Crime

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Pat Reavy

Bluffdale family therapist arrested, charged with downloading child porn

A Utah licensed clinical social worker is facing criminal charges accusing him of sexual exploitation of a minor in a child pornography investigation.
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Madison Swenson

Two sentenced in Utah gift card conspiracy, wire fraud scheme

Two foreign nationals were sentenced to prison Monday after they pleaded guilty to participating in a $217,200 gift card conspiracy and wire fraud scheme in Utah.
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Pat Reavy

Man recently paroled after a decade faces new criminal charges

A man recently paroled from prison after serving more than a decade for kidnapping is now facing new charges.
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Associated Press

Teacher shot by 6-year-old describes challenging recovery

A Virginia teacher who was shot and wounded by her 6-year-old student said she has had four surgeries and is going through a challenging recovery.
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Pat Reavy

Police: 2-year-old was shot by a Tooele man not allowed to have guns

Charges were filed Monday against a Tooele man accused of accidentally shooting a 2-year-old boy in the the leg on Sunday. Police say the man was restricted from possessing guns.
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Zoe Sottile

Customs officers confiscate 6 illegal giant African snails at Detroit airport

Customs officers at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport made an unusual -- and potentially dangerous -- discovery in a passenger's luggage: Six giant African snails.
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Miami Beach officials imposed a curfew beginning Sunday night, March 19, after two fatal shootings ...
Associated Press

Miami Beach sets spring break curfew after 2 fatal shootings

Miami Beach officials imposed a curfew beginning Sunday night during spring break after two fatal shootings and rowdy, chaotic crowds that police have had difficulty controlling.
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Cary Schwanitz, Shelby Lofton and Alex Cabrero

Police officer wounded, gunman killed in Springville shootout

A police officer was shot during a gunfight in Springville early Sunday morning. The suspected gunman was shot and killed when officers returned fire.
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A five-year-old is dead and two other youths were hurt after a drive-by shooting in Tempe, Arizona ...
Melissa Alonso and Zoe Sottile

5-year-old killed, two others injured in Arizona drive-by shooting involving a car with 6 juveniles inside

A five-year-old was killed and two other juveniles were hurt after a drive-by shooting in Tempe, Arizona, late Friday night, according to Tempe police.
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A South Jordan man was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail Thursday and accused of harboring a ru...
Pat Reavy

Man used teen’s Snapchat account to lure younger girl, sexually assault her, police say

A South Jordan man was arrested Thursday after police say he convinced one teen girl to run away from home and later used her Snapchat account to lure a second victim whom he sexually assaulted.
1 year ago
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Pat Reavy

Sandy man faces 10 felonies in child pornography case

A Sandy man was charged Friday with possessing child pornography and engaging in religiously-themed child sexual abuse conversations.
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Pat Reavy

2 accused of fraud across multiple states with help from Utah store employee

Two men accused of committing credit card fraud across multiple states have been charged in Utah for allegedly stealing items with the help of an employee who was paid off, according to charging documents.
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Madison Swenson

Man killed in Ogden shooting

A 34-year-old man died Tuesday following a shooting in Ogden.
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Pat Reavy

Man paroled 2 weeks ago from Utah prison arrested again in aggravated robbery

A man who at one time was incorrectly linked to a high profile child killing a decade ago has been arrested again after being paroled from prison approximately two weeks ago.
1 year ago
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Mother: Irvo Otieno was ‘brilliant and creative and bright’

The mother of a Black man who died in police custody at a Virginia mental hospital says her son was “brilliant, creative and bright.”
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Associated Press

Rural Missouri sheriff, 2 deputies arrested in kidnap plot

A rural Missouri sheriff and two deputies are jailed and facing charges accusing them of helping a man in a parental kidnapping plot.
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Madison Swenson

Bullet strikes Salt Lake City home in overnight shooting

Police are asking the public for information after a Salt Lake City home was damaged in an overnight shooting.
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Kaitlyn Bancroft

Ex-Kaysville firefighter pleads guilty to attempted enticement of a minor

A former Kaysville firefighter admitted Tuesday to having a sexual conversation with an undercover officer pretending to be a teenage girl.
1 year ago
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Madison Swenson

Harrisville police looking to identify attempted vehicle burglar

Police are asking for the public's help in identifying the person involved in an attempted vehicle burglary in Harrisville.
1 year ago
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7 deputies charged with murder in the death of Irvo Otieno

A prosecutor says security camera footage from a state mental hospital shows a Black Virginia man who was handcuffed and shackled being pinned down by the deputies who are now facing murder charges in his death.
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Samuel Jones, the man accused of murder in connection to a body found in a burning car at Mililani ...
Matthew Nuttle

Man charged with murder, arson after body found in burning car at Hawaii high school

The man accused of murder in connection to a body found in a burning car at Mililani High School in Mililani, Hawaii, has now been charged with the crime.
1 year ago
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Katija Stjepovic and Larry D. Curtis

UHP to add troopers to help stop DUIs leading up to Saint Patrick’s Day

Alcohol-related deaths made up 16% of all traffic-related deaths in Utah in the last five years. Col. Michael Rapich and the Utah Highway Patrol is sounding the alarm about the Saint Patrick's Day.
1 year ago
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Kaitlyn Bancroft

Man pleads guilty to groping a mother, daughter in Logan grocery store

An 80-year-old man accused of groping a mother and daughter in a Logan grocery store has pleaded guilty to sexual battery charges.
1 year ago
Seven Virginia sheriff's deputies have been charged with second-degree murder after a man in their ...
Sara Smart

7 Virginia sheriff’s deputies charged with 2nd-degree murder in death of man in custody

Seven central Virginia sheriff's deputies were arrested and charged with second-degree murder Tuesday after a man in their custody died shortly after they took him from county jail to a state mental health facility, authorities say.
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