The Salt Lake City Council voted Tuesday night to lift a hiring freeze on the city’s police department. It comes despite calls from some residents to defund the police and as more than 60 officer left the department last year.
Exclusive: Why police resignations have spiked in Salt Lake City and what happens next
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Protesters march against police brutality in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. | Updated: Jan. 19, 2021, 11:43 p.m.
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After a year of protests, hiring freezes, a pandemic and rising crime, nearly 60 officers left the Salt Lake City Police Department.
And the majority of them quit.
Some cited mental health issues, burnout and a loss of respect as their reasons for leaving, according to interviews and resignation letters obtained by The Salt Lake Tribune through a public records request.
Warning as thief tricks man at cash machine at Tesco and raids his account to steal £3,000
People have been advised to be vigilant when withdrawing cash
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It evolved from air mail service in 1920 to a new international hub in 2020
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SALT LAKE CITY The area that is now the Salt Lake City International Airport is host to a lot of firsts in its history, a rich fabric of milestones that celebrate the 100th anniversary that is being commemorated this year and marked Monday by airport officials.
Salt Lake City was among the first in the country selected as a home for new airmail stations after the U.S. Postal Service in 1918 established an overnight mail service.
The inaugural flight took place on Sept. 8, 1920, departing from New Jersey that morning and, after a series of relays, the mail reached Salt Lake City by 5:03 p.m. that afternoon.
Violent crime and property crime surge in Salt Lake City, up more than 20% in 2020
Murders and aggravated assaults up. Motor vehicle thefts are peaking too.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City police officers working the cleanup of a series of campsites in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. Utah s capital city has seen a spike in violent crimes and crimes against property in 2020. Officials say it s tied to a number of factors, including the pandemic, economic stress and depletion of police resources among other issues. | Updated: 11:13 p.m.
After years of trending downward,
reports of violent crime and property crime have spiked in Salt Lake City this year a microcosm of a nationwide trend of rising criminality that could have its roots in the coronavirus pandemic.