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Shelter-in-place issued for Juab County while officers search for suspect in officer death
MONA, Utah (KUTV) — A shelter-in-place was issued for Mona residents on Sunday morning while officials searched the area for the suspect of a deadly hit-and-run crash. Mona City representatives shared the shelter-in-place issued by the Juab County Sheriff's Office around 8:20 a.m. on May 5. "All Mona residents...
Mona residents say large police presence sought Santaquin suspect
MONA, Juab County — In the hours after police said an officer was intentionally hit and killed on Interstate 15 in Santaquin Sunday, law enforcement saturated the small agricultural community of Mona. “I’ve never seen anything like that here,” said longtime resident Wyatt Newton. Newton said he...
LISTEN: Gold Star Wife Jennie Taylor shares the power community can hold over grief
SALT LAKE CITY — Jennie Taylor lost her husband in the line of duty in Afghanistan in 2018. Since then, she’s got some insight into the shock and all-encompassing grief that family members deal with when they lose a loved one in this manner. Jennie Taylor shared her...
Gov. Cox orders flags to be flown at half-staff through Monday
The order is in recognition of Santaquin Police Sgt. Bill Hooser who died in the line of duty Sunday. Hooser responded to a call over the weekend when a semi truck driver turned the wrong way on I-15 and hit his patrol car, killing the officer. Flags are to be...
Shelter-in-place issued for Juab County while officers search for suspect in officer death
MONA, Utah (KUTV) — A shelter-in-place was issued for Mona residents on Sunday morning while officials searched the area for the suspect of a deadly hit-and-run crash. Mona City representatives shared the shelter-in-place issued by the Juab County Sheriff's Office around 8:20 a.m. on May 5. "All Mona residents...
Gov. Cox orders flags to flown at half-staff to honor fallen officer
SALT LAKE CITY — Governor Spencer J. Cox ordered that both flags of the United States of America and Utah’s State Flag to be flown at half-staff at all state facilities to honor fallen officer Sgt. Bill Hooser of the Santaquin City Police Department. Hooser was struck and...
United State Honor Flag arrives in Utah to honor Santaquin Police Sgt. Bill Hooser
SALT LAKE CITY — The United State Honor Flag arrived at the Salt Lake City International Airport Saturday afternoon that will be placed next to fallen Santaquin Police Sgt. Bill Hooser. Hooser was killed in the line of duty on Sunday, May 5. Chris Heisler, the founder of the...
‘I will never understand why this happened’: Emotional funeral honors fallen Utah officer
A carpenter who built furniture that rivaled the work of a master craftsman; a lover of golf and whiskey; a musician who “could play just about anything he wanted”; a country music fan who still listened to pop music to appease his daughters; a dedicated family man who rarely strayed from Kinda, his wife, best […] The post ‘I will never understand why this happened’: Emotional funeral honors fallen Utah officer appeared first on Utah News Dispatch.
Man wanted after break in, assault in Mona area
JUAB COUNTY, Utah, May 12, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — The Juab County Sheriff’s Office is asking people to check their security cameras after a late-night break in and assault early Saturday in the Mona area. “On 5/11/2024 at around 3:01 a.m., this person forcefully entered a citizens home...
‘I will never understand why this happened’: Emotional funeral honors fallen Utah officer
Santaquin Police Sgt. Bill Hooser's daughter, Shayle Terry, holds her hand over her heart as she and her mother, Kinda Hooser, and sister, Courtney Hooser, follow his casket through the Santaquin City Cemetery on Monday, May 13, 2024. (Kyle Dunphey/Utah News Dispatch) A carpenter who built furniture that rivaled the...
Utah Man Convicted of Swindling Organic Produce Company Out of $5.8 Million in Long-Running Mail Fraud Scheme
A Utah man has been caught red-handed defrauding an organic produce giant out of a whopping $5.8 million by peddling bogus invoices from a shell company, justice department officials said today. Kevin Scott Horton, 56, of Saratoga Springs, Utah, was convicted on seven counts of mail fraud for a scheme...
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