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Police Arrest Woman Accused Of Urinating On SLC Police Car

Jun 6, 2020, 9:41 PM | Updated: 10:04 pm

35-year-old Tamara Lynn Dixon. (Salt Lake City Police Department)...

35-year-old Tamara Lynn Dixon. (Salt Lake City Police Department)

(Salt Lake City Police Department)

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – A woman accused of urinating on a Salt Lake City police vehicle that was overturned and vandalized during protests in downtown SLC has been arrested.

Officials with the Salt Lake City Police Department said 35-year-old Tamara Lynn Dixon was arrested Saturday and booked into the Salt Lake County Jail on charges of felony riot, lewdness, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Police said Dixon was seen urinating on the patrol vehicle, which was overturned, vandalized and burned by protesters on May 30.

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Dixon was the fifth arrest made in connection with the incident.

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Police Arrest Woman Accused Of Urinating On SLC Police Car