Public Safety
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
.png)
Public Safety
Sandy girl, 5, fatally shot by another child at home
A 5-year-old girl died Saturday after being shot by another child at a Sandy home near Eastgate Drive, Sandy police said.
Public Safety
Sandy girl, 5, fatally shot by another child at home
A 5-year-old girl died Saturday after being shot by another child at a Sandy home near Eastgate Drive, Sandy police said.
-1.png)
Public Safety
View MoreSAR rescues Lone Peak hiker by helicopter during Saturday storm
Salt Lake County Search and Rescue helicoptered a stranded hiker off Lone Peak during Saturday night's storm and warned backcountry users that aerial rescue is never guaranteed in severe weather.
Public Safety
View MoreLone Peak crew battles 80,000-acre Texas wildfire
Lone Peak Fire District's wildland crew, deployed to Texas on Aug. 19, is now battling the Ross Fire, which has exploded to over 80,000 acres in Palo Pinto and Jack counties with 12% containment.
.jpg)
Public Safety
View MoreTeen dies after 100-foot fall on Devil's Castle Trail
A 16-year-old boy died Wednesday after falling more than 100 feet on the Devil's Castle Trail near Alta in Little Cottonwood Canyon, according to the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office.
Public Safety
View MoreFeds may tap more Flaming Gorge water as Powell drops
Utah's top Colorado River official warned state lawmakers Aug. 18 that the Secretary of the Interior will likely order additional Flaming Gorge releases beyond the one million acre-feet already authorized, threatening the upstream reserves that supply Sandy's tap water through the Metropolitan Water District.
Public Safety
View MoreMan arrested with bondage materials in child sex sting
Carter Wade Dennis Keith, 21, was arrested Monday, Aug. 17, by the Utah ICAC Task Force after arriving at a sting location with bondage materials and duct tape to meet what he believed was a 13-year-old boy for sex; he is held without bail in Salt Lake County Jail.
.jpg)
Public Safety
View MoreDrier weather arrives as Sandy digs out from hundred-year storm
Drier weather moves into Sandy on Saturday, Aug. 15, as the monsoon pattern that dumped up to 3 inches of rain in an hour and flooded streets across the city finally winds down, giving residents a window to assess damage and clean up.
Public Safety
View MoreMayor warns Sandy residents: stay out of retention ponds after flooding
Sandy Mayor Monica Zoltanski is warning residents to keep children away from retention ponds and storm drains that remain full of contaminated, fast-moving water following the Aug. 13 flooding event, with more storms forecast through the weekend.
Public Safety
View MoreMeasles sent 1 in 3 Utah patients to the ER; Canyons classes start Monday
Utah health officials warned at an Aug. 12 press conference that one-third of the state's 700-plus measles patients have visited the ER, urging Canyons School District families to vaccinate before classes begin Monday, Aug. 17.
.jpg)
Public Safety
View MoreStorm delays Sandy Amphitheater show, forces evacuation at West Valley venue
A severe thunderstorm on Aug. 13 delayed the Scotty McCreery concert at Sandy Amphitheater and forced a full evacuation at the Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre in West Valley City during the Black Crowes show, as 70 mph gusts and quarter-sized hail threatened the Wasatch Front.
Public Safety
View MoreToxic algal bloom upstream on Jordan River prompts warning for Sandy
The Jordan River Commission confirmed harmful algal blooms at two upstream locations on the Jordan River, prompting safety warnings for Sandy residents who use the river corridor for walking, kayaking and dog walking.
Public Safety
View MoreWest Nile risk hits seven times normal in Salt Lake County
Salt Lake County's mosquito infection rate has hit 35%, seven times the normal threshold, prompting a formal West Nile virus warning with two human cases confirmed and Sandy-area residents urged to take precautions through at least October.
.jpg)
Public Safety
View MoreSandy man charged with sexually abusing 10-year-old at sleepover
Sandy resident Jacob Richard Fitzgerald, 40, faces eight felony charges including aggravated sexual abuse of a child after allegedly assaulting a 10-year-old girl during a sleepover at his home on July 2 while her parents were out to dinner with him and his wife.