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Utah police witnessed drive-by shooting, arrested teenagers

Utah police witnessed drive-by shooting, arrested teenagers

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City police said that officers witnessed a drive-by shooting Saturday before pursuing the involved vehicle and arresting three teenagers. Nobody was hurt in the shooting or consequent arrests, police said. One of the vehicle’s passengers, a 14-year-old girl who was not arrested, was […]

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U Of U Suspends Frat Events After Sexual Assault Claim

U Of U Suspends Frat Events After Sexual Assault Claim

(Salt Lake City, UT) — The University of Utah is revealing a student was allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted at a frat house. Salt Lake City Police are leading the investigation since Pi Kappa Alpha is off campus, but the school says they believe victims of sexual assault, pointing out […]

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One Dead After Shooting At Salt Lake City Gas Station

One Dead After Shooting At Salt Lake City Gas Station

(Salt Lake City, UT) – Salt Lake City Police are searching for a suspect after a deadly shooting early this morning outside a gas station. Officers say some sort of altercation between two men took place outside the Maverik near Third South and Ninth East just after 1 a.m. When […]

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Man arrested in Utah football player’s shooting death

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police arrested a man early Sunday in connection with the shooting death of Utah sophomore cornerback Aaron Lowe. Homicide detectives with the Salt Lake City Police Department located 22-year-old Buk M. Buk in Draper and booked him on charges of aggravated murder, attempted murder and […]

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Salt Lake City K-9 officer charged in second biting incident

Salt Lake City K-9 officer charged in second biting incident

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) — A Salt Lake police K-9 officer already facing a criminal charge accusing him of releasing his dog on a man kneeling in his yard with his hands up has been charged in a second biting incident. The Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office has […]

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Utah cop again charged with assault for misusing police dog

Utah cop again charged with assault for misusing police dog

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Prosecutors say a Salt Lake City police officer has been charged with aggravated assault a second time for ordering a dog to attack someone who complied with officers’ orders. K9 Officer Nickolas Pearce was charged Tuesday with lifting up his K9 Tuco so the dog […]

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Deputy loses eye after shootout outside Salt Lake jail

Deputy loses eye after shootout outside Salt Lake jail

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — One of two sheriff’s deputies wounded in a shootout outside the Salt Lake City area’s jail lost his eye but the other has been released from the hospital. The Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office says Deputy Leland Grossett underwent surgery after being shot in the […]

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Utah cop who shoved man walking with cane won’t face charges

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Prosecutors say a Salt Lake City police officer who shoved and knocked over a man who was walking with a cane during a protest will not face criminal charges to respect the victim’s wishes. Officer Val Brown was captured on video pushing a man to […]

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Report: Utah officer used ‘improper’ force when pushing man

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Salt Lake City’s Civilian Review Board has sustained an allegation that a police officer used improper force during a protest against police violence in May when he pushed down an older man with a cane. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that video captured by […]

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Parents of autistic teenager sue Utah police over shooting

Parents of autistic teenager sue Utah police over shooting

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The parents of a 13-year-old Utah boy with autism have filed a federal lawsuit against the Salt Lake City Police Department alleging an officer shot the teenager 11 times. The lawsuit filed in Utah District Court claims the boy was severely injured when police responded […]

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