Crime

According to the FBI’s annual crime reports, Utah’s violent crime rates have declined to pre-pandemic levels. But the rates in Salt Lake City have seen a much smaller drop than the rest of the state.

Police records obtained by The Associated Press shed light on Michael Haight’s violent tendencies and the warning signs that authorities were aware of years before the tragic murder-suicide.

Jennifer Shah, who sobbed Friday as she apologized for her crimes prior to the announcement of the sentence in a New York courtroom, admitted her guilt last July.

Officials in the city of Enoch said 42-year-old Michael Haight, 42 took his own life after killing his wife, mother-in-law and the couple’s five children.

The mounting criticism against the Republican county attorney comes from former prosecutors, law enforcement and GOP delegates.

The latest Utah news for Thursday morning, April 21, 2022

It was found that the University’s housing department delays reporting some campus safety issues to the school’s police department, negatively impacting public safety.

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Salt Lake’s new crime control plan seeks to bump up staffing levels and divert calls for service from sworn officers.

The latest Utah news from Tuesday evening, Oct. 5, 2021.