Crime, Police + Courts

handcuffs. An American basketball player for the Indonesian league was arrested for allegedly attem...
Mary Culbertson, KSL TV

55-year-old man charged with murder after brutally beating 63-year-old sister

A 55-year-old man was arrested and charged with murder after allegedly beating his 63-year-old sister on Feb .15, 2024.
3 years ago
A police officer stands inside Lakewood Church, Sunday, February 18, in Houston....
Ashley R. Williams, Jeanne Bonner and Raja Razek, CNN

Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church resumes Sunday service one week after shooting that left 7-year-old boy injured

Services at Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church in Houston resumed Sunday morning with a large security presence.
3 years ago
FILE: The men’s general population building is pictured at the Utah State Prison in Salt Lake Cit...
Ashley Fredde, ksl.com

Inmate hospitalized with serious injuries after altercation at prison

One man was transported to a hospital after an altercation with two other inmates at the Utah State Correctional Facility.
3 years ago
salt lake city firefighters shown, they responded to fire on chicago street...
Derrick Jones

Salt Lake City Fire Department respond to possible apartment explosion

Salt Lake City Fire Department respond to what reports called an apartment explosion at 718 East 700 South.
3 years ago
Photo of police presence in Sandy. Sandy police and a SWAT Team are working with the U.S. Marshalls...
Derrick Jones

Fugitive barricaded in Sandy home

Sandy Police Department, including a SWAT team, has responded to the scene to assist.
3 years ago
Houston megachurch shooting suspect...
Christina Maxouris, CNN

What we know about the woman who fired inside a Houston megachurch

More has been discovered about a woman who fired a rifle inside a Houston megachurch Sunday and was killed by law enforcement.
3 years ago
gabby petito shown, her death inspired a law meant to prevent other domestic violence deaths...
Elizabeth Wolfe

Brian Laundrie’s parents detail ‘the day everything hit the fan’ after their son told them Gabby Petito was ‘gone’

In newly filed court documents, Brian Laundrie’s parents recall frantic phone calls as their son told them his fiancee Gabby Petito was “gone.”
3 years ago
(Utah Department of Public Safety)...
Waverly Golden

Officials identify UHP trooper who fell from overpass during police activity

The Utah Highway Patrol trooper was helping with a law enforcement maneuver when he fell from a bridge and was injured.
3 years ago
A man who was dragged from a burning North Salt Lake house told police he intentionally started the...
Larry D. Curtis

Man injured in fire that killed 9 puppies arrested on suspicion of arson, animal cruelty

North Salt Lake Police Department officers said Jason Mathew Cobb told them he started the fire in an attempt to take his own life.
3 years ago
Death row inmate Ralph Menzies attends 3rd District Court in West Jordan on Wednesday, Oct. 3. 2007...
Jessica Lowell

Utah asks for independent report on Menzies’ mental state, temporarily halting further execution proceedings

Ralph Menzie's lawyers say that their client has dementia, and as such, is not competent to be executed.
3 years ago
crash and police presence at the scene where a trooper was injured...
Mariah Maynes

UHP trooper injured while deploying tire spikes

Sgt. Cam Roden of UHP said that a trooper was injured as law enforcement was working to deploy tire spikes.
3 years ago
(Aimee Cobabe, KSL NewsRadio)...
Waverly Golden

No loss of life after Utah National Guard Apache helicopter crash in West Jordan

The Salt Lake Valley Emergency Communications Center confirmed crews are responding to a Utah National Guard Apache helicopter crash in West Jordan. 
3 years ago
Areas of yard burned after boy caught on fire. (Hurricane Valley Fire & Rescue)...
Adam Small

12-year-old boy burned after dumping gasoline on campfire, authorities say

Authorities said the 12-year-old boy sustained second and third-degree burns to 8% of his body, mostly around his leg and foot. 
3 years ago
police tape in an airport parking garage, a lawsuit related to this case was filed against delta...
Amie Schaeffer

In lawsuit, family alleges Delta overserved alcohol to man who hit, killed wife

A lawsuit alleges that Delta employees overserved a man who later struck and killed his wife with his car.
3 years ago
Police at Sandy shooting scene...
JOSH ELLIS KSLTV.com

1 dead, 1 injured in Sandy shooting

A man in his 30s was killed while a man in his 20s was transported to an area hospital.
3 years ago
Authorities are responding to a reported shooting at pastor Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church, the Ho...
Raja Razek and Christina Maxouris, CNN

2 injured, including child, after shooting at pastor Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church, Houston police say. Shooter is also down

Authorities are responding to a reported shooting at pastor Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church.
3 years ago
Lights on top of a police car....
Derrick Jones

Domestic dispute with a katana leads to arrest in Vernal

A domestic dispute involving a katana resulted in the arrest of a man named Tyler Shurtleff following a welfare check by the Vernal PD.
3 years ago
Salt Lake City Police investigate a deadly high-speed wrong-way crash involving two cars on 5600 We...
Derrick Jones

Wrong-way crash claims life of 19-year-old

A wrong-way crash in Salt Lake City at 9:36 p.m. near 120 South 5600 West. The crash claimed the life of 19-year-old Wilber Cardenas.
3 years ago
Lincoln County District Judge Traci Soderstrom looks at her cellphone during a murder trial, on Jun...
Andy Rose and Dalia Faheid, CNN

An Oklahoma judge was accused of sending over 500 texts during a murder trial. Now she’s stepping down

An Oklahoma judge stepped down Friday after allegedly exchanging more than 500 texts with a bailiff in which she made many inappropriate comments.
3 years ago
The Unified Police Department of Greater Salt Lake is asking for help locating a missing, at-risk, ...
Devin Oldroyd

Update: Missing 16-year-old found safe police say

The Unified Police Department of Greater Salt Lake is asking for help locating a missing, at-risk, 16-year-old named Madison Grace Barthel.
3 years ago
A DNA strand stretched across a piece of paper with words typed on it meant to represent DNA....
Peter Johnston and Becky Bruce

Utah lawmaker wants more privacy protections for DNA database users

The genealogy test you just took to learn more about yourself could be used against you in court. A new bill makes your genes less accessible.
3 years ago
A Kaysville police officer stopped a wrong-way driver on I-15. (KSL TV)...
JOSH ELLIS KSLTV.com

Kaysville police officer stops wrong-way driver on I-15

The wrong-way driver was arrested on suspicion of DUI, and all southbound lanes of I-15 were closed for several hours.
3 years ago
Santaquin police say a 5-year-old is dead after an accidental, self-inflicted gunshot wound. (Utah ...
Derrick Jones

Crash north of Santaquin causes minor injuries

A multiple-vehicle crash on northbound I-15, a mile north of Santaquin in Utah County, closed all lanes, according to the Utah Highway Patrol.
3 years ago
FILE: The Utah Department of Public Safety reports almost 26% of car crash fatalities over the last...
Allessandra Harris Gurr

Utah law enforcement’s game plan for Super Bowl weekend

Safety officials are going on the offense in Utah by adding more officers and more shifts to watch for impaired driving before and after the Super Bowl.
3 years ago