Crime, Police + Courts
Madeline Holcombe, CNN
A California school district is fed up with school threats, so they’ve produced PSAs on social media awareness
Local TV in Fresno, California, now features two public service announcements created by the Fresno Unified School District aimed at educating students and parents on social media threats.7 years ago
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Utah death-row inmate asks for re-hearing of appeal
A Utah death-row inmate whose double-murder case was featured in the book "Under the Banner of Heaven" is asking an appeals court to hear his case again.7 years ago
JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press
Psychiatrist: Man accused of killing 6 controlled by voices
A forensic psychiatrist told jurors Monday that a man accused of fatally shooting six members of his ex-wife's family near Houston in 2014 wasn't responsible for his actions because of severe mental illness that made him believe voices in his head telling him to carry out the killings.7 years ago
Kelli Pierce
Private pharmacies to dispense medicinal marijuana in Utah
Under provisions in the law, the Utah Department of Agriculture and the Utah Department of Health can also recommend that the state license more pharmacies than the original 14 based on market demand.7 years ago
Colby Walker
Divers search Jordan River in the case of missing Utah woman
Bobbi Ann Campbell went missing after dropping off her daughter at a friend's house in December 1994. Divers searched the Jordan River this weekend.7 years ago
Mark Jackson
Polling suggests support for some forms of gun control legislation
Results of some UtahPolicy.com and Y2 Analytics polling shows Utah voters support some forms of gun control legislation, including stronger background checks, banning sales of military-type semi-automatic rifles and large-capacity magazines.7 years ago
Associated Press - By MATTHEW DALY and NICHOLAS RICCARDI
Coming for your AR-15? O’Rourke scrambles Dems’ gun message
Beto O’Rourke’s “hell yes” moment at the Democrats’ presidential debate is scrambling his party’s message on guns.7 years ago
Paul Nelson
Investigators search for suspect in attempted sexual assault case
Police are searching for a suspect behind a violent attack in Draper. Investigators say a man tried to sexually assault a woman7 years ago
Paul Nelson
Police tout success in crackdown on crime in Ogden
Police, the FBI and the US Attorney’s Office in Utah say crime in a historically problematic part of Ogden has gone way down over the past year7 years ago
Kelli Pierce
Utah man exonerated of rape decades later wants public, courts not to rush to judgment
A Utah man was falsely convicted of a rape. His conviction was overturned after he spent years in prison. His release does not bring back the time he missed watching his children grow up.7 years ago
TERRY TANG Associated Press
Tip leads to arrest of 2 who escaped prison van in Utah last month
PHOENIX (AP) — A tip pointing to a remote Arizona community led to the end of a more than two-week-long manhunt for a couple who overpowered their guards and escaped a prison transport van in Utah that was bringing them across the country to face charges in a man’s killing, federal authorities said Thursday. About […]7 years ago
Mary Richards
Utah man accused of raping girl he met through “number neighbor challenge”
GUNNISON, Utah — Police say a Utah man raped a girl he met during an Internet challenge. It was the “number neighbor challenge,” where you text the cell phone number that’s a number up or down from yours. Police in Gunnison, in Sanpete County, say 19-year-old Isaac Alonso sent a text to the father of […]7 years ago
Colby Walker
Fugitives who escaped in Utah captured in Arizona
The two fugitives wanted that escaped authorities in Utah have been captured in Arizona after being on the run for more than two weeks.7 years ago
Kelli Pierce
Utahns remember 9-11 with local ceremonies, events
Utahns from the airport to Hill Air Force Base are remembering the 18th anniversary of the September 11th attacks.7 years ago
Kelli Pierce
Social media helps catch man suspected of food truck theft
SOUTH SALT LAKE – A man has been arrested for stealing a generator that was welded onto the back of The Cluck Truck, a popular local food truck. The truck was parked on Main Street near 3300 South over Labor Day weekend when security cameras caught several people cutting off the generator. The Cluck Truck […]7 years ago
MORGAN SMITH Associated Press
Man who loaned gun to killer of Utah student sentenced
Nathan Daniel Vogel was sentenced to three years of supervised release on Wednesday. He pleaded guilty to lying about buying the firearm used to kill University of Utah athlete Lauren McCluskey.7 years ago
Becky Bruce
Body found in Ogden storage unit identified as 41-year-old woman
The storage unit in question had been abandoned, police said, and the business owners were cleaning it out because its previous user was behind on payments.7 years ago
Colby Walker
Southern Utah cheerleaders disciplined for alleged hazing
The Washington County School District is looking for more potential victims of a hazing incident among cheerleaders at Desert Hills High School in June.7 years ago
Paul Nelson
Police find the bodies of missing woman and her son
fficers had been looking for Emily Quijano Almiron and her son, Gabriel, since 2015. They’re accused killer, Christopher Poulson, agreed to tell them where he hid their bodies as part of his plea deal. However, even Poulson has trouble remembering exactly where the gravesite was.7 years ago
Kelli Pierce
Kaysville Police look for person flying drone, impersonating them
Kaysville Police are on the lookout for a person who attached a speaker to a drone, then flew it over Davis Technical College pretending to be them.7 years ago
John Wojcik and Becky Bruce
Police investigate possible Millcreek home invasion and shooting
Police say a suspect accused of firing shots inside a Millcreek home is being treated for injuries received while being detained.7 years ago
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ogden man pleads guilty to fatally beating neighbor in 2018
An Ogden man accused of fatally beating a neighbor last year has pleaded guilty to one count of murder.7 years ago
Associated Press
US mass shooters exploited gaps, errors in background checks
Most mass shooters in the U.S. acquired the weapons they used legally because there was nothing in their backgrounds to disqualify them, according to James Alan Fox, a criminologist with Northeastern University who has studied mass shootings for decades. But in several attacks in recent years gunmen acquired weapons as a result of mistakes, lack […]7 years ago