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December 14, 2021 — Joseph “Norte Joe” Gomez, the lead defendant in a large-scale 32 defendant federal indictment, was sentenced last Tuesday by a U.S. District Court Judge in the District of Utah. Judge Tena Campbell sentenced Gomez to serve 14 years in federal prison with five years of supervised release to follow his incarceration after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and conspiracy to launder money. All thirty-one members and associates of the Nor...

Use of force by police is often a split-second decision, sometimes accompanied by 30 seconds of video, and then days or weeks of making headline

SLC officials say a partnership with the feds has resulted in nearly 100 arrests and stopped an uptick in crime Jessica Miller © Rick Egan (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City Police Chief Mike Brown speaks during a news conference at City Hall on Monday, Aug. 3, 2020. Salt Lake City police officials announced Thursday that they believe they have helped stop an uptick of violent crime and property crimes in Utah’s capital city through a partnership with feder...

SLC, state and federal leaders extol success of new crime control plan and last updated 2021-05-27 14:45:09-04 SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake City police, along with state and federal partners, gave an update Thursday on the success of a new crime control plan launched in January. “Today, thanks to the partnership that we have formed, guns and hard drugs have been seized, and over 90 individuals have been charged with serious federal crimes,” said Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall...