Protests and riots broke out around the country a year ago following the death of George Floyd. That unrest later spread to Salt Lake City where a police car was flipped and lit on fire. Police Chief Mike Brown sat down with KSL-TV nearly a year later to reflect back on the day that changed the city and his department.
In a year marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, a presidential election, and even a serious earthquake, one of the biggest stories here in Utah is what happened on a Saturday afternoon in May. A protest in downtown Salt Lake City turned violent, leaving us with images many never thought we'd see here.
At the request of the victim, no criminal charges will be filed against an officer who was captured on video pushing an elderly man to the ground during a protest in Salt Lake City.
A group of protestors marched to the Capitol to rally against police brutality and in favor of equality, but the difference in Sunday's rally was that most of the protestors were armed with semi-automatic weapons.
A U.S. Airman 1st Class stationed at Hill Air Force Base has been charged with arson in connection with a police vehicle that was destroyed during the May 30 riot in downtown Salt Lake City.
The Salt Lake Police Association is pushing back on Mayor Erin Mendenhall’s executive order issued one week ago that implements seven reforms at the Salt Lake City Police Department.
Some Black Lives Matter protesters in Utah could face up to life in prison if they’re convicted of splashing red paint and smashing windows during a protest
Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall and SLC police chief Mike Brown unveiled seven new policy changes regarding the department's use of force, body-worn cameras and searches and seizures.
With a pandemic unlike any the world had seen in the past 100 years, the strongest earthquake to strike the city in six decades and well over a month of protests calling for social justice and reform, 2020 had not been an easy year for any first responder or law enforcement officer.
Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill just released his recommendations for police reform, a conversation that's sparked dozens of protests over the past few months, some of which turned violent.
Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall has called for changes to city policies and Utah’s laws that dictate when officers are allowed to use lethal force.
Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill responded to the protest outside his office Friday, calling the vandalism to the building “an assault on every one of us.”
Gov. Gary Herbert declared a state of emergency following a protest in downtown Salt Lake City after sidewalks were covered with paint and windows smashed at the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s office.
Attorneys for Bernardo Palacios-Carbajal's family criticized Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill's decision that officers were justified in using deadly force when they shot and killed Palacios-Carbajal in May.
Salt Lake City police have closed 500 South between State Street and Main Street due to protests at the office of the Salt Lake County District Attorney.
Detectives with the West Jordan Police Department are investigating after a South Jordan police officer’s car was vandalized sometime on the Fourth of July.