Crime & Public Safety

A Unified Police Department vehicle sits in a neighborhood in Big Cottonwood Canyon on Friday, Feb....
Michael Houck

SWAT arrests man suspected of robbing a Utah bank and sending threats to another

A man is accused of robbing a bank and stealing a dollar amount to reference the 9/11 attacks last week.
4 hours ago
An officer assigned to the Salt Lake City Police Department’s Pioneer Patrol Division Bike Squad ...
Diana Jones

SLCPD officers arrest 2 people suspected of drug trafficking in Library Square

On Thursday, Salt Lake City Police Department’s Bike Squad arrested two men for a suspected drug trafficking operation in Library Square. 
2 days ago
Autumn Mercado, who was found dead in her home on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025....
Garna Mejia

Charges pending in case of West Jordan mother found dead, family seeks justice and protection for children

Nearly a month after the discovery of a West Jordan woman's body during a welfare check, charges in the case have yet to be filed.
3 days ago
Friends and family leaving flowers and mementos in front of Heather Barela's photo....
Jacob Freeman

Charges brought against 15-year-old in Santa Clara murder case

Charges have officially been filed against a 15-year-old accused of killing a family member and wounding another in Santa Clara on Jan. 30.
3 days ago
A tense day in the courtroom as a teen faces adult murder charges in a stabbing death that brings q...
Darby Sparks, KSL

Defense questions motive in Jordan High School teen stabbing death

A tense day in the courtroom as a teen faces adult murder charges in a stabbing death that brings questions of possible gang motive.
4 days ago
Rubicon Contracting trucks parked in Bountiful on Dec. 5, 2023. Utah is asking for its case against...
Pat Reavy, KSL.com

Utah seeks dismissal of labor trafficking charges in lieu of federal investigation

The Utah Attorney General's Office is asking for state charges against a Davis County general contracting company accused of labor trafficking to be dismissed because of a pending federal investigation.
4 days ago
On Wednesday a probation fugitive fled police leading to a high speed car chase involving several p...
Diana Jones

Multi-department car chase leads to capture of fugitive

ELWOOD, Utah — On Wednesday, a probation fugitive fled from police in a high-speed car chase that involved multiple police departments. At approximately 12:45 p.m., Weber County Adult Probation and Parole received a tip on the location of 24-year-old Brandler Stone. How he became a wanted person In Aug. 2024, Stone was sentenced to serve up […]
5 days ago
squad car SLCPD...
Michael Houck

Convicted felon accused of kidnapping and threatening a security guard

A man is being accused of threatening a security guard with a broken shard of glass and demanding he take him to a gas station.
5 days ago
Neil Gaiman arrives at the Art of Elysium Heaven Gala on Jan. 6, 2024, at The Wiltern Theater in Lo...
TODD RICHMOND

Woman’s lawsuits say sci-fi author Neil Gaiman repeatedly sexually assaulted her

A woman from New Zealand has filed three civil lawsuits accusing best-selling British author Neil Gaiman of repeatedly sexually assaulting her while she was working as his family’s babysitter and nanny.
6 days ago
Police at the scene of an incident at Risbergska School, in Örebro, Sweden, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025....
STEFANIE DAZIO

10 killed at adult education center, officials say it’s Sweden’s worst mass shooting

About 10 people, including the gunman, were killed on Tuesday at an adult education center in what Sweden’s prime minister called the country’s worst mass shooting.
6 days ago
The Buckhorn Draw Pictograph Panel within the San Rafael Swell was vandalized in January, as the Bu...
Alton Barnhart

BLM seeks information about vandalized Buckhorn Draw petroglyphs

The Buckhorn Draw Pictograph Panel within the San Rafael Swell was vandalized in January, as the Bureau of Land Management sought answers. 
6 days ago
Security footage of a man walking away with a rifle in a Moab parking lot....
Michael Houck

Man steals rifle from unlocked car in Moab parking lot, police say

Police are warning gun owners to secure their firearms after a man wandered off with a rifle from an unlocked car Sunday night. 
6 days ago
First responders on the scene of a domestic incident involving a son and father in West Point, Utah...
Diana Jones, Mary Culbertson and Michael Houck, KSL TV

Father, son hospitalized after ‘domestic disturbance’ in West Point

A father and son were hospitalized after a "domestic disturbance" in Davis County Monday night, police say.
7 days ago
The booking photo of Jimmy Alexis Lopez, 27, in the Salt Lake County Jail in 2016....
Pat Reavy and Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com

Violent gang member arrested in 2016 killing in Kearns

A documented gang member with a violent history has been arrested and accused of shooting and killing a man in Kearns in 2016.
7 days ago
The Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office in Salt Lake City....
Michael Houck

Utah man charged with abusing teen in 2006 as her church leader

A former religious leader is accused of sexually abusing a teen girl between 2006 and 2007.
7 days ago
On Wednesday a probation fugitive fled police leading to a high speed car chase involving several p...
Carlysle Price

Sheriff’s Office warns against scam callers demanding payment over the phone

The Kane County Sheriff's Office issued a warning about scam callers impersonating law enforcement and asking for payments to be made over the phone.
7 days ago
A car being driven by two men almost hitting a Millard County sheriff deputy on Nov. 13, 2023....
Michael Houck

Dash camera footage shows fleeing driver almost hitting a Millard County deputy

Newly obtained dash camera video shows two men trying to flee from a traffic stop and crashing into a ditch in 2023.
7 days ago
More victims of a Lehi man accused of defrauding dozens are coming forward, sharing how they were s...
Shelby Lofton

Orem business owner says he was scammed by Lehi man accused of bad check scheme

More victims of a Lehi man accused of defrauding dozens are coming forward, sharing how they were scammed.
8 days ago
FILE - Unified Police Department of Greater Salt Lake. (KSL TV)...
Alton Barnhart

Kearns man fatally shot in attempt to ‘dodge a bullet,’ police say

A man was fatally shot in the chest early Sunday morning after he said he could "dodge a bullet," according to Unified Police Department.
8 days ago
FILE: Salt Lake City Police...
Alton Barnhart

SLCPD’s citywide public safety enforcement results in 22 arrests

Citywide enforcement efforts conducted by the Salt Lake City Police Department resulted in the arrests of 22 people.
8 days ago
Handcuffs used at the decommissioned Draper Prison....
Michael Houck

Man arrested for stealing a car just hours after it was returned from being stolen

A car was taken again just hours after its owner recovered it from being stolen Friday morning.
9 days ago
Salt Lake City police released body camera videos on Friday from their officers who were involved i...
Pat Reavy, KSL.com

Body camera videos show a barrage of gunfire in fatal police shooting

Salt Lake City police on Friday released body camera videos of a fatal police shooting involving an arson suspect who led officers on a valley-wide chase.
9 days ago
Neko Jardine, 19, was shot and killed outside a West Valley house while attending a party on July 1...
Garna Mejia and Pat Reavy, KSL.com

West Jordan man charged with shooting, killing man in 2019 at 15

A West Jordan man who was 15 when a 19-year-old man was shot and killed several years ago was charged with murder Friday as an adult.
10 days ago
A two-day sting operation that was coordinated along the Jordan River Trail resulted in 23 arrests ...
Alton Barnhart

23 arrests, 1700+ fentanyl pills seized in operation along Jordan River Trail

A two-day sting operation that was coordinated along the Jordan River Trail resulted in 23 arrests and 1,770 fentanyl pills, according to SLCPD.
10 days ago

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