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Tensions flare as health department clears homeless encampments in Salt Lake City
“These are people’s only homes,” said an advocate, who worried that the unsheltered individuals will have nowhere to go.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) A Salt Lake City Police officer holds up police tape for two men leaving the Rio Grande area with their belongings, Dec. 10, 2020. | Updated: Dec. 13, 2020, 4:10 a.m.
Tensions flared between protesters and police in downtown Salt Lake City on Thursday as dozens of people experiencing homelessness were forced to leave the camps where they were living.
A front loader was used at one point to move discarded clothing into a dump truck. One couple at 600 West and 300 South, who declined to talk to The Salt Lake Tribune, struggled as they attempted to pile their things onto an overfilled shopping cart. A box on top of their belongings and a green tarp fell to the ground as they moved.
Public safety leaders call for increased collaboration to address rising crime in Salt Lake City
Reports of violent crime and property crime have surged in the capital city in 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City Police gather evidence on State Street in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. | Updated: 3:27 a.m.
Addressing spikes in violent crime and property crime in Utah’s capital city will require a coming together of federal, state and local resources akin to the levels of coordination seen during Operation Rio Grande, Salt Lake City Police Chief Mike Brown said Thursday.
But unlike that two-year campaign targeting lawlessness and public safety issues in the downtown Pioneer Park area which Brown said “accomplished a lot of great things” the chief is calling now for a more sustained public safety effort.
On Thursday, December 10th, at 5:15 pm - The Pioneer Park Coalition will host the first-ever “
Utah Public Safety Summit”. The Summit will be a virtual panel discussing law enforcement and crime reduction strategies to improve public safety in Salt Lake City and the entire state of Utah. The panel will also focus on collaborative efforts where local, state, and federal law enforcement entities can partner to strengthen our cities during these challenging times.
Panelists will include, U.S. Attorney
John Huber, Utah Department of Public Safety Commissioner
Jess Anderson, Chairman of The Other Side Academy and Bestselling Author
Joseph Grenny, Utah Transit Authority Police Chief