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CRIME & SAFETY
Body of missing 80-year-old Utah woman found in Idaho, police say
ONEIDA COUNTY, Idaho — Police discovered the body of a missing 80-year-old Utah woman Thursday. According to the West Bountiful City Police Department, Kay Prince Vest had been missing from West Bountiful since April 8, 2024. West Bountiful officers reportedly received information from the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office about...
Law enforcement to legislature: Fentanyl in Utah getting cheaper, deadlier and easier to find
In Utah, fentanyl is now the most seized narcotic, responsible for at least 50% of fatal overdoses and at a cost of only about $2 or $3 per pill. That’s according to Utah Department of Public Safety officials, who on Wednesday briefed lawmakers on a number of crime-related issues including the threat of fentanyl, a […] The post Law enforcement to legislature: Fentanyl in Utah getting cheaper, deadlier and easier to find appeared first on Utah News Dispatch.
Utah man found guilty of 18-year, $5.8 million scam of California produce distributor
LOS ANGELES, California, May 16, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — A Saratoga Springs man has been found guilty of defrauding a California organic produce distributor of $5.8 million over an 18-year-period. Kevin Scott Horton, 56, was found guilty by a jury for participating in a long-running scheme in which he...
National Police Week honors law enforcements service and sacrifice
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — In observance of National Police Week from May 11 to May 17, 2024, U.S. Attorney Trina A. Higgins is set to acknowledge the service and sacrifices of federal, state, local, and Tribal law enforcement officers. The week-long event is a nationwide recognition of law...
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