CRIME & SAFETY

LAYTON, Utah (KUTV) — A new military style jet in use at Hill Air Force Base is causing dangerously loud noise levels according to the residents that live nearby. Residents in Layton have formed a group called Safe Skies Utah to find a collaborative solution for the sound after they claim the city and base have ignored their concerns, despite having conducted a study to address them.

BOUNTIFUL — A fatal shooting in Bountiful involving two high school friends appears to have been an accident, police say. Yet Dylan Francis Goodin, 21, of Bountiful, was still charged Tuesday in 2nd District Court with manslaughter, a second-degree felony; possession of a weapon by a restricted person, a third-degree felony; drug possession, a class A misdemeanor; and possession of drug paraphernalia, a class B misdemeanor.

LAYTON, Utah, Nov. 25, 2023 (Gephardt Daily) — A vehicle traveling at more than 100 mph crashed on Interstate 15 in Layton, temporarily closing southbound lanes Saturday afternoon. Witnesses told troopers a gray Mazda 3 was traveling more than 100 mph on I-15 near Layton Parkway about 1 p.m....

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — More arrests and charges have been filed in connection to the human trafficking operation involving Rubicon Contractors LLC in West Bountiful. Following the initial arrest of three executives last week, four more members of the company are now facing charges. The Utah Attorney General's...

BOUNTIFUL, Utah, Nov. 25, 2023 (Gephardt Daily) — Arrest documents filed against the alleged shooter after an incident Friday that left a 20-year-old man dead reveal more details in the case. Dylan Francis Goodin, 21, was in a basement bedroom of a residence in the 600 block of Millcreek...

While no one was hurt in the fire, two outdoor cats remain unaccounted for.

• Three executive officers of a West Bountiful company have been arrested on multiple human trafficking charges. • The charges involve employees brought into the country from Mexico and allege that the company forced them to live in poor housing and pay rent deducted from their pay.

Multiple agencies responded to a major fire at a Mountain Green home early Saturday morning, according to Morgan County Fire & EMS.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah Nov. 23, 2023 (Gephardt Daily) — Following Monday’s charging of three men with human trafficking and abuse of their workers, the Utah Attorney General’s Office has announced more arrests are expected. As many as 150 workers were imported from Mexico by the suspects’...

Attorneys filed a complaint in federal court Wednesday morning on behalf of an elderly couple who claimed police officers in Ogden used "unnecessary excessive force" against them.

In Riley County, Kansas, several incidents occurred over the past week that require attention. These incidents include a woman being attacked in Manhattan, two instances of criminal damage to property in Ogden, and alleged vandalism at the train depot in Manhattan.

This week in Ogden, Utah, there were several incidents that occurred, including a shooting that left two people injured, a complaint filed against the police for excessive force on an elderly couple, a two-vehicle crash with minor injuries, an early morning fire that forced the evacuation of a commercial building, and an incident where someone became trapped in an elevator. The police are currently investigating the shooting and interviewing witnesses. They do not believe there is a threat to the public. The complaint against the police involves an alleged use of unnecessary excessive force on an elderly couple. The two-vehicle crash resulted from a driver attempting to escape the police in a stolen vehicle. The fire at the commercial building caused no injuries, and all workers were safely evacuated. The person trapped in the elevator was eventually rescued with the help of the fire department.

WEBER COUNTY, Utah, Nov. 21, 2023 (Gephardt Daily) — The Weber County Fire District has updated details on a Monday rollover crash involving two vehicles. “Both patients self-extricated, and one received on-site medical evaluation, while the other was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries,” the original statement says.

A house caught fire in Kaysville Monday afternoon, sustaining significant fire, smoke, and water damage.

OGDEN, Utah, Nov. 20, 2023 (Gephardt Daily) — No injuries were reported after a fire at a commercial building forced workers to evacuate early Monday morning. Fire crews responded about 4 a.m. to a large commercial building on fire in the 2800 block of Wall Avenue, the Ogden City Fire Department said in a news release.

Two people were shot in Ogden on Friday, according to Ogden Police.

SALT LAKE CITY — A Woods Cross man was convicted of murder by a jury on Thursday for shooting and killing a 17-year-old in a 2017 drive-by shooting in Magna. Javier Saldana-Ibarra, 24, was found guilty of murder and felony discharge of a firearm causing injury, first-degree felonies, and two counts of felony discharge of a firearm, a second-degree felony.

The Ogden Police Department faced a tense situation as they responded to multiple 'shots fired' calls on the night of November 18, 2023. Around 10:34 p.m., the calm of Ogden, Utah was shattered by the sound of gunfire, with emergency dispatchers receiving numerous calls from the vicinity of 500 27th Avenue. Preliminary reports, yet to be officially confirmed, suggested a possible double shooting had taken place, leaving two individuals wounded.

LAYTON, Utah, Nov. 17, 2023 (Gephardt Daily) — Two chickens were killed in a garage fire Thursday afternoon, Layton fire officials said. Crews swiftly extinguished the garage fire and prevented it from spreading to the home’s interior, the Layton City Fire Department stated on social media. “Tragically, two...

A family of four experienced carbon monoxide poisoning this week after their car was left running in the garage, according to Ogden City Fire.