Crime, Police + Courts

Salt Lake County DA Sim Gill...
DEVIN OLDROYD and CHANDLER HOLT

Salt Lake County DA says 3 officers were legally justified in using deadly force

Salt Lake County DA Slim Gill said Friday in a press conference that three police officers involved in different shootings were legally justified in using deadly force.
4 years ago
A pleasant grove police car...
Samantha Herrera and Mark Jackson

Suspect in death of Pleasant Grove woman identified as her biological son

Pleasant Grove Police Department took a 21-year-old man into custody on Friday morning after finding his mother shot dead.
4 years ago
Police car sirens....
Mark Jones

Man injured after falling off house roof in Sandy

A worker was injured Thursday after falling roughly 20 feet off of house roof, police say.
4 years ago
provo school...
Mark Jones

Man arrested after making alleged threat toward a Provo school

A 46-year-old man is in jail after allegedly leaving a threatening note at a Provo school on Thursday.
4 years ago
Photo credit: Family of Lily Conroy...
Mark Jones

Springville shooting: Suspect identified, teenage girl on life support, police say

Police in Springville say they don’t expect a teenage girl, Lily Conroy, who was shot Wednesday afternoon in a suspected murder-suicide, to survive.
4 years ago
Members of the Buffalo Police department work at the scene of a shooting at a Tops supermarket in B...
Aya Elamroussi, Artemis Moshtaghian and Rob Frehse, CNN

Buffalo suspect’s posts about attack plans could be seen online 30 minutes before mass shooting

A half hour before an 18-year-old carried out a shooting in Buffalo, New York, he revealed his plot on social media.
4 years ago
Police car sirens....
Mark Jones

One person dead in reported murder-suicide in Springville, Utah

Police said the people involved had been in a relationship, but were broken up at the time of the murder-suicide.
4 years ago
A 2020 photo of Thomas Lane, the former Minneapolis police officer pleaded guilty Wednesday, May 18...
AMY FORLITI, STEVE KARNOWSKI and MOHAMED IBRAHIM

Ex-cop pleads guilty to manslaughter in George Floyd killing

Floyd, 46, died May 25, 2020, after Derek Chauvin pinned him to the ground with a knee on his neck. Lane helped to restrain Floyd.
4 years ago
Photo caption: Sandy City Police....
Mark Jones and Waverly Golden

Malfunction at Sandy car wash injures multiple people

One person suffered moderate injuries following an accident at a Sandy car wash on Tuesday afternoon.
4 years ago
Almost half a million dollars of drugs seized....
Waverly Golden

More than $430K in drugs found stuffed in car speaker in St. George

Washington City Police seized almost half a million dollars in drugs from a man driving through St George. The drugs were packed into a speaker box.
4 years ago
Woman scams people out of $50,000 in tax returns....
Aimee Cobabe and Waverly Golden

Kaysville woman scams friends and family of tax refunds

A woman in Kaysville scammed 13 people and claimed a portion of their tax refunds. She is currently in jail facing multiple charges.
4 years ago
A semi hauling sand Monday evening rolled on US-40 near Vernal, blocking all lanes of traffic. The ...
Mark Jones

Semi rollover near Vernal blocks all lanes of US-40

A semi hauling sand rolled on US-40 Monday evening near Vernal, blocking all lanes of traffic. The driver suffered minor injuries and was taken to a hospital in stable condition.
4 years ago
Utah County Sheriff's Office badge....
Mark Jones

Utah County Search and Rescue team help teenager off Battle Creek trail

A 16-year-old girl fell about 20 feet up Battle Creek trail, suffering a head injury. The Utah County Search and Rescue team had her off the mountain by 7:30 p.m.
4 years ago
buffalo shooter...
Becky Bruce and Mark Jones

Former U.S. Attorney says shootings such as the one in Buffalo are hard to predict

Shootings such as the one in Buffalo are hard to predict, says John Huber, former U.S. District Attorney for the District of Utah.
4 years ago
A man is now in Salt Lake City police custody following a hit-and-run that officers believe was int...
Sam Herrera

Man found dead from self-inflicted wound following SWAT situation

SALT LAKE CITY — The Salt Lake City Police Department’s SWAT Team discovered a suspect dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a reported sexual assault. The area surrounding a Salt Lake home was locked down by the SLCPD for a period on Monday afternoon as the SWAT team investigated. There is a large police […]
4 years ago
Shane Stant, the man who attacked Nancy Kerrigan...
Heather Kelly

A notorious ice skating hitman finds redemption through his sister’s eyes

In 1994, hitman Shane Stant hit U.S. Figure Skating Champion Nancy Kerrigan in her knee to prevent her from competing a championship/
4 years ago
exposure notification apps...
Devin Oldroyd

iPhone sale gone wrong results in the arrest of a Salt Lake City man

A South Salt Lake City police officer broke up a physical altercation between two men that resulted from an iphone sale gone bad.
4 years ago
A juvenile male is in stable condition following a shooting in Syracuse Saturday. No other injuries...
Devin Oldroyd

Police say Herriman woman tried to bribe an officer

A Herriman woman arrested in connection to domestic violence investigation attempted to bribe a police officer for her release.
4 years ago
body found construction salt lake city...
Chandler Holt

Man arrested after assault and robbery attempt

Man arrested after assault and robbery attempt near Shuttle Stop 10 in Salt Lake City
4 years ago
Image of a police cruiser in front of an Arby's, where a stabbing occured...
Chandler Holt

UPDATED: Suspect arrested in Salt Lake City fatal stabbing

Police received reports of a stabbing victim at 1650 South State Street at 9:30 p.m. on Saturday. Upon arrival, officers located a man in critical condition.
4 years ago
One dead after West Jordan Police got a call of suspicious behavior....
Chandler Holt

UPDATED: West Jordan stabbing leaves one in critical condition

West Jordan police responded to reports of a stabbing in the 6700 South block of Blue Flower Court at 8:45 a.m. 
4 years ago
A single-car rollover Friday evening claimed the life of a woman on I-215W northbound at the Califo...
Mark Jones

UHP: Fatal crash on I-215 at California Avenue claims the life of a woman

The Utah Highway Patrol responded to a fatal crash Friday evening on I-215W northbound at California Avenue.
4 years ago
Bountiful police cruiser Gas leak in Bountiful causes closed roads...
Mark Jones

Man arrested after stabbing 2 women in Bountiful, planned to harm others

Davis County authorities say an 18-year-old man accused of stabbing two women in Bountiful planned to harm others.
4 years ago
Iron Co. schools say they have a policy of checking students out of school. A suit from the mother ...
Mark Jackson

Mother at center of 2020 Amber Alert sues the Iron Co. School District

A parent is suing the Iron County School District claiming a woman she did not know was able to check her 5-year-old out of South Elementary
4 years ago