Law Enforcement/Public Safety

Law Enforcement

Documents Show Evidence West Valley Police Collected in Powell Case

August 7, 2012 Jeff Robinson

Eighty-four documents released Tuesday after more than two years of work by The Salt Lake Tribune to obtain them reveal what West Valley City police learned in the days following the December 2009 disappearance of Susan Cox Powell. And they could put pressure on the department to explain why it didn’t arrest her husband Josh Powell, who killed himself and their two young sons earlier this year.

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Politics Up Close: Automatic License Plate Readers/Congressional Candidate Donna McAleer

August 3, 2012 Jeff Robinson

Today on the show, we looked at automatic license plate scanners with the ACLU of Utah and Salt Lake County Sheriff Jim Winder, talked about public lands policy with Black Diamond Equipment CEO Peter Metcalf, and chatted with Donna McAleer, the Democratic nominee in Utah’s 1st Congressional District this election year.

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Local News

Utah Ranger Shot Nine Times Shares His Story of Recovery

August 1, 2012 Jessica Gail

It’s been almost two years since State Park Ranger Brody Young was shot more than a half dozen times by an armed motorist in Moab. Wednesday, Young was in Salt Lake City to talk about his recovery, and to others who have been affected by work place injuries. KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports on why Young feels compelled to share his story.

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Local News

Politics Up Close: Salt Lake County Councilman Michael Jensen / Candidate Paul Recanzone

July 20, 2012 Jeff Robinson

There are many critical issues on the table this election year in Salt Lake County, like canyons development, SkiLink, human services and incorporation, to name a few. And today, we talked with two candidates running for the county council about those topics.

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Law Enforcement

West Jordan Police Seeking Theft Victims

July 20, 2012 Jessica Gail

Hundreds of theft victims may soon have their items returned after West Jordan Police recovered a stolen motor home. West Jordan Officer Craig Carroll says it was stolen from the city on May 25th and recovered in Farmington on July 17th. That’s when officers found hundreds of stolen documents inside.

Local News

Sheriff Winder: Jail Overcrowding Improving

July 17, 2012 Jessica Gail

Salt Lake City leaders got an update on jail overcrowding yesterday. Salt Lake County Sheriff Jim Winder says for the first time in years, the jail is not facing a population crisis. KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports on what Winder says led to the turnaround.

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Local News

Law Enforcement and Latino Community Work to Build Relationships in West Valley City

July 15, 2012 Jessica Gail

Utah’s second largest-city is also the state’s most diverse. West Valley City’s population is 45 percent ethnic minorities, which can create language and cultural barriers in schools, at work and on the streets. But Saturday, the Latino Community Center aimed to tear down some of those walls by inviting law enforcement to talk with hundreds of local residents. KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports how they hope the initiative will help the whole city.

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Law Enforcement

Reward Offered in Kitten Cruelty Case

July 13, 2012 Jeff Robinson

Utah animal welfare groups are offering rewards for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for burying a kitten in concrete in Colorado City, Arizona, the twin city of Hildale, Utah. Barbara Williamson is with Best Friends Animal Society in Kanab, where the kitten was brought on May 31st in an effort to save it.

Local News

Police Educate Public on New Regulations on 4th of July

July 5, 2012 Jessica Gail

With wildfires sparking up all across the state, firework restrictions are tighter than they’ve been in years. Law enforcement officers spent much of the nation’s birthday educating the public on the new guidelines and as KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports, there was some confusion.

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