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BYU will keep police department after judge ruling

BYU will keep police department after judge ruling

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Brigham Young University in Utah says it will keep its police department after an administrative law judge threw out a case in which state officials sought to take away the campus’ rights to police itself. The decision Tuesday came two years after the state Department […]

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Report: BYU officer shared private info with university

Report: BYU officer shared private info with university

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Investigative documents accuse a Brigham Young University police lieutenant of accessing protected information from other Utah law enforcement agencies and sharing that information with school officials. The records released Thursday by the state Department of Public Safety allege former Lt. Aaron Rhoades examined and distributed information […]

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Utah saw uptick of violent crimes in 2016

Utah saw uptick of violent crimes in 2016

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A new report shows violent crime in Utah rose by nearly 18 percent in 2016 over the year before. A Utah Department of Public Safety report issued by the department Thursday said that homicides rose by 43 percent from 54 incidents in 2015 to 77 […]

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Utah fixes records glitches to gun background check system

Utah fixes records glitches to gun background check system

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Utah officials say they have repaired computer glitches that could have potentially allowed residents restricted from gun ownership to buy firearms. They say it’s not possible to know how many restricted people purchased guns. The Standard-Examiner reports the first glitch occurred in February 2017 and prevented court records […]

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