Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
A 15-count federal indictment unsealed Monday charges Millcreek resident Christopher Lee Washington, 53, with distributing fentanyl that allegedly caused another person's death. He and four co-defendants face conspiracy charges tied to an organized drug-trafficking operation in Salt Lake County.
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Unified Fire Authority crews evacuated all residents of the six-story Glenwood Apartments at 3993 S Main St. in Millcreek on Monday, Oct. 5, after hazmat teams found dangerous carbon monoxide levels throughout the building; no injuries were reported and residents returned that evening, though the cause remains under investigation.
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The Utah Department of Health and Human Services issued an urgent public health warning Monday after four overdose deaths were linked to illegal chemicals in herbal supplements sold at smoke shops and gas stations statewide, including those in Millcreek.
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A woman was shot in the chest near 4500 South and 700 East early Sunday and transported to Intermountain Medical Center in stable condition; Davon Hakeem Hinton was arrested hours later after a rooftop standoff in Clearfield and faces attempted murder charges.
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Four ramps at the I-215 and I-80 interchange near Redwood Road close Tuesday, Oct. 6, for about 20 days of bridge work, adding detours for Millcreek-area commuters navigating the $150 million I-215 West Improved project.
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Unified Police identified Jason Garcia, 55, of West Valley City as the pedestrian killed the night of Monday, Sept. 28, at 4100 South and 700 East in Millcreek, with investigators saying impairment is not suspected.
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Wesley Ray England, 75, of Florida faces multiple first-degree felony charges after the FBI's Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force arrested him in Salt Lake County for allegedly traveling to sexually abuse a child under 14.
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A man was struck and killed while crossing 700 East outside a crosswalk near 4100 South in Millcreek late Monday night; the Unified Police Department says the driver remained at the scene and alcohol is not suspected.
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Flood advisories named Millcreek and East Millcreek on Sept. 18 after a tornado and golf-ball-sized hail swept the northern Wasatch Front, leaving residents with vehicle damage, welts and flooded basements.
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Friday morning storms triggered at least three crashes along I-215 in Salt Lake County, including a three-vehicle wreck at 2900 South that closed three lanes and left one person with life-threatening injuries.
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The Utah Court of Appeals reversed dismissal of a negligence lawsuit against UPD Officer Ethan Andrus, finding disputed facts about his use of lights, sirens and speed before a 2020 collision at a West Jordan intersection.
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Salt Lake County Search and Rescue extracted three hikers from steep, off-trail terrain on Mt. Superior in Little Cottonwood Canyon late Saturday, Sept. 12, the latest in a series of canyon rescues this summer as fall conditions set in.
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A new NBER working paper estimates dust from the shrinking Great Salt Lake costs Utah $1.1 billion to $2.3 billion a year in health damage, with effects reaching Millcreek and 86% of the state's population.
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