Crime, Police + Courts

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Simone Seikaly

UPDATE: Body found near Saltair identified

Police are investigating a suspicious death after a woman's decomposing body was found on a frontage road off of Interstate 80 on Saturday.
6 years ago
The Utah Highway Patrol said a person was killed on Sunday in a multi-car pileup on southbound I-15...
Simone Seikaly

UHP, others, assist in pursuit of stolen vehicle in Tooele County

The Utah Highway Patrol, West Wendover PD, and the Bureau of Indian affairs all assisted in stopping a car reported stolen from Oregon.
6 years ago
Hundreds march in Salt Lake City, showing support of Black Lives Matter...
Paul Nelson

Hundreds march in Salt Lake City to support Black Lives Matter

Hundreds of people marched in Salt Lake City to remember Dr. Martin Luther King’s famous March on Washington, as well as to support Black Lives Matter.
6 years ago
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Paul Nelson and Madeleine Porter

US Marshals involved in officer-involved shooting in Salt Lake City

Police responded Thursday night to an officer-involved shooting involving the US Marshals Service near 900 South between Main Street and West Temple. 
6 years ago
Mosque shooting survivors from left, Mustafa Boztas, Wassail Daragmih and Temel Atacocugu celebrate...
NICK PERRY Associated Press

New Zealand mosque shooter sentenced to life without parole

The white supremacist who slaughtered 51 worshippers at two New Zealand mosques has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, the first time the maximum available sentence has been imposed.
6 years ago
Salt Lake Count non-profits domestic violence victims...
Kelli Pierce

Salt Lake County giving $220,000 to non-profits helping domestic violence victims

Salt Lake County is giving $220,000 in federal relief money to two non-profits who help domestic violence victims. 
6 years ago
A group holds rifles as they watch protesters on the street Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, in Kenosha, Wis...
MIKE HOUSEHOLDER and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press

17-year-old arrested after 2 killed during unrest in Kenosha

A 17-year-old has been arrested after the killing of two people during the third night of protests in Kenosha over the police shooting of Jacob Blake.
6 years ago
Referees huddle on an empty court at game time of a scheduled game between the Milwaukee Bucks and ...
BRIAN MAHONEY and TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writers

Boycott: NBA playoff games called off amid player protest

All three NBA playoff games scheduled for Wednesday have been postponed, with players around the league choosing to boycott in their strongest statement yet against racial injustice.
6 years ago
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Curt Gresseth

Live Mic: Pandemic driving up domestic violence rates

BYU researchers find the stress of the coronavirus pandemic may be driving up domestic violence rates, in Utah and around the world.
6 years ago
Baleigh Bagshaw, 15, was killed inside her house while on the phone with her mother. | Facebook...
Kelli Pierce

Utah man gets life in prison without parole for killing 15-year-old girl

Third District Judge Paul Parker sentenced Shaun French to life in prison without parole after French pleaded guilty to the 2018 murder of Baleigh Bagshaw.
6 years ago
Midvale shooting...
Colby Walker and John Wojcik

Man critically injured, suspect in custody after Midvale shooting

Police say a man is in critical condition and another in custody after a shooting at a Motel 6 in Midvale early Wednesday morning.
6 years ago
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MIKE HOUSEHOLDER and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press

Kenosha police: 3 shot, 2 fatally, during Wisconsin protests

Police say two people have died and one person was injured as shots were fired during the third night of unrest in Wisconsin following the shooting of a Black man by police.
6 years ago
jogger in Kaysville attack...
Paul Nelson

Man accused of attacking jogger in Kaysville at gunpoint while intoxicated

A Farmington man is jailed and being investigated for assault and kidnapping after he reportedly attacked a jogger in Kaysville. 
6 years ago
Wisconsin police shooting...
MIKE HOUSEHOLDER and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press

Lawyer: Blake not likely to walk again after police shooting

The family attorney for a Black man shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, says his client is paralyzed and it would "take a miracle" for him to walk again.
6 years ago
Woman sentenced for allegedly buying biological weapon to kill roommate, victim speaks out...
Paul Nelson

Woman sentenced for allegedly buying biological weapon to kill roommate

A woman accused of trying to buy a biological weapon to use on her long-term roommate is sentenced to up to 20 years in prison
6 years ago
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Simone Seikaly

UPDATE: Arrest made after Holladay stabbing

A man is under arrest and being investigated for a stabbing in Holladay that sent a 58-year-old man to the hospital.
6 years ago
Twenty-nine-year-old Australian Brenton Harrison Tarrant stands in the dock at the Christchurch Hig...
NICK PERRY Associated Press

Families confront New Zealand mosque shooter at sentencing

Families and survivors have had their first chance to confront the white supremacist who slaughtered 51 worshippers in a mass shooting at two New Zealand mosques as his four-day sentencing hearing began.
6 years ago
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MIKE HOUSEHOLDER and TAMMY WEBBER

Protest erupts after Wisconsin police shoot man from behind

Gov. Tony Evers has vowed to take further action in response to the police shooting of a Black man in the southeastern Wisconsin city of Kenosha.
6 years ago
Navajo execution...
FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press

Planned execution of Native American man stirs emotion within tribe

As a Navajo man sits on federal death row awaiting his upcoming execution date, his tribe is asking officials to spare his life.
6 years ago
Unified Police Department upd Millcreek police town hall...
Simone Seikaly

UPDATE: Arrest made after Holladay stabbing

A Holladay man is hospitalized after suffering multiple stab wounds in his home.
6 years ago
Police search for suspect in fatal shooting near 9th West and North Temple...
Mark Jackson and Ryan Meeks

Police search for suspect in fatal shooting near 9th West and North Temple

Police say they are still searching for a suspect involved in a fatal shooting that happened Saturday morning near 900 W. North Temple in Salt Lake City. 
6 years ago
officer-involved police shooting ruled justified sim gill...
Paul Nelson and Becky Bruce

DA rules January police shooting in Salt Lake City justified

Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill ruled a Jan. 8 police shooting justified, saying the suspect threatened officers with a stolen vehicle.
6 years ago
A Utah woman is mistaken for another Natalie Palmer on social media. Photo courtesy KSL-TV....
Michele Rowe

A case of mistaken identity leads to online death threats for Utah woman

A Utah woman named Natalie Palmer shares the name of a woman identified in a hunting photo -- and now she's getting threats.
6 years ago
Image of Chad Daybell during a court hearing, Aug. 4, 2020, in St. Anthony, Idaho. Jury selection g...
Colby Walker

VIDEO: Chad Daybell pleads not guilty during arraignment

Chad Daybell pleaded not guilty during his arraignment Friday morning in Idaho District Court. His trial date has been set for Jan. 11, 2021
6 years ago