CRIME & SAFETY
Heber police find Southfield Park vandals; Wasatch County Parks and Recreation seeks community input to prevent future instances
Two Heber City juveniles responsible for the recent destruction of public property at Southfield Park were identified Thursday evening by the Heber City Police Department. The update came a day after Wasatch County Parks and Recreation decided to indefinitely close Southfield Park’s skate park Wednesday following the latest vandalism in the park’s bathroom, this time within 72 hours since it had been repaired from previous incidents.
Man sentenced after convictions in 2022 murder, kidnapping cases
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 25, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Convicted murder and kidnapper Alberto Carreto-Morales has been sentenced for the 2022 murder of Cesar Martinez and the kidnapping of a second victim. Carreto-Morales, 26, was sentenced Monday to 15 years to life for first-degree felony murder and 15...
Wasatch County skate park closed ‘indefinitely’ after repeated vandalism
The skate park on 100 South has been a target for graffiti and vandalism before, but Parks and Recreation assistant director Heath Coleman said the problem has gotten worse lately. “The last year or 18 months, we’ve seen major destruction,” he said. “Sinks and urinals and toilets being destroyed and...
Park City man charged with child exploitation tried to film kids at local businesses, police say
PARK CITY — A Park City man was charged Friday with possessing child sex abuse material. And investigators say there is evidence he may have been trying to secretly film children in the Park City area. Jayce John Cade Whiting, 33, is charged in 3rd District Court with sexual...
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