SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The University of Utah has asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the parents of a slain student. The family of Lauren McCluskey filed the $56 million suit against the university in June, saying the school hasn’t taken responsibility for the death of […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A police officer who investigators say failed to relay a report about a University of Utah student’s ex-boyfriend before she was killed has resigned and joined another department. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Miguel Deras quit last week and has been hired to work as an officer […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A man who pleaded guilty to lying about buying the firearm used to kill college athlete Lauren McCluskey has been sentenced to three years of supervised release. The 22-year-old Nathan Daniel Vogel said Wednesday during a hearing in Salt Lake City that he accepts responsibility […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A former Salt Lake City police officer who was fired after he was caught on video roughly arresting a nurse who refused to draw blood from a patient has been hired to work at a jail in northern Utah. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Detective Jeff Payne […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The University of Utah plans to spend about $925,000 to improve safety following the killing of a student track athlete on the Salt Lake City campus. University President Ruth Watkins had called for a task force to evaluate safety after 21-year-old Lauren McCluskey was gun […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The University of Utah police chief is retiring months after his department came under fierce criticism for its handling of a student’s increasingly urgent reports about her ex-boyfriend before the man killed her on campus. University officials said Tuesday Police Chief Dale Brophy will leave […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A police officer who didn’t relay a report about a University of Utah student’s ex-boyfriend before she was killed has been disciplined for making similar errors on a separate case. The Salt Lake Tribune reports university police officer Miguel Deras was trained on handling domestic violence cases […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The family of a University of Utah student shot on campus sued the institution on Thursday, saying officials have refused to take responsibility for missing chances to prevent her death despite multiple reports to police. Lauren McCluskey’s parents said they hope the suit can help […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — University of Utah police have apologized after including the name of a slain student in the program for a ceremony that recognized employees. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the police department awarded a dispatcher for the handling of a call involving Lauren McCluskey before her death, and […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two people accused of lying about buying the firearm used to kill college athlete Lauren McCluskey have pleaded guilty. Court documents show 21-year-old Nathan Daniel Vogel and 24-year-old Sarah Emily Lady pleaded guilty Monday to making false statements. Authorities have said Vogel lent the gun […]
