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A Sandy heavy-wreck tow truck driver says someone stole thousands of dollars' worth of tools from his work truck on Oct. 10, and surveillance footage from a neighbor shows a man checking another work truck the same day, suggesting a possible serial thief targeting commercial vehicles.
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View MoreBicyclist critically injured after crashing into stopped car at Fort Union and 900 East
A bicyclist riding erratically crashed into a stopped car at 900 East and Fort Union Boulevard in Midvale on July 22 and was hospitalized in critical condition; the intersection is a major corridor for Sandy commuters.
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View MoreAirport route via I-215 closes Tuesday for 35 days of bridge work
UDOT will close three northbound I-215 off-ramps at 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 28, eliminating the primary freeway route from Sandy to Salt Lake City International Airport for roughly 35 days as part of the I-215 West Improved bridge replacement project.
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View MoreSandy arrest yields evidence that cracks Kearns gang shooting case
A vehicle search during an unrelated Sandy arrest uncovered gang communications that led detectives to charge a fourth suspect, Lauriano Robert Herrera, 31, with attempted aggravated murder in a March 19 Kearns shooting.
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View MoreSandy police fly drones several times a week; Utah law tightly limits what they can capture
Sandy Police Department flies roughly a dozen drones several times a week, but Utah's drone privacy law requires warrants, bans non-target surveillance, and mandates data destruction — making it among the strictest drone frameworks in the country.
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View MoreSandy police seek four suspects after stabbing near Harrison Street
Sandy City police are searching for four suspects who fled after a fight and stabbing near 222 W. Harrison St. on Sunday, July 26; one victim was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
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View MoreDA clears two Sandy officers in fatal shooting of knife-wielding man
Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill announced Thursday, July 23, that Sandy police officers Glenn Ware and Ryan Shaddick were legally justified in fatally shooting Isaac Jesse Watters, 45, who charged at them with a knife during a domestic violence call on March 22 near 8800 South and Highland Drive.
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View MoreSandy man arrested on 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor for AI-generated abuse images
A 48-year-old Sandy man who serves as chief technology officer of a Salt Lake County AI company was arrested Wednesday, July 22, on investigation of 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor after his ex-wife discovered AI-generated child sexual abuse material on his devices and reported it to the FBI.
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View MoreButterfield Canyon closed indefinitely after storm washes out road
Butterfield Canyon road is closed indefinitely after a July 23 monsoonal storm washed out a section about 5.5 miles in from the Salt Lake County side, leaving only an undercut 8-foot strip of pavement. White Pine campground and Middle Canyon remain accessible from the Tooele County side.
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View MoreVeterinary sedative found in Utah's street drugs can't be reversed by naloxone
The Utah Department of Public Safety announced Thursday, July 23, that medetomidine, a potent veterinary sedative, has been detected in Utah's illicit drug supply for the first time; the substance cannot be reversed by naloxone but is often mixed with fentanyl, so officials still urge residents to carry Narcan and call 911.