Hush money has been going on since the beginning of time. So I don’t know why they’re making such a big deal about it,” Brown, 69, said Friday.
In Santa Clarita, nestled in a hotly contested congressional district that is expected to help determine which party controls Congress next year, Trump’s guilty verdict did little to sway Brown or other hardcore Republicans.
But it may nudge moderate swing voters, and that could be pivotal in deciding the fate of Rep. Mike Garcia (R-Santa Clarita) this election.
Still, it remains to be seen whether the verdict — and anycorresponding stain on the presumptive Republican presidential nominee — will affect a congressional race in which the overheated national discourse has often taken a backseat to the issues affecting the day-to-day lives of Californians.
“Those who try to nationalize this race and make everything super partisan fundamentally misunderstand our district,” said Charles Hughes, an Antelope Valley resident and president of the local Republican central committee. Hughes didn’t think the verdict would have any impact on the race or support for Garcia.
Garcia is hoping to fend off Democratic challenger George Whitesides in California’s closely divided 27th Congressional District, where voters have twice reelected their Republican congressman — despite a double-digit Democrat voter registration advantage. In the 2020 presidential election, Biden beat Trump in the district by 12 percentage points.
About an hour’s drive from the solidly liberal confines of downtown Los Angeles, the congressional district sprawls from Santa Clarita into the folds and valleys of the San Gabriel Mountains and high desert frontier of Lancaster and Palmdale.
Once staunchly red territory, this district has been on the front lines of partisan warfare since a millennial Democrat unseated the Republican incumbent in a nationally watched 2018 race. But her meteoric rise met an equally quick fall, with Rep. Katie Hill resigning less than a year later amid a sex scandal. Garcia won the seat in a special election and has managed to retain it in two subsequent regular elections.
Kevin Mahan, 72, an independent voter, hasn’t decided how he’ll vote in the November congressional race. As a recent transplant from Glendale, he doesn’t know much about Santa Clarita politics or Garcia. But Mahan said he’d be unlikely to support Garcia, adding, “If somebody’s in bed with Trump, I’m not gonna vote for him.”
The historic criminal conviction of Trump was a sad day for America, Mahan said.
Outside money, busloads of volunteers and unabated national attention have poured in during each of those election cycles. 2024 will be no different: The race for the 27th remains one of the most competitive congressional contests in the nation, and the results will undoubtedly help shape partisan control of the House. It’s one of four California races rated as a “toss up” by the nonpartisan Cook Political Report.
But the Trump verdict and potential associations for Garcia — who had been endorsed by Trump in the past — could influence independent voters, who account for more than a fifth of the district’s electorate.
Views of the trial and verdict have been shaped by a voters’ underlying political allegiances, with polling showing that Democrats overwhelmingly saw the trial as fair, whereas only a tiny fraction of Republicans agreed with that sentiment. Independents were evenly split on the relative fairness of the trial.
Garcia has yet to comment on the verdict. Whitesides used it as an opportunity to highlight the ties between the former president and the L.A.-area congressman, saying in a statement that “Garcia is focused on defending Trump, rather than serving us” and noting that his opponent was one of several California Republicans who voted against certifying the 2020 election results.
Democratic allies, like Santa Clarita Valley Democrats Chair and founder Andrew Taban and former Democratic candidate Christy Smith, who ran three unsuccessful campaigns against Garcia in the past, were hopeful that the trial could push independent voters toward Whitesides.
“The key thing to remember about CA-27 is that while the biggest voting bloc of registered voters are Democrats, the second largest bloc are independent voters, and independent voters consistently in this district have broken for President Biden,” Smith said. With “the right kind of exposure,” she posited, Garcia’s ties to Trump could impact how those independents vote in the November congressional race.
Democratic congressional candidate George Whitesides, pictured at a 2013 event in Mojave, has noted that opponent Rep. Mike Garcia was one of several California Republicans who voted against certifying the 2020 election results.
(Reed Saxon / Associated Press)
As his group canvasses for Whitesides and other local Democratic candidates, Taban said he expected the verdict might come up in conversations with voters, particularly as he and other club members plan to underscore the fact that Garcia is “for sure a Trump loyalist.”
But at the end of the day, congressional swing voters are going to be much more focused on economic issues such as gas and grocery prices, crime and the border, said Jon Fleischman, a Republican strategist and former state GOP executive director.
“I’m not saying that voter opinions about Trump do not matter,” Fleischman said. “I just don’t think the verdicts Thursday change many minds.”
Welcome to Santa Clarita, CA, a picturesque city known for its scenic landscapes, friendly environment, and a vibrant sense of community. From the sprawling parks and hiking trails of Central Park to the charming streets of Old Town Newhall, Santa Clarita offers residents a unique blend of opportunities and experiences. Whether you’re searching for a new home Santa Clarita or eager to explore what Santa Clarita is known for, this Redfin article is your guide to uncovering the distinctive qualities that make Santa Clarita, CA, a beautiful and inviting community.
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With three fires burning out of control in Ventura, Sylmar and Santa Clarita and tens of thousands evacuated so far, International Scientology Volunteer Minister headquarters in Los Angeles puts out a call for volunteers to respond.
Press Release –
updated: Dec 6, 2017
LOS ANGELES, December 6, 2017 (Newswire.com)
– Scientology Churches and Missions throughout Southern California are reaching out to Volunteer Ministers to respond to this disaster. All trained Volunteer Ministers should call their local Church or the International Volunteer Ministers headquarters at (800) 435-7498 or (323) 960-1949.
More than 38,000 have been forced from their homes as Southern California firefighters battle three blazes that are raging out of control. At a press conference Tuesday, Ventura County Sheriff Jeff Dean urged those receiving evacuation notices to cooperate. “We saw the disasters and the losses that happened up north in Sonoma,” he said, “and this is a fast, very dangerous moving fire.” Spread by 25 mph Santa Ana winds gusting up to 60 mph, the blaze has burned some 65,000 acres and continues to spread.
The Church of Scientology Volunteer Minister program is a religious social service created in the mid 1970s by L. Ron Hubbard. To make this technology broadly available, the Church provides free online training on the Volunteer Ministers website. Anyone of any culture or creed may train as a Volunteer Minister and use these tools to help their families and communities.
