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Utah woman found with meth tries to ID herself as daughter

Utah woman found with meth tries to ID herself as daughter

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a Utah woman arrested on suspicion of driving with a suspended license and having illegal drugs tried to persuade an officer she was her daughter. A probable cause statement says the 38-year-old Heather Elaine Garcia repeatedly identified herself as her 20-year-old daughter during […]

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Police: Utah man held ex-girlfriend hostage for several days

KEARNS, Utah (AP) — Police have arrested a Utah man who they say kidnapped his ex-girlfriend and held her hostage for several days in his basement. Records show 42-year-old Oscar Martinez-Perez was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail early Saturday on suspicion of aggravated kidnapping. Unified Police say they […]

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Police: Utah man tortured, killed kittens

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — Police have arrested a Utah man they say tortured and killed two kittens, using the body of one dead animal to beat the other. Records show 27-year-old Jordan Hagen was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail Monday on suspicion of torturing a companion […]

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Man Accused of Posing As Teen To Get Photos Of Minors

A man accused of posing as a teenage boy on social media is facing federal charges. 42 year old Russell Dean Petersen was indicted in July for encouraging minors to send him nude selfies. The investigation began in January when Petersen’s estranged wife found out he was using Snapchat to […]

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Mormon local leader charged in dressing room camera incident

Mormon local leader charged in dressing room camera incident

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Utah man who serves as a local leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is accused of illegally photographing a woman in Tennessee in a mall dressing room. According to an affidavit filed in criminal court in Nashville, the incident began last […]

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Man accused of sexual abuse during pre-parade campout

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Prosecutors say a Provo man sexually abused a teenager while camping along a parade route. The Daily Herald reports that 64-year-old John Owen Larson has been charged with felony aggravated sexual abuse of a child. Court documents say he and the girl were camping the night before a […]

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Police: Utah woman hit aging parents with cane, oxygen tanks

Police: Utah woman hit aging parents with cane, oxygen tanks

MIDVALE, Utah (AP) — A northern Utah woman has been arrested after authorities say she beat her parents with a cane and oxygen tanks and poured laundry detergent on them. Court documents show 42-year-old Anne Helene Cockrell was arrested Saturday on suspicion of abuse and assault. Her parents are over […]

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Police: Utah man shooting at trees had guns, drugs in home

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A man in northern Utah who told police he was trying to shoot people he believed were living in his trees has been charged with more than 30 felonies. The Deseret News reports 64-year-old Timmy Andrew Gurule was charged Monday with drug distribution, discharge of […]

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Police: Man arrested in Utah apartment building fire

Police: Man arrested in Utah apartment building fire

LAYTON, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a 20-year-old Utah man who told police he was playing with a lighter and an incense candle in an apartment where gasoline previously had been spilled is accused of starting a fire that destroyed a 24-unit building. Layton police said the fire Monday resulted […]

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Police: Man tried to kill wife and 2 children

PROVO, Utah (AP) — A 32-year-old Provo man has been charged with child abuse and attempted murder after police say he choked his wife and children and repeatedly abused them. Court documents show the charges were filed Wednesday against Jaime Marcos Salinas. Police say they began investigating after Salinas’s wife […]

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