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Man, 38, arrested in Murray after alleged road rage incident
MURRAY, Utah, July 27, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — A man was arrested Friday afternoon after an alleged road rage incident in which a car passenger reportedly pointed a gun at a motorcyclist. A Utah Highway Patrol trooper assigned to the Salt Lake City area was dispatched just before 4...
Semitruck passenger died in crash on Saturday morning
SALT LAKE CITY — A passenger in a semitruck has died after the semi crashed in Lamb’s Canyon on Saturday morning. A news release published by the Department of Public Safety said the driver was towing a 53-foot trailer when he lost control of the semi around 4:30 a.m. The semi then hit into a right concrete barrier when it crashed.
Man killed in rollover crash in Salt Lake City
SALT LAKE CITY — A 50-year-old man was killed after police say his truck flipped during a crash just after 4 a.m. Saturday in Salt Lake City's Glendale neighborhood. The crash happened near 1200 W. 2100 South, where officers found a Dodge Ram on its side and the driver trapped in the vehicle, Salt Lake police said in a news release.
West Valley man tied to 2 shootings in 24 hours at same West Jordan apartment complex
WEST JORDAN — Criminal charges have been filed against a man who police believe was involved in two shootings at a West Jordan apartment complex within 24 hours, resulting in three people being injured. Hidir Yousef Doka, 20, of West Valley City, was charged Friday in 3rd District Court...
Police asking for help in identifying vehicles related to Millcreek hit-and-run
SALT LAKE CITY — Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying three vehicles seen near the scene of a Millcreek hit-and-run on Saturday. Unified Police Department of Greater Salt Lake said in a press release that the accident occurred at 2300 East and 3051 South around 5:56 a.m.
Judge sends 2 killers to prison; 1 gets harsher sentence for laughing, mocking after murder
SALT LAKE CITY — Jessica Romero McDonald told one of the two men who murdered her sister that she now has a mission to help others going through what her family did, and is training to be a police officer. She said the two men still have the freedom...
Man identified in fatal Millcreek motorcycle crash
MILLCREEK — The motorcycle rider that was killed after being hit by a car Friday evening in Millcreek has been identified as 33-year-old Nicholas Purdy. Just before 9 p.m., Unified police received multiple calls from witnesses about a motorcyclist who was hit at 3900 South and Highland Drive. Unified...
Man arrested after stabbing under I-15 overpass in Sandy
SANDY, Utah, July 27, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — A 58-year-old man who said he arranged to fight a fellow resident of a homeless center told police came “prepared,” and that he did stab the victim. That’s according to an affidavit filed in the July 25 arrest of...
Man sentenced to prison in ‘unconscionable’ shooting, robbery at West Valley salon
SALT LAKE CITY — A man who went on a crime spree across several states has pleaded guilty to shooting a woman and attacking a child during what prosecutors called an “unconscionable” robbery at a West Valley hair salon in 2021. Derrick Lamone Scott, 29, pleaded guilty...
Man accused of grabbing girl charged with attempted kidnapping
SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah man was charged Thursday with grabbing a 12-year-old girl as she was walking home. Mason Musser, 29, is charged in 3rd District Court with attempted child kidnapping, a first-degree felony. On July 19, a 12-year-old girl and her 14-year-old friend had just gotten...
774,000 fentanyl pills seized in Utah halfway thru 2024, more than all of 2023
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — A staggering amount of pills have been seized in Utah by various law enforcement agencies all over the state. According to the Drug Enforcement Administration's Rocky Mountain Field Division, 2023 was a record-year for fentanyl pills seized in Utah; roughly 664,000. So far in...
Grocery store employee accused of using lost IDs to issue refunds to himself
SALT LAKE CITY — An employee of a bulk grocery store warehouse has been arrested for allegedly using lost IDs to defraud the store out of more than $40,000. The 27-year-old man was arrested Wednesday for investigation of unlawful use of technology to defraud and four counts of unlawfully possessing someone else's identification card.
Utah Supreme court overturns death sentence for man who murdered witness in 1985
The Utah Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Douglas Lovell this week, ruling that attorneys for the convicted murderer were ineffective during testimony about his excommunication from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The opinion, issued on Thursday, reaffirms Lovell’s murder conviction. But instead of facing the death penalty, he will be […]
78-year-old man ordered to stand trial for 2021 murder
SALT LAKE CITY — A 78-year-old man has been ordered to stand trial for the 2021 murder of a Sandy woman after waiving his right to a preliminary hearing. William Richard O'Reilly, of South Jordan, is accused of shooting and stabbing Masako Yamada Kenley, an acquaintance and former co-worker, multiple times, and then dumping her body near the Jordan River in Sandy. He is charged with murder and discharge of a firearm causing serious injury, both first-degree felonies; and obstructing justice, a second-degree felony.
2 escape with injuries from burning home in Salt Lake City's Ballpark neighborhood
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — A late-night blaze consumed a home in Salt Lake City and left two residents displaced, authorities said. The fire erupted shortly after midnight on Van Buren Avenue in the Ballpark Neighborhood. Salt Lake Fire Capt. Shane Moser said responding firefighters were met with intense...
Centerville police chief retires after 41 years, leaving legacy of 'compassionate enforcement'
CENTERVILLE — After 41 years of service in the Centerville and West Bountiful police departments, Centerville Police Chief Paul Child has retired from the force, handing the baton off to Lt. Allen Ackerson. Child started his career as a reserve officer and volunteer firefighter in January 1983. Months into...
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