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No charges in death of Salt Lake suspect in custody

No charges in death of Salt Lake suspect in custody

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Salt Lake County district attorney says he won’t file any charges against police in the death of a suspect after an altercation outside a hardware store in downtown Salt Lake City in May. Police say 30-year-old Mischa Cox was suspected of stealing from the […]

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Prosecutor: No charges in shooting of knife-wielding man

Prosecutor: No charges in shooting of knife-wielding man

RIVERTON, Utah (AP) — A Utah prosecutor says a police officer who fatally shot a Riverton man holding a butter knife to his mother’s throat won’t face charges. Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill said Friday that Unified Police Department Officer Darrell Broadhead was justified in using deadly force […]

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Chris Detrick  |  The Salt Lake Tribune
Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill speaks during a press conference at Office of the Salt Lake County District Attorney Tuesday July 10, 2012. A 41-year-old West Jordan man was charged Tuesday with the June 26 rape and murder of 6-year-old Sierra Newbold, who was found dead in a West Jordan canal. Terry Lee Black was charged with aggravated murder, child kidnapping and rape of a child.

Prosecutor moves to help thousands clear criminal records

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Thousands of people in Utah will be able to clear their old criminal records after a mass reduction of criminal charges by the top prosecutor in its largest county, a step that’s among the first of its kind in the country. Salt Lake County District […]

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Utah reworking medical marijuana distribution plans

Utah reworking medical marijuana distribution plans

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) —  The Latest on protests by companies denied medical marijuana grower licenses in Utah (all times local): 3:45 p.m. Utah has dismissed appeals from six companies that were denied licenses to grow medical marijuana for the state and argued the state chose unqualified companies. Utah’s Division […]

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Utah police say body of slain college student recovered

Utah police say body of slain college student recovered

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The body of a slain college student has been recovered in a Utah canyon about 85 miles away from a backyard in Salt Lake City where other remains were found last week, police said Friday. The disclosure came in the case involving 23-year-old Mackenzie Lueck. […]

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3 Utah officers invoke 5th in use-of-force investigations

3 Utah officers invoke 5th in use-of-force investigations

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Three Utah police officers have invoked their right against self-incrimination in the seven use-of-force investigations completed so far this year by Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill. Officers across the country have been refusing to give statements to prosecutors for years, but Salt Lake […]

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