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Wanted Utah man creates new life in Mexico, but cops find him anyway

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:49:53 MDT

Wanted Utah man creates new life in Mexico, but cops find him anyway

By Janelle Stecklein The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 18, 2013 06:49PM MDT

It didn’t take Jesse Amos Bunker long to establish a new life in Mexico. In less than five years, the 33-year-old had purportedly built a nice life for himself, complete with a wife and a 1-year-old child, said Sgt. Jason Randall, who works with the Utah County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Investigations Unit and the Joint Criminal Apprehension Team (JCAT). But Bunker also had a secret. In March 2009, he had posted $20,000 bond for 10 first-degree felony counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a chil...

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Three California men arrested on federal Utah warrants

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:31:02 MDT

Three California men arrested on federal Utah warrants

By Michael McFall The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 17, 2013 05:31PM MDT

Three defendants indicted in Utah in 2011 as part of an investigation into a large suspected marijuana distribution ring have been arrested in California and more than 1,400 plants confiscated. The three men are among 10 residents of California and Utah residents who were indicted in U.S. District Court of Utah for conspiring, combining, confederating or agreeing to distribute marijuana in Utah and elsewhere from about June 2008 to September 2011. Nine of them, including the three just-arreste...

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Robinson: On DNA, Scalia was right

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 01:01:05 MDT

Robinson: On DNA, Scalia was right

By Eugene Robinson The Washington Post

Updated Jun 14, 2013 01:01AM MDT

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court’s ruling last week allowing police to compel DNA samples from persons arrested for serious offenses will solve cold cases around the country, putting dangerous criminals behind bars. But despite this clearly beneficial impact, the court’s 5-4 ruling was wrong -- and may be more far-reaching than we can now imagine. The words “Antonin Scalia was right” do not flow easily for me. But the court’s most uncompromising conservative, who wrote a withering dissent, w...

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The Cricket’s Daily 3: 2 Chains behind bars

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:09:36 MDT

The Cricket’s Daily 3: 2 Chains behind bars

By Sean P. Means The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 13, 2013 09:09AM MDT

Here’s what’s happening today in pop culture: • Rapper 2 Chainz was arrested at LAX, accused of stashing pot in his checked baggage. Dude, you know the dogs sniff those bags, right? [Vulture] • Nigel Lythgoe, founding producer of “American Idol,” is leaving the show. [The Hollywood Reporter] • Time for “Hobbit” fans to lose their cool: It’s the first trailer for part 2, “The Desolation of Smaug.” [Entertainment Weekly]

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Man jailed after slashing Clinton man’s throat

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:53:51 MDT

Man jailed after slashing Clinton man’s throat

ByBob Mims The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 10, 2013 05:53PM MDT

A man was arrested and booked into Davis County Jail Monday after he allegedly slashed the throat of another man during an early morning altercation in Clinton. About 7 a.m., Clinton police officers responded to a 911 call reporting that there had been fight that ended with an occupant of a home near 700 W. 2400 North sustaining a neck wound. The 31-year-old suspect reportedly had gone to the house to speak with his brother, a resident there. However, another man came out instead and words were ...

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Erin Brockovich arrested on suspicion of boating while intoxicated

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 10:20:06 MDT

Erin Brockovich arrested on suspicion of boating while intoxicated

By MARTIN GRIFFITH The Associated Press

Updated Jun 10, 2013 10:20AM MDT

Environmental activist Erin Brockovich, portrayed by Julia Roberts in a 2000 movie about her fight over the pollution of a California town, was arrested on suspicion of boating while intoxicated at Lake Mead near Las Vegas, authorities said Sunday. Brockovich was arrested late Friday night after breath tests showed her blood-alcohol level was just over twice the legal limit of .08, said Edwin Lyngar, spokesman for the Nevada Department of Wildlife. A game warden noticed she was struggling and ne...

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Utah mother accused of giving alcohol to disabled girl

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 10:56:14 MDT

Utah mother accused of giving alcohol to disabled girl

By Kimball Bennion The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 8, 2013 10:56AM MDT

Authorities in Weber County have arrested a mother accused of forcing her disabled daughter to ingest alcohol until she passed out. KUTV 2News reported Friday that Raquel Borce was arrested on suspicion of second-degree felony child abuse. The Weber County Sheriff’s Office arrested the 31-year-old more than a month after she called 911 from her Marriot-Slaterville apartment to report that her daughter, who has cerebral palsy, was unresponsive, the station reports. After the girl, then three year...

Gun found by police when UNC player arrested

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 23:42:40 MDT

Gun found by police when UNC player arrested

The Associated Press

Updated Jun 7, 2013 11:42PM MDT

Durham, N.C. • A police report says officers seized a 9mm handgun and ammunition when North Carolina’s leading scorer last season, P.J. Hairston, was arrested on a marijuana possession charge. Durham police released the report Friday from the Wednesday night traffic stop when Hairston was arrested. Police spokeswoman Kammie Michael says the pistol was found on the ground outside the GMC Yukon during the search. Also seized were three cigars and a plastic baggie later determined to contain less...

Salt Lake City police arrest suspected serial robber

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 09:26:39 MDT

Salt Lake City police arrest suspected serial robber

By Kimball Bennion The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 7, 2013 09:26AM MDT

Police have arrested a man they believed robbed five businesses across the Salt Lake Valley in the past week. Salt Lake City Police and Unified Police had been looking for the alleged robber since May 31, when a Subway restaurant at 1314 S. Foothill Dr. was hit. SLCPD arrested the 29-year-old suspect and booked him into jail on suspicion of aggravated robbery. Other police agencies throughout the valley are also expected to book the man on additional crimes. Other locations the man is suspected...