CRIME & SAFETY
Neighbors asking who pays damages for their homes damaged in dynamite detonation
HOLLADAY, Utah (KUTV) — Neighbors are asking officials who will pay the damages for surrounding homes after authorities detonated a massive amount of dynamite in a house in Holladay. While not much is left of the home that contained the dynamite, houses nearby also suffered damages due to the...
Salt Lake gang 'shot caller' charged with killing 2, now linked to 4th shooting
SANDY — A Salt Lake man already charged with killing two people at a party in 2021 has now been connected to another shooting in Sandy two days earlier. Patrocinio Perez, 21, was charged Thursday in 3rd District Court with discharge of a firearm causing injury, a second-degree felony, plus aggravated assault and seven counts of shooting in the direction of someone, third-degree felonies.
SLC man indicted after alleged armed robberies using gun, hatchet
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 24, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City has indicted a local man who allegedly stole from a dollar store and a jewelry business while armed. According to court documents, on May 6 of last year, 24-year-old Carlos Anthony...
Man dies shortly after being handcuffed by police in Kearns
KEARNS — A man who may have suffered an unknown medical condition died over the weekend shortly after being detained by police during a domestic violence investigation. Unified police were called at 11:58 p.m. Friday to a home near 5350 South and 5500 West on a report of a domestic violence incident involving weapons. A man with a weapon was threatening family members, said Unified Police Sgt. Aymee Race. Police have not said what that weapon was.
2 injured, one trapped by roof after garage collapse in Salt Lake City
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Two people were injured after a detached garage under construction tipped over, trapping one person under the roof. Salt Lake City Fire Department officials said they responded to a call for a structure collapse at 1394 South 900 East in Salt Lake City Monday.
Man sentenced in 2022 killing of U.S. Army vet Cesar Martinez on Bangerter Highway
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — One man has been sentenced for the murder of Cesar Martinez, a U.S. Army veteran whose body was found on the side of Bangerter Highway near 8000 South in 2022. Mario Alberto Carreto-Morales was sentenced to 15 years to life for the first-degree felony...
Salt Lake City Fire conduct arson investigation Tuesday morning
SALT LAKE CITY — An arson investigation is underway after several suspicious fires in Salt Lake City on Tuesday. In the early hours of Tuesday morning, crews were called to four small fires in the area of 100 South between 500 East and 700 East. “Fire investigators do believe...
Grizzly bear attack victim returns to University of Utah Hospital, thanks staff that helped save his life
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 23, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Rudy Noorlander, victim of a savage grizzly bear attack more than seven months ago returned to the University of Utah Hospital where he met with the doctors, nurses and other caregivers who worked to save his life. Noorlander was...
Man arrested, accused of filming woman in Salt Lake dressing room
SALT LAKE CITY — A man was arrested Wednesday and accused of trying to secretly film a woman in a department store dressing room last fall. Erik Gerardo Betancourt-Alvarado, 48, was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for investigation of voyeurism. Police say the incident happened on Sept....
Sense of dread precedes second 1982 Millcreek Canyon murder
The second episode of The Letter’s second season, “Ripple Effect,” details the second man killed in a double murder outside a Millcreek Canyon restaurant in 1982. When Carla Booth woke up the morning of March 5, 1982, and saw fresh snow on the ground, the sense of dread she’d been feeling all week exploded into full-blown panic.
Incident labeled 'structure emergency' on UDOT site was actually 'small fire' under bridge
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — The Utah Department of Transportation on Tuesday morning responded to "structure emergency" on the shoulder of a bridge in Salt Lake City, according to UDOT's traffic site. The incident was reported at approximately 8:30 a.m. at mile post 20 on northbound I-215 West, near...
SLCPD is warning of potential travel impact ahead of NHL in Utah party on Wednesday
SALT LAKE CITY — The Salt Lake City Police Department is warning of potential travel impacts ahead of Wednesday’s NHL in Utah party. According to the NHL in Utah website, the party will be held at the Delta Center, beginning at 4 p.m. The Delta Center is located at 301 W. South Temple Street.
Second e-scooter death being investigated in Salt Lake City
SALT LAKE CITY — For the second time in a month, someone has died while using a rented e-scooter in Salt Lake City. Police said 41-year-old Ismael Ontivaros was hit Sunday night at 800 West North Temple. He was on a rented electric scooter, and died at the scene.
Man arrested, accused of spray-painting furniture set to be moved into store
SALT LAKE CITY — A man was arrested Sunday after police say he spray-painted graffiti on furniture waiting to be moved into a downtown store, causing more than $34,000 in damage. Joshua Dean Cade, 32, was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for investigation of property damage and...
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