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Legislation takes mugshots off jail websites
SALT LAKE CITY - Legislators are considering a bill that would change the way Utah law enforcement agencies give out mugshots of criminal suspects. Salt Lake County Sheriff Jim Winder has already...
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Sandy residents concerned about emergency response times after home burns
SANDY, Utah -- A Sandy home that burned Friday is now a total loss. In the aftermath of the blaze, some residents in the area are saying they are upset over the slow response time from emergency...
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Man settles immigration lawsuit against Salt Lake County, awarded $75,000
SALT LAKE CITY – A man who claimed Salt Lake County Jail officials held him illegally to investigate his immigration status has settled a civil rights lawsuit against the county and Sheriff Jim Winder....
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UPD loses use of Bearcat, sheriff candidates blame politics
SALT LAKE CITY -- The Salt Lake County Unified Police Department has lost the use of an armored truck known as a Bearcat, and both candidates for Sheriff acknowledge politics are to blame. They just...
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Salt Lake County inmates to face full body scanners
SALT LAKE COUNTY, Utah -- The Salt Lake County Metro Jail is installing a new deterrent to keep inmates from sneaking contraband into the facility. The jail will start using state-of-the-art, full...
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Overcrowding at Salt Lake County Jail means fewer bookings come summer; mayor...
SALT LAKE COUNTY, Utah -- Fewer criminals are being booked into jail, and many of those arrested may spend very little, if any, time there. That’s the word from the man who runs Utah’s largest county...
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Woman who worked in Salt Lake County jail’s kitchen arrested for alleged sex...
SALT LAKE CITY -- A woman who formerly worked as a kitchen employee at the Salt Lake County Metro Jail has been arrested, and she faces multiple charges for allegedly having sex with at least two male...
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Salt Lake County Council approves preliminary plan on alternative to fight crime
SALT LAKE COUNTY, Utah -- The Salt Lake County Council met for hours Tuesday afternoon, going over a plan presented by the Salt Lake County mayor that would continue taxpayer funding for inmates long...
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Sheriff Winder: Man shot by police in Midvale an innocent bystander
Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment MIDVALE, Utah — The day after a man suffered serious wounds in an officer-involved shooting in Midvale...
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Law enforcement along Wasatch Front says heroin is behind spike in violent crime
SALT LAKE COUNTY, Utah -- There has been a spike in violent crime along the Wasatch Front, and law enforcement says there is one major factor driving criminals to get quick money: Heroin. Police are...
View ArticleHundreds attend vigil in SLC to honor Dallas officers killed in the line of duty
SALT LAKE CITY -- Thursday marks one week since five officers were gunned down in Dallas, and law enforcement personnel from across Utah gathered for a vigil to honor the officers killed and injured...
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