Crime, Police + Courts

Man arrested for killing roommate's dog...
Pat Reavy

West Jordan man accused of killing roommate’s dog, trying to burn evidence

According to an affidavit, the man said he believed his roommate's dog was a robot, causing him "significant stress."
1 year ago
FILE — All four crew members ejected safely after two Navy jets collided and crashed on Sunday du...
Mary Culbertson

Motorcyclist fatally hit by driver who fled the scene in Salt Lake City

Salt Lake police are looking for the driver who fled the scene of fatal hit-and-run overnight that killed a motorcyclist.
1 year ago
missing teen found safe in colorado...
GARNA MEJIA, KSL TV, ADAM SMALL, KSL NEWSRADIO

South Jordan missing teen found alive

A teen who went missing six weeks ago has been found alive in Colorado Springs. Police are working to reunite her with her family.
1 year ago
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Matt Brooks, KSL.com

Salt Lake police officer charged with stalking his ex-girlfriend

A Salt Lake City police officer has been charged after repeatedly contacting a former girlfriend after their relationship ended, the AG's office said.
1 year ago
Law enforcement officials dress up in protective gear to investigative an attack on the Pearl Stree...
Colleen Slevin, Associated Press

6 injured, possibly with burns, in a Colorado attack the FBI is investigating as terrorism

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Six people were injured Sunday in what the FBI immediately described as a “targeted terror attack” at an outdoor mall in Boulder, Colorado, where a group had gathered to raise attention to Israeli hostages held in Gaza. The suspect, identified as 45-year-old Mohamed Sabry Soliman, yelled “Free Palestine” and used a […]
1 year ago
A Richfield Utah Highway Patrol trooper has been sentenced to probation after admitting to sexual b...
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com

UHP trooper sentenced to probation after admitting to sexual battery

The trooper will also provide a DNA sample, complete a substance abuse assessment and take courses on thinking errors and sexual behaviors.
1 year ago
The Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City is pictured on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. An irrigation line broke...
DANIELLA RIVERA

Majority of Utah law enforcement agencies have not complied with sexual assault data collection law

A majority of Utah law enforcement agencies have not complied with a new law requiring them to provide sexual assault data to the state.
1 year ago
missing teen found safe in colorado...
Pat Reavy, KSL.com

Charges filed for 3rd man tied to investigation of missing teen girl

A third man has been charged as part of the investigation into a missing and endangered 15-year-old South Jordan girl.
1 year ago
Troopers have identified the two drivers who were killed in a wrong-way crash on I-15 in Payson on ...
Ivy Farguheson, KSL.com

Troopers identify 2 killed in head-on crash on I-15 in Payson

Troopers have identified the two drivers who were killed in a wrong-way crash on I-15 in Payson on Tuesday afternoon.
1 year ago
But the Saratoga Springs Police Department said detectives have several leads into what it’s call...
Jacob Freeman

Detectives have ‘several leads’ into Saratoga Springs deaths, police say

Saratoga Springs police assure public they are working diligently on the case, but can't share much.
1 year ago
Murray police have reopened a nearly 47-year-old missing person case. Linda Hanoian Peterson, 29, d...
Pat Reavy, KSL.com

Murray police reopen case of pregnant woman missing for 47 years

Linda Hanoian Peterson, 29, is still considered a missing person. She hasn't been seen since Sept. 16, 1978.
1 year ago
Sha Reh, a West Valley City teenager who survived the murder of his immediate family, left nearly b...
Brian Carlson, KSL TV

West Valley City shooting survivor Sha Reh graduates from Granger High School

Sha Reh survived the murder of his immediate family and was left nearly blind, and severely injured, in the killings.
1 year ago
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Pat Reavy

Paralympic skier arrested in online child sex abuse sting

A Paralympic skier was arrested in Utah County and accused of trying to sexually abuse two children.
1 year ago
caregiver stabbed in St. George...
Shelby Lofton, KSL TV

Family of 20-year-old stabbing victim says she’s struggling to breathe, walk and sleep

A 20-year-old caretaker was who was stabbed multiple times by her client in St. George is struggling to breathe and walk.
1 year ago
The logo for SafeMoon is pictured. Attorneys for victims of a cryptocurrency fraud case are reactin...
DANIEL WOODRUFF

Utah man faces years in prison after guilty verdict in crypto fraud case

Attorneys for victims of a cryptocurrency fraud case are reacting after the CEO of Utah-based SafeMoon was found guilty.
1 year ago
West Valley police responded to a killing on March 3, 2023. One person was sent to prison and three...
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com

1 sent to prison, 3 plead guilty to ambush murder of 15-year-old boy

One teenager has been sentenced and three others plead guilty for the murder of 15-year-old Francisco Jesus Cuena in March 2023.
1 year ago
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Pat Reavy, KSL.com

West Jordan man upset over missing dog faces kidnapping charge

A West Jordan man is being charged with kidnapping another man who he accused of stealing his dog.
1 year ago
FILE - The sun shines above a mural honoring George Floyd in Houston's Third Ward on Sunday, June 7...
Mark Vancleave and Kendria LaFleur, Associated Press

Thousands mark 5th anniversary of George Floyd’s murder as they call for justice and decry Trump

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Police reform and civil-rights activists joined thousands of ordinary people on Sunday to mark the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s murder and decry the Trump administration for actions they say set their efforts back decades. The Rev. Al Sharpton said at a graveside service with the dead man’s family in Houston that Floyd, 46, represented all of […]
1 year ago
First responders found a 44-year-old pilot dead on Tuesday after he crashed his plane in Box Elder ...
Jacob Freeman

Man arrested, suspected of murder after South Salt Lake shooting, documents say

A man was taken into custody Friday after police believe he was present at a murder in South Salt Lake on Wednesday. They believe it was the result of a drug deal.
1 year ago
Utah 7th District Judge Don Torgerson is pictured. (Photo: Utah State Courts)...
Daniel Woodruff, KSL TV

Schultz calls for Utah judge to resign following KSL report

The Utah House speaker is calling for a judge to step down over what he said and did during a recent sentencing in a child sexual exploitation case.
1 year ago
FILE - A Lehi patrol car parked on the street. (Lehi Police Department/Facebook)...
Devin Oldroyd

Lehi Police investigating body found on train tracks

Police are investigating after a deceased person was discovered on train tracks in Lehi.
1 year ago
supreme court...
Associated Press

Supreme Court tie vote dooms taxpayer funded Catholic charter school in Oklahoma

The Supreme Court on Thursday effectively ended a publicly funded Catholic charter school in Oklahoma, dividing 4-4.
1 year ago
FILE: Parking fines are tripling for those who park illegally near Pineview and (pictured) Causey r...
Allessandra Harris Gurr

Fines tripling for illegal parking near Pineview, Causey reservoirs

Parking fines are tripling for those who park illegally near Pineview and Causey reservoirs.
1 year ago
roy police car...
Pat Reavy, KSL.com

4 Roy police officers on leave pending sexual assault investigation

Four Roy Police Department officers are on administrate leave pending an investigation into an alleged sexual assault.
1 year ago