Crime, Police + Courts

Officials urge parents to follow Utah's regulations on the use of e-bikes, scooters and ATVs....
Carlysle Price, KSL TV

Officials urge parents to follow e-bike regulations

Police are reminding the public on regulations issued around e-bikes due to concerns surrounding kids with e-bikes, ATV's and golf carts.
2 years ago
Jorge Rafael Medina-Reyes pleaded guilty on Thursday to the kidnapping and murder of Nicole Solorio...
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com

Second man pleads guilty to kidnapping, murder of Kearns woman in 2021

Jorge Rafael Medina-Reyes, 25, pleaded guilty Thursday to murder, a first-degree felony, and aggravated kidnapping, a first-degree felony.
2 years ago
american fork police in front of home where couple was found dead...
Sam Herrera

Couple found dead in American Fork home identified

American Fork Police identified 57-year-old Olin Johnson and his wife, 52-year-old Kerilyn Johnson, as the couple found dead in their home on Thursday.
2 years ago
washington city murders suspect...
Pat Reavy, KSL.com

Southern Utah woman charged with aggravated murder; prosecutors won’t seek death penalty

A 28-year-old woman accused of brutally killing her parents in their home is now facing 11 felony charges, including 10 first-degree felonies.
2 years ago
police look for hit-and-run driver, image of the car, a newer model Ford Explorer SUV , shown...
Heather Peterson

SLCPD asks for help finding hit-and-run driver

Salt Lake City Police are looking for a hit-and-run driver involved in an accident last week that left a woman severely injured.
2 years ago
Grocery store shooting...
Amie Schaeffer

3 dead, 10 wounded in Arkansas grocery store shooting

Two people are dead and several were wounded in a Arkansas grocery store shooting Friday afternoon. The shooter was also badly wounded.
2 years ago
a 17-year-old boy is facing a charge of murder and 18 other felonies tied to a gang-related drive-b...
Pat Reavy, KSL.com

Teen faces 19 felonies in gang-related drive-by shooting death in Murray

A 17-year-old boy is facing 19 felony charges accusing him of participating in a drive-by shooting that left one dead and others injured.
2 years ago
(Orem police Department)...
Esme Sanchez Estevez

Orem Police Department asking for help identifying an assault suspect

Officers ask for the public's help to identify the suspect who was accused of sexual assault that happened in the Orem Recreation Center.
2 years ago
(American Fork Police Department)...
ELIZA PACE AND LINDSAY AERTS, KSL TV

Husband and wife found dead in American Fork home

A husband and wife were found dead in their American Fork home on Thursday afternoon. Still under investigation on what could have caused it.
2 years ago
West Point man charged in fatal road rage...
Pat Reavy, KSL.com

West Point man charged with murder in Clearfield road rage shooting

A West Point man was charged for the shooting death of a man during a road rage incident that happened in June.
2 years ago
Salt Lake City Police seized more than $700 in cash, nearly 750 fentanyl pills, drug paraphernalia ...
Alexandrea Bonilla and Kennedy Camarena

Drug dealers arrested by WVC and SLC police in two separate investigations

SLCPD and WVCPD had their hands full while making drug dealer arrests in two of their own separate investigations.
2 years ago
Ruth Zurcher Worthen, of Cache County, Utah, is accused of multiple counts of child abuse stretchin...
Simone Seikaly and Becky Bruce

Grandmother arrested in Cache County for aggravated sexual abuse of a child

Cache County resident Ruth Worthen faces 23 felony charges related to child sex abuse accusations, which come from several relatives over a 30-year period.
2 years ago
washington city murders suspect...
JOSH ELLIS KSLTV.com

Suspect in Washington City double homicide surrenders

Police are looking for a transgender woman suspected in a double homicide in Washington City and ask residents to shelter-in-place.
2 years ago
Box Elder rollover...
Emma Keddington

Police confirm fatal rollover in Box Elder, car was reportedly stolen

The car was found in a ditch off of I-84 in Box Elder County. The victim was ejected from the car in the rollover.
2 years ago
UTA officers responded to an alleged stabbing Tuesday afternoon at the Central Pointe TRAX platform...
Michael Houck and Shara Park

One juvenile in custody for allegedly stabbing three people on Central Pointe TRAX platform

UTA police said the stabbing started as an argument. The juvenile jumped on a train after the stabbing and was arrested at the next stop.
2 years ago
FILE: Roy Police Department squad car. (Roy Police, Facebook)...
Curt Gresseth

Three dogs bite two people, close in for attack on horse and cop in Roy

Three dogs that escaped their yard in Roy bit two pedestrians, surrounded to attack both a horse in a pasture and a police officer. The animals were all captured. The victims received medical care.
2 years ago
A FingerPrint Pad and paperwork from Clean Slate Utah is laid out at Utah Support Advocates for Rec...
Eric Cabrera

Expungement clinic held today in Salt Lake City in honor of Juneteenth

Clean Slate Utah and the NAACP Utah is holding a free Juneteenth expungement clinic today.
2 years ago
A twin-engine Cessna passenger plane has crashed in Steamboat Springs. It is believed to have been ...
Alexander Campbell, KSL TV

Two dead after plane traveling to Ogden crashes in Steamboat Springs, Colo.

A twin-engined Cessna 421 airplane has crashed into the West Acres mobile home park in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, engulfing two buildings.
2 years ago
A convicted serial killer on death row in California is now facing a new charge for a 1998 murder i...
Heather Peterson

Police believe convicted serial killer is responsible for 1998 murder in Utah

A convicted serial killer on death row in California is now facing a new charge for a 1998 murder in Salt Lake City.
2 years ago
A driver on West Valley hit two individuals and fled away....
Esme Sanchez Estevez

A driver hit two individuals and fled away on West Valley

On Thursday night a driver hit two individuals. While trying to get away from the police, she crashed with two cars. The Suspect is under investigation.
2 years ago
A South Jordan police vehicle is pictured in South Jordan. A person was shot by police, and later d...
Esme Sanchez Esteves and Kennedy Camarena

Family speaks out after brother died in South Jordan police shooting

Police in South Jordan say officers shot someone who wielded a knife and came at them in a neighborhood park.
2 years ago
Rocio Cifuentes hold a picture of her sister, Gaby Ramos, allegedly killed at the hands of her ex-b...
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com

Women ‘need to speak out’: Gaby Ramos killing spurs sister to take up domestic violence cause

Rocio Sifuentes recruit helps in tracking the sister's ex-boyfriend who killed her. Manuel Burciaga-Perea is now jailed in Utah.
2 years ago
(Spenser Heaps/Deseret News)...
Esme Sanchez Estevez

BREAKING: Pursuit of 3 teens who stole a car in Kearns

Officers stopped the teens in possession of the stolen car in Kearns. The driver of the stolen car is still on the run.
2 years ago
A Biden-Harris campaign sign is seen among signs for other Utah Democratic Party candidates during ...
Eric Cabrera

Stealing campaign signs could get you a misdemeanor charge

Police say stealing campaign signs from your neighbor's lawn could cost you a misdemeanor, or even the right to vote.
2 years ago