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Police raid live sex show in Syracuse, arrest six

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:02:07 MDT

Police raid live sex show in Syracuse, arrest six

by Bob Mims The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 23, 2013 06:02PM MDT

It started with a tip from a confidential informant. Before Syracuse police were done, half a dozen people were behind bars for promoting, participating in and watching an illegal live sex show. Syracuse Police Chief Garret Atkin said the tip came into his detectives on Wednesday, stating that the illicit event was planned for just after midnight inside the Syracuse 6 Movie Theater at 2428 West 1700 South. A search warrant was obtained and early Thursday morning Syracuse officers, members of the...

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Susan Powell’s marriage worse than thought, documents show (video)

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:58:55 MDT

Susan Powell’s marriage worse than thought, documents show (video)

by Nate Carlisle The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 23, 2013 05:58PM MDT

Josh and Susan Powell’s marriage may have been even worse than most thought. Documents released this week by West Valley City police include evidence Josh Powell was cheating on his wife and gambling. They talk about Susan Powell having a “girl’s night out,” and imply it was to liberate herself from Josh’s control. “They had arguments every once in awhile and they had assaulted each other in the past,” reads one statement in a police report. It’s attributed to Terrica Powell, Josh’s mother. But...

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Blood found on teen arrested in deaths of 2 adopted brothers

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:33:40 MDT

Blood found on teen arrested in deaths of 2 adopted brothers

by Janelle Stecklein And Bob Mims The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 23, 2013 05:33PM MDT

West Point • A 15-year-old boy arrested after his adopted younger brothers were found stabbed to death in his family’s West Point home had traces of blood on him when he was found later by police. Davis County Sheriff Todd Richardson said during a Thursday afternoon press conference that the blood linked the teen to the crime scene. No weapons were found on the suspect, but two knives believed to be the murder weapons were recovered at the home. Richardson said the teen was cooperating with inve...

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Tooele man remains critical following fire that destroyed home

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:31:07 MDT

Tooele man remains critical following fire that destroyed home

by Bob Mims The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 23, 2013 05:31PM MDT

A Tooele man remained in critical condition Thursday, the day after being rescued by firefighters from his burning home. The condition of Joshua Draper, 25, was unchanged from when he was flown by helicopter to Intermountain Medical Center in Murray Wednesday morning, said hospital spokesman Jess Gomez. Draper was found unconscious in the smoke-filled home on Tooele’s Isgreen Circle about 4 a.m. Tooele County Emergency Management spokesman Wade Mathews said the investigation into the cause of th...

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Man dies after one-ton bag falls on him

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:03:02 MDT

Man dies after one-ton bag falls on him

by Michael Mcfall The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 23, 2013 05:03PM MDT

A 28-year-old man died Wednesday after a one-ton bag fell on top of him. The manager of Mountain Peaks Vinyl clocked in Wednesday morning and while walking around the company site at 1878 S. Redwood Road, saw a pair of legs sticking out from under the bag, said Salt Lake City Fire Department spokesman Jasen Asay. He called 911. When firefighters arrived, they cut into the bag — which was full of shredded plastic — and shoveled the material away to relieve pressure on the man, who works at the co...

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West Valley City police respond to junior high food fight

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:16:01 MDT

West Valley City police respond to junior high food fight

by Janelle Stecklein The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 23, 2013 04:16PM MDT

Flying French fries and other items filled the air Thursday afternoon after a couple hundred Granite School District junior high students decided to launch a spontaneous all-out food fight. Ultimately, the West Valley City police were called to help restore order. Granite School District spokesman Ben Horsley said the incident started about 12:30 p.m. at West Lake Junior High School when two youths got into a physical altercation. For unknown reasons, it escalated into a larger food fight, he sa...

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Salt Lake City cops seek robber who took beer, cash

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:48:03 MDT

Salt Lake City cops seek robber who took beer, cash

by Bob Mims The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 23, 2013 12:48PM MDT

First he grabbed the brew, then the cash. Now Salt Lake City police are on the lookout and hope a tip will lead to the robber’s arrest. Police say the suspect — described as a 5-foot-10 Polynesian man in his 20s, wearing a black beanie, black short-sleeved shirt and blue jeans — walked into the 7-Eleven at 1157 W. California (1330 South) about 4 a.m. Wednesday. After taking beer from the cooler he approached and threatened the clerk, demanding money from the cash register. After receiving an uns...

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Salt Lake City transients argue, man stabbed, suspect arrested

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:35:03 MDT

Salt Lake City transients argue, man stabbed, suspect arrested

by Bob Mims The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 23, 2013 12:35PM MDT

A Cuban national was being held without bail Thursday after being arrested in a west Salt Lake City stabbing that left a man in serious condition. Salt Lake City police Det. Dennis McGowan said the 50-year-old suspect allegedly stabbed the 24-year-old victim during an altercation in an area frequented by transients near the 100 South block of 600 West about 6:20 a.m. Wednesday. The victim had left the area briefly and returned, finding unspecified personal property missing. He confronted the 50-...

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Police identify Bridal Veil Falls victim, an apparent suicide

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:40:48 MDT

Police identify Bridal Veil Falls victim, an apparent suicide

by Bob Mims The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 23, 2013 11:40AM MDT

Investigators have identified a man who fell 200 feet to his death at Utah County’s Bridal Veil Falls. Utah County Sheriff’s Sgt. Spencer Cannon said the victim is a 49-year-old man who lived in the county, but declined to provide his name until the man’s family has been notified. Sheriff’s deputies found him at the bottom of the popular Provo Canyon site about 8 p.m. Wednesday, and it appears he committed suicide, Cannon said. Efforts to identify the victim were complicated by extensive head in...

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Provo cops plan checkpoint, patrols to nab DUIs

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:10:02 MDT

Provo cops plan checkpoint, patrols to nab DUIs

by Bob Mims The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 23, 2013 10:10AM MDT

The Provo Police Department will be doing its part to keep drunk drivers off the city’s roads this Memorial Day weekend with a traffic checkpoint and beefed up patrols planned. Chief Rick Gregory stated Thursday that the checkpoint will be operating beginning Friday evening at an otherwise unspecified location within the city limits. Officers will be contacting drivers passing through the checkpoint for signs of alcohol or drug impairment. Gregory warned that those caught driving while impaire...

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Survivor of I-215 fatal crash remains in critical condition

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:23:02 MDT

Survivor of I-215 fatal crash remains in critical condition

by Bob Mims The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 23, 2013 09:23AM MDT

A West Valley City man remained in critical condition Thursday, four days after he was injured in a multivehicle crash that killed another man on Interstate 215. The condition of Juan Garcia, 46, of West Valley City, was unchanged from late Monday, when he was flown by helicopter to Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, according to hospital spokesman Jess Gomez. Meanwhile, Utah Highway Patrol Cpl. Todd Johnson said troopers believe an unspecified medical condition was to blame for the acciden...

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Wife: Man shot by West Valley City cops “didn’t have the guts” to kill himself

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:49:12 MDT

Wife: Man shot by West Valley City cops “didn’t have the guts” to kill himself

by Janelle Stecklein The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 23, 2013 07:49AM MDT

The wife of a man who allegedly prompted a shooting inside the West Valley City Police Department lobby in April told detectives her husband went to the police department with an unloaded handgun because he wanted “someone to kill him because he didn’t have the guts to do it himself.” James Kammeyer, who was wounded but not killed, has been charged with threat of terrorism, three counts of aggravated assault and one count of possession of a firearm by a restricted person, all third-degree felon...

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Utah paramedic suspected of forging prescriptions

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:31:10 MDT

Utah paramedic suspected of forging prescriptions

by Michael Mcfall The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 23, 2013 06:31AM MDT

For the second time this month, a member of the Unified Fire Authority has been arrested on suspicion of prescription drug charges. UFA Fire Chief Michael Jensen confirmed that paramedic Bruce Bergdahl, 44, was arrested Wednesday in Box Elder County, where the 18-year employee lives. Jensen could not elaborate on his alleged crimes, since he had not had a chance to read any police reports. A Box Elder County Jail employee said that Bergdahl was booked on three counts of forgery of a prescription...

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Police locate missing Davis County teen after 2 brothers found dead

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:35:04 MDT

Police locate missing Davis County teen after 2 brothers found dead

by Michael Mcfall | The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 22, 2013 11:35PM MDT

Davis County sheriff’s officers late Wednesday found a 15-year-old West Point boy who went missing after the suspicious deaths of two of his younger brothers. The boy was put in charge of the 10-year-old and 4-year-old boys when their mother took her other children to a dance recital, said Sgt. Susan Poulsen. Their mother was the last one to see the younger boys alive when she left her home near 25 N. 1600 West at 4:45 p.m. When she got home a while later, she found the younger boys deceased and...

Cross-dressing male robs Sandy bank

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:35:03 MDT

Cross-dressing male robs Sandy bank

by Michael Mcfall The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 22, 2013 10:35PM MDT

Sandy police are looking for a cross-dressing bank robber. The male walked into Zions Bank at 8955 S. 700 East on Wednesday at 4:53 p.m., right before it closed, wearing a white blouse, white hat and white sunglasses, according to a Sandy police news release. “He placed a light blue purse on the counter and told the teller to put all of the money in the purse,” the release adds. He did not threaten violence or show any weapons, the release adds. He then left with an undisclosed amount of money. ...

Climber falls and dies near Provo Canyon waterfall

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:53:57 MDT

Climber falls and dies near Provo Canyon waterfall

by Michael Mcfall The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 22, 2013 09:53PM MDT

Investigators need help identifying a man who died Wednesday after taking a fall in Provo Canyon. At 8:07 p.m., Utah County sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a man who fell about 200 feet at Bridal Veil Falls. When rescuers arrived they found him at the base of the falls, according to a news release. He appeared to have died from his injuries, the release adds. He didn’t have any identification, and in the absence of a missing person report from the area, investigators have not been a...

Solicitor arrested in Herriman for aggressive salesmanship

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:36:28 MDT

Solicitor arrested in Herriman for aggressive salesmanship

by Michael Mcfall The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 22, 2013 07:36PM MDT

Police arrested a solicitor after they say he was overly aggressive in his pitch. A group of solicitors, with permission from Herriman City, have been going around selling cleaning products — but for two days, Unified police have been receiving several calls about one aggressive salesman, said Lt. Justin Hoyal. Police went out looking for him Tuesday but couldn’t find him. Then a woman called Wednesday saying he’d tried to force his way into her home and was “very argumentative” with her, Hoyal ...

Data drives UHP’s Memorial Day crackdown

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:41:02 MDT

Data drives UHP’s Memorial Day crackdown

by Michael Mcfall The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 22, 2013 06:41PM MDT

Utah Highway Patrol hopes to make this Memorial Day weekend one for their history books. No one died in a highway crash last Memorial Day weekend — the first time that had happened in more than 15 years — and if no one does this time, that would be “almost unheard of ” for UHP, said Cpl. Todd Johnson. To better ensure that happens, UHP is using data for the first time to strategize their patrol. “[We’ve been]looking at the data over the major holidays throughout the year, tracking where we have...

Man critical after fire heavily damages Tooele home

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:10:34 MDT

Man critical after fire heavily damages Tooele home

by Bob Mims And Michael Mcfall The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 22, 2013 05:10PM MDT

Volunteer firefighters pulled an unconscious man from a house that was engulfed in flames early Wednesday morning in Tooele. The man was transported to the hospital and the house suffered heavy damage. Tooele County Emergency Management spokesman Wade Matthews said the investigation into what caused the 3:50 a.m. blaze at the house on Isgreen Circle was just beginning, but it appeared the blaze began in the back of the house. A couple and their four children were staying in the home. When firef...

Salt Lake County Sheriff Jim Winder honored for public service

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:34:18 MDT

Salt Lake County Sheriff Jim Winder honored for public service

by Jim Dalrymple Ii The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 22, 2013 02:34PM MDT

Salt Lake County Sheriff Jim Winder began his speech Wednesday by standing to the side of the podium and cracking jokes. But just minutes later, his face hardened and his voice brimmed with righteous indignation. “People are angry. They’re being fed a line that government is broken,” Winder said. “Government is not broken. Government is why this society continues to function.” Winder’s comments came during his keynote speech at the American Society for Public Administration’s annual awards banq...