Crime, Police + Courts

Solomon Lee Johnson, 44, who served more than 20-years in the Utah State Prison for aggravated murd...
Pat Reavy, KSL.com

Utahn convicted of murder is arrested 2nd time since being paroled

A man who served more than 20 years in the Utah State Prison for murder has been arrested again — this time for allegedly abusing two young girls.
1 year ago
$33,000 in SLC parking tickets issued for these ADA stalls in 2 months. (Andrew Adams, KSL TV)...
ANDREW ADAMS

$33,000 in SLC parking tickets issued for these ADA stalls in 2 months

Salt Lake City said it would make changes to a group of ADA parking stalls after neighbors and visitors complained, revealing tens of thousands of dollars-worth of parking tickets issued there in the first two months of the year.
1 year ago
A new legislative audit found Salt Lake County Jail has been dealing with a capacity problem for ye...
Alexandrea Bonilla

School employee arrested, facing multiple charges for possessing child sex abuse material

A Salt Lake school employee is facing multiple charges after police say they found child sex abuse material on one of his social media accounts.
1 year ago
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Pat Reavy, KSL.com

Salt Lake officer not legally justified in shooting man’s hand, but won’t face charges

A Salt Lake police officer was not legally justified when he shot an unarmed man's hand as the man was hiding in a thick patch of tall grass in June.
1 year ago
vape sniffing dog k9 nomi...
Eric Cabrera

Springville police welcome vape-sniffing K9 to the force

Springville police are on a mission to bring Utah’s first-ever vape-sniffing K9 to the force.
1 year ago
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Pat Reavy, KSL.com

Utah mom who took bath with infant charged with manslaughter in baby’s death

An Eagle Mountain woman who allegedly fell asleep in the bathtub with her infant daughter on top of her was charged Friday with manslaughter in the baby's drowning death.
1 year ago
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Tammy Kikuchi

25 Canadians charged with ‘grandparent scam’

Twenty-five Canadians were charged last month with taking millions of dollars from older Americans using a "grandparent scam."
1 year ago
Two judges have handed down orders requiring the Trump administration to rehire thousands of probat...
Janie Har, Brian Witte, and Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

Two judges in mass firings cases order Trump administration to rehire probationary workers for now

Two judges have handed down orders requiring the Trump administration to rehire thousands of probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agencies.
1 year ago
Alexandrea Bonilla

Experts warn public of road toll text scam

Experts are warning the public about an influx of road toll text messages that are actually a scam.
1 year ago
flock safety camera system...
Don Brinkerhoff

New camera system helping Utah police agencies find vehicles associated with crimes

Dozens of police departments across Utah are using a new camera system to identify and locate vehicles that may have been involved in crimes.
1 year ago
Associated Press

Judge orders Trump to reinstate probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agencies

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of workers fired across various agencies.
1 year ago
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Andrew Adams, KSL TV

Police seek public’s help in solving shootings in Provo neighborhood

Police asked for the public’s help Wednesday as they sought whoever was responsible for shootings on subsequent nights in the same Provo neighborhood.
1 year ago
ski patrol strike sign...
Alexandrea Bonilla and Sam Herrera

Man charged with hate crime after allegedly making threats during ski patrol strike

A man was charged after allegedly harassing an investigator who contacted him after he reportedly made threats against the ski patrol strike.
1 year ago
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Adam Small

Lehi man arrested for allegedly choking child while on probation for child abuse

Nathan Jack Speaker, 42, was arrested for felony aggravated child abuse after choking a child after a church activity.
1 year ago
Shara Park

Camera allowed in courtroom for Lori Vallow Daybell trial

Lori Vallow Daybell appeared in a Maricopa County courtroom Tuesday morning representing herself on a charge of conspiracy to commit murder.
1 year ago
Judge Kevin Robert Christensen (left) and Tremonton fire chief Ned Brady Hansen (right),...
Michael Houck

Tremonton fire chief and Box Elder judge discussed sexually exploiting minors, according to charging docs

Two Box Elder County officials are being accused of sexually enticing minors while being in their own relationship, court documents stated.
1 year ago
A sitting judge in the Box Elder County Justice Court was arrested after police said they uncovered...
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com

8 felonies filed against Box Elder judge accused of enticing minors on chat app

Criminal charges were filed Monday against a Box Elder County judge accused of sexually enticing minors via a chat app.
1 year ago
FILE - Police lights in Salt Lake City....
Carlysle Price

Man dies after shooting outside of West Jordan house party

A man died after he was shot in the chest outside a house party in West Jordan early Sunday morning.
1 year ago
Handcuffs in a jail cell....
Mariah Maynes

Utah man sentenced for assaulting U.S. Forest Service engineer

A Beaver County man was sentenced to 364 days in jail and a year of supervised release after assaulting a Forest Service employee.
1 year ago
Anti-Trump sign flies over Ogden bank...
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com

Trump foes breach security of 13-story Ogden building, fly signs critical of the president

A giant anti-Trump sign was seen flying over one of the tallest buildings in Ogden on Saturday. Police are looking for those responsible.
1 year ago
FILE. A man who was gifted a service dog from a Utah nonprofit organization for allegedly being a c...
Pat Reavy, KSL.com

11 signature gatherers charged with forging signatures for Utah candidates

Eleven people face charges in three Utah counties for forging signatures to get candidates on the 2024 ballot.
1 year ago
Police emergency lights....
Devin Oldroyd

Man accused of throwing Molotov cocktail at house in Salt Lake County

A man is accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at a Salt Lake County home.
1 year ago
Handcuffs in a jail cell....
Becky Bruce

Delta teacher charged with alleged rape of teenager

A teacher from Delta Middle School is facing rape charges after she was accused of having sex with a 15-year-old.
1 year ago
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Devin Oldroyd

Eagle Mountain woman accused of negligent homicide after baby drowns in bathtub

An Eagle Mountain woman was arrested last week after her 2-month-old drowned in her bathtub.
1 year ago