Salt Lake City police have released body-worn camera footage showing a fatal officer-involved shooting during a confrontation that unfolded on Jan. 9.Chandler D

The Salt Lake City Police have now released body-worn camera footage from an incident where an officer fatally shot a man at a traffic stop earlier this year.

The Salt Lake City Police Department spearheaded a two-day operation last week, focusing on criminal activity and illegal drug use near Main City Library on 400 South and 200 East.

The public safety plan will increase police presence in high-crime areas downtown, in the Ballpark Neighborhood and the Jordan River area. The plan includes placing security cameras at parks, enforcing park curfews and improving responses to businesses affected by crime.

Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall released a series of recommendations Thursday to help curb homelessness and crime in Utah's capital city. Why it matters: The roughly 50-page public safety plan was spurred by a December letter from state GOP leaders,

The Salt Lake City Police Department announced Wednesday they made an arrest in connection to an alleged illegal gambling operation in the Ballpark neighborhood.

Police are warning the public to not drive under the influence after a crash caused by a DUI drive occurred in downtown Salt Lake City.

Four cars were damaged and one woman sustained minor injuries after police say a speeding car plowed into stopped vehicles at a red light on State Street.

Salt Lake City's mayor says major gaps in homeless services and criminal justice systems must be fixed to solve issues that prompted state leadership concerns about policing.

Salt Lake City Erin Mendenhall released a plan to address homelessness after state leaders demanded one in a letter sent last month.

The Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office declined to file charges against the officers involved in the 2022 death of Megan Mohn.

No charges will be filed against officers who restrained a woman in 2022, even though her death was ruled a homicide. But Sim Gill says police training procedures need to be revisited.