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Hurry up Willard probe

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:01:04 MDT

Hurry up Willard probe

Updated May 22, 2013 01:01AM MDT

In New York it took the Nassau County Police Department 48 hours to reveal that one of its officers accidentally shot and killed Hofstra University student Andrea Robello during a home invasion hostage situation (“Authorities: Hofstra student was killed by police,” Tribune, May 19). Meanwhile, in West Valley City it has been seven months since two West Valley City police officers killed Danielle Willard and the investigations into what happened still aren’t complete. The DA’s office said its pr...

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Council says no records for mother of Utah woman shot by West Valley City officers

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:58:21 MDT

Council says no records for mother of Utah woman shot by West Valley City officers

By Janelle Stecklein The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 21, 2013 07:58PM MDT

The Salt Lake County district attorney’s office will not have to release records related to the Danielle Willard officer-involved fatal shooting, the Salt Lake County Council decided Tuesday. The council voted 7-1 to deny a request by Melissa Kennedy’s attorney for records pertaining to the November shooting in West Valley City. Jon Williams, who represents Kennedy, Willard’s mother, argued that the denial of the records was “inappropriate” and that his client has already waited 6 ½ months for a...

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Here’s who uses the most water in Davis County

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:03:06 MDT

Here’s who uses the most water in Davis County

By jordan bailey Special to The Tribune

Updated May 16, 2013 03:03PM MDT

Layton• The state of Utah urges residents to “Slow the Flow,” but residents aren’t the biggest water consumers in Davis County. Businesses in Davis County are using the most water, according to data from cities across the county. And the greatest water user is the Smith’s Food and Drug Layton Distribution Center in Layton. It uses nearly 16.5 million gallons per month. By comparison, the 2009 Residential Water Use survey conducted by the Utah Department of Natural Resources found Utah residents...

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DA: Probe into fatal Willard shooting likely to take at least two months

Thu, 16 May 2013 06:34:50 MDT

DA: Probe into fatal Willard shooting likely to take at least two months

By janelle stecklein The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 16, 2013 06:34AM MDT

The Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill said Tuesday he expects it will take at least two more months to determine whether the officer-involved shooting that killed 21-year-old Danielle Willard was justified. “I can promise you one thing, I don’t want it to take one more day than it has to,” Gill said. Meanwhile, attorneys representing Willard’s mother, Melissa Kennedy, argued Tuesday before the Salt Lake County Council that documents related to the November fatal shooting should be rel...

Willard Bay aflame? Don’t worry, it’s intentional

Tue, 14 May 2013 08:42:47 MDT

Willard Bay aflame? Don’t worry, it’s intentional

By Bob Mims The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 14, 2013 08:42AM MDT

Is that Willard Bay aflame? Well, close. But the Utah Department of Natural Resources says you can move along; nothing to worry about. Those flames and smoke you may have seen Monday are intentional, a joint effort between the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands and its sister agency, the Division of Wildlife Resources, to clean out the invasive Phragmites reed. That species has infested thousands of acres within the Ogden Bay Wildlife Management Area. Monday’s “prescribed fire” targ...