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Three charged in eastern Utah beating that left man critical

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:40:40 MDT

Three charged in eastern Utah beating that left man critical

By Kimball Bennion The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 20, 2013 09:40PM MDT

Charges have been filed against three people wanted for their alleged involvement in a beating at a gas station near Roosevelt that left one man with critical injuries. Emmett Duncan Jr., 30, Megan Murray, 28, and Eric Welsh Jr., 23, were each charged in 8th District Court with second-degree aggravated assault and second-degree theft, both felonies. The three are accused of causing the May 15 assault on Johnny Maez in the parking lot of a Maverik convenience store at 1024 E. 200 North just outsi...

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Kirby: What would you let money do to you?

Mon, 20 May 2013 05:54:10 MDT

Kirby: What would you let money do to you?

By Robert Kirby The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 20, 2013 05:54AM MDT

Walking in downtown Salt Lake City last week, I was panhandled by a young street gal with a puppy. She got all of my annoying spare change. I was happy to be rid of it. She was way happier to have it. Here’s the thing: The spare change was my money and my call on how to dispose of it. What if it wasn’t my money? Thursday night, I took TRAX downtown. When I bought my ticket, the machine kicked out a dollar in change from the previous transaction. I found the rightful owner on the train. She wa...

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Utah man sentenced to life in prison for murdering girlfriend, mutilating her body

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:08:17 MDT

Utah man sentenced to life in prison for murdering girlfriend, mutilating her body

By Jessica Miller The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 20, 2013 10:08PM MDT

A 44-year-old Orem man will spend the rest of his life in prison for fatally stabbing his live-in girlfriend last year and mutilating her body, a judge ruled Monday. To escape the death penalty, Steven Gray pleaded guilty in March to first-degree felony aggravated murder and agreed to be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for the October slaying of 44-year-old Jennifer Brackenbury. He also pleaded guilty to second-degree felony mayhem and third-degree felony abuse or desecratio...

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McEntee: West Valley police’s baggage mars end of Powell probe

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:00:56 MDT

McEntee: West Valley police’s baggage mars end of Powell probe

By Peg McEntee Tribune Columnist

Updated May 21, 2013 06:00AM MDT

If only a searing scandal about rogue cops hadn’t tainted the West Valley City Police Department, there may have been more sympathy for the officers who announced Monday that the active search for Susan Powell, and whoever is responsible for her disappearance, is over. Susan Powell vanished from her West Valley City home in December 2009 and has never been found. Her husband, Josh Powell, was the only person of interest ever named in the case, and he refused to cooperate with investigators. And...

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Susan Powell case closed, files are opened

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:01:11 MDT

Susan Powell case closed, files are opened

By Nate Carlisle The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 21, 2013 06:01AM MDT

West Valley City • It’s pretty much over. And Susan Powell is still missing. West Valley City police closed the active investigation into Powell’s disappearance on Monday, although police administrators and the city manager said detectives would investigate any new leads. The city then released thousands of pages of documents related to the case. Those documents expand on the 3½-year investigation into Susan’s husband, Josh Powell, and his family, though they don’t all point the finger at him. ...

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The Susan Powell timeline

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:17:15 MDT

The Susan Powell timeline

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 20, 2013 05:17PM MDT

Noon, Dec. 6, 2009 • Susan Powell, 28, and her two sons attend church services at the Hunter 36th Ward, then walk home with friend Kiirsi Hellewell. Afternoon, Dec. 6 • Neighbor JoVonna Owings drops by the Powells’ home on Sunday afternoon to visit with Susan. The family had pancakes and eggs for dinner. Susan, who was feeling tired, lies down for a nap about 5 p.m. Owings leaves, as does Josh Powell, who said he was taking his two sons sledding. 8:30 p.m., Dec. 6 • A neighbor sees Josh Powe...

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Wyoming man dead after officer-involved shooting in Evanston

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:09:57 MDT

Wyoming man dead after officer-involved shooting in Evanston

By Janelle Stecklein The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 19, 2013 11:09PM MDT

An Evanston, Wyo., man died after a brief crime spree around town ended when authorities shot him. Police said Naim “Keith” Labaki, 43, fired a shot outside a home in the 800 block of Uinta Street about 2 p.m. Saturday and then fled in a white Ford Explorer. Police said a short time later, Labaki showed up at Sports World on Front Street in Evanston, demanding an additional weapon. When employees refused, he went to his vehicle, pulled out his gun and fired a single shot into the store, police...

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Officer who shot NY student faced harrowing choice

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:40:15 MDT

Officer who shot NY student faced harrowing choice

By VERENA DOBNIK The Associated Press

Updated May 19, 2013 04:40PM MDT

New York • The police officer who accidentally killed a Long Island college student along with an armed intruder faced perhaps the most harrowing decision of a law enforcement career: choosing the split-second moment when the risk is so high that you must act to save a life. “The big question is, how do you know, when someone’s pointing a gun at you, whether you should keep talking to them, or shoot?” said Michele Galietta, a professor of psychology at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice wh...

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Six injured in two head-on collisions in Saratoga Springs

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:09:57 MDT

Six injured in two head-on collisions in Saratoga Springs

By Janelle Stecklein The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 19, 2013 11:09PM MDT

Six people were injured Saturday night in two head-on collisions in Utah County. Saratoga Springs police said the crashes occurred about 9:30 p.m. near 1200 W. State Road 73, which is about 2 miles west of the Saratoga Springs Crossroads intersection. Police said the driver of a westbound pickup truck crossed over the center line and struck an eastbound minivan. The impact caused the van to roll, and the driver was ejected, officers said. The pickup then struck an SUV. The impact injured a chi...

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Susan Powell’s father says bones found are likely animal remains

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:18:18 MDT

Susan Powell’s father says bones found are likely animal remains

By Michael McFall The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 20, 2013 10:18AM MDT

Chuck Cox says that investigators found bones in rural Oregon while searching for the remains of his missing daughter, Susan Powell, but that they aren’t likely to turn out to be hers, or even human. The West Valley City Police Department concluded its search of a Scotts Mills, Ore., property on Thursday, the latest effort to find the remains of Powell. She was last seen on Dec. 6, 2009, at her home, which she shared with her husband, Josh Powell, the only person of interest ever named in the c...

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Authorities: Hofstra student was killed by police

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:38:08 MDT

Authorities: Hofstra student was killed by police

By FRANK ELTMAN The Associated Press

Updated May 18, 2013 11:38PM MDT

Mineola, N.Y. • A New York college student being held by an armed home intruder was shot and killed by a Nassau County police officer who had responded to a report of a home invasion at an off-campus home, police said Saturday. Andrea Rebello was shot once in the head Friday morning by an officer who opened fire after the masked intruder, Dalton Smith, pointed a gun at the officer while holding the 21-year-old junior in a headlock, Nassau County homicide squad Lt. John Azzata said. The Nassau Co...

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Evanston, Wyoming, police involved in shooting

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:35:36 MDT

Evanston, Wyoming, police involved in shooting

By nate carlisle The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 18, 2013 09:35PM MDT

Police in Evanston, Wyo., were involved in a shooting there earlier Saturday, a spokesman said. Evanston police Lt. Bill Jeffers declined to say if anyone was hurt or killed and offered few other details. He said the shooting happened in downtown Evanston. A press conference is scheduled for noon Sunday. Jeffers said the shooting involved officers from the city police force and the Uinta County, Wyo., sheriff’s office. The Uinta County Herald reported the shooting happened after a high-speed ch...

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Salt Lake police dedicate plaque to officer killed on bike in 2000

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:54:05 MDT

Salt Lake police dedicate plaque to officer killed on bike in 2000

By Jim Dalrymple II The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 20, 2013 04:54PM MDT

Christian Smith wasn’t alive on July 17, 2000, the day that Salt Lake City police Officer Michael Dunman was killed while on patrol as a bicycle cop. But the 10-year-old was instrumental in making sure the city remembers Dunman’s service. On Friday afternoon, Dunman’s family and former colleagues gathered near 1500 S. State St., the site of the fatal crash, to dedicate a bronze plaque in his memory. Dunman’s widow, Sandi Dunman-Bromley, pulled a sheet of paper from the brick wall of Piper Down P...

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Provo police looking for business robber

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:05:12 MDT

Provo police looking for business robber

By Michael McFall The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 18, 2013 09:05AM MDT

Provo police are looking for the man who allegedly robbed an insurance company. About 5 p.m. Friday, a man walked into Advanced Insurance at 363 N. University Ave. and pointed what a 27-year-old female employee described as a 9-mm handgun at her, according to a police news release. The suspect then demanded money from her. She tried to stand up, but he pushed her to the ground and fled with an undisclosed amount of money, the release adds. Police describe the suspect as a Latino male in his 30s,...

College student, intruder killed in N.Y. break-in

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:50:02 MDT

College student, intruder killed in N.Y. break-in

By FRANK ELTMAN The Associated Press

Updated May 17, 2013 08:50PM MDT

Uniondale, N.Y. • A Hofstra University junior sharing an off-campus house with her twin sister and several other college students was shot and killed during an early morning break-in Friday that also left the armed intruder dead, police said. The shooting at a private house only steps from the Long Island campus cast a pall over the university community gearing up for commencement ceremonies this weekend. Hofstra’s president said in a statement that the ceremonies would go on as scheduled. It w...

Did Susan Powell’s brother-in-law hide her body?

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:59:02 MDT

Did Susan Powell’s brother-in-law hide her body?

By Michael McFall The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 18, 2013 12:59PM MDT

As West Valley City police call off the latest search for Susan Powell, new details have surfaced about the possible involvement of her late brother-in-law in her disappearance. Susan Powell was last seen Dec. 6, 2009, at her West Valley City home, which she shared with her husband, Josh Powell, who police have said was the only person of interest in the investigation. But fairly soon after she vanished, police started seeing clues that her husband’s brother, Michael C. Powell, may have been in...

Salt Lake City bank robber on the loose

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:04:03 MDT

Salt Lake City bank robber on the loose

By Kimball Bennion The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 17, 2013 06:04PM MDT

Police are on the lookout for an armed man who robbed a Salt Lake City bank of an undisclosed amount of cash on Friday. The Salt Lake City Police Department said a masked man walked into a Chase Bank branch on 1295 S. Redwood Road about 12:40 p.m., and demanded money from a teller. The man then left eastbound on foot after the robbery. No one was injured, police said. The robber was described as a black man with a slender, athletic build. He’s about 6 feet tall and was wearing a dark, hooded jac...

Jets RB Goodson facing drug, weapons charges

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:02:31 MDT

Jets RB Goodson facing drug, weapons charges

The Associated Press

Updated May 18, 2013 12:02AM MDT

Newark, N.J. • New York Jets running back Mike Goodson is facing drug and weapons charges after a New Jersey traffic stop. State police say Goodson was a passenger in a vehicle driven by 31-year-old Garant Evans of Roselle. Police found them stopped in the left lane of Interstate 80 in Denville at about 3:15 a.m. Friday. Sgt. Adam Grossman says both men were charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia and three weapons charges stemming from a handgun found in the vehicle. E...

Search in Oregon called off after no sign found of Susan Powell

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:04:27 MDT

Search in Oregon called off after no sign found of Susan Powell

By Nate Carlisle The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 17, 2013 07:04AM MDT

Police on Thursday ended the search in rural Oregon for the remains of Susan Powell after finding no sign of the missing Utah wife and mother. West Valley City police, who have been investigating Powell’s disappearance, led the search. The lack of success in Scotts Mills, Ore., is the latest letdown in the 3½-year search for Powell, who was 28 when she vanished, and raises the hardest questions yet about whether to continue the investigation. West Valley City Manager Wayne Pyle told KUTV on We...

‘Broad daylight’ shootout in Salt Lake City

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:21:34 MDT

‘Broad daylight’ shootout in Salt Lake City

By jim dalrymple ii The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 17, 2013 05:21PM MDT

A shootout between two men on 500 West at about 300 South left Salt Lake City police scrambling for clues after the suspects managed to escape the crime scene. The apparent gun battle happened about 2:15 p.m., when the two men fired at least 12-15 shots at each other, according to Salt Lake City Sgt. Gil Arenaz. “It looks like there was a shootout in broad daylight,” he added. The men apparently were standing about 170 feet away from each other and fired north and south. They were standing on a...