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St. George man charged with 10 felony counts of sexual abuse
ST. GEORGE – The Washington County Attorney’s Office charged a St. George man Thursday with 10 felony counts of sex crimes relating to a minor. Jose Antonia Paredes, 36, was charged with five...
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Police deploy TASER on woman with knife at Sands Motel
ST. GEORGE – Police swarmed a St. George motel Sunday evening to back up a fellow officer responding to a 911 hangup when a woman allegedly pulled a knife on him. Police subsequently deployed a TASER...
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Man pulls knife on Wal-Mart customer, arrested for aggravated assault
ST. GEORGE – A St. George man was arrested Tuesday after allegedly pulling a knife on a Wal-Mart customer and threatening the man in the store’s parking lot. Richard Quinn Cassels, of St. George, Utah,...
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Man allegedly pounds on doors yelling ‘call police,’ chases car over embankment
ST. GEORGE – One man kept law enforcement busy early Tuesday morning as officers responded to four separate incidents where the 34-year-old man was reportedly involved. The ordeal came to a head when...
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Police stop St. George bicyclist concealing 12-gauge shotgun in shirt
ST. GEORGE — A 22-year-old man allegedly concealing a Remington 12-gauge shotgun under his shirt with 10 rounds of ammunition while riding his bike in St. George was arrested Saturday. Just after 10...
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Man who kept rifle trained on police officer’s home arrested after breaking...
HURRICANE — A Hurricane man was arrested Wednesday after allegedly breaking into a police officer’s home while she was inside sleeping. Authorities later discovered the man kept a rifle trained on a...
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Veyo man allegedly impersonates officer, handcuffs, holds motorist at gunpoint
WASHINGTON CITY — A Veyo man was arrested Wednesday and is facing felony charges stemming from an April 9 incident in which he allegedly represented himself as law enforcement to hold a man and woman,...
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Community tips lead to arrest of Walgreens robbery suspect
ST. GEORGE — Community tips poured in after the St. George Police Department asked for help identifying a pharmacy robbery suspect caught on surveillance footage last week. The suspect was identified...
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St. George man arrested in connection with stolen ATV in Washington
ST. GEORGE — A St. George man who was picked up by police Thursday for an active theft-related warrant is facing new felony theft charges after officers allegedly discovered a stolen all-terrain...
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St. George man allegedly embezzles $16,000 by falsifying payroll reports
ST. GEORGE — A St. George man was arrested on eight felony charges Wednesday after he allegedly used a web of deception to fraudulently pay himself nearly $16,000 by falsifying payroll reports at a St....
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Washington City woman caught driving stolen vehicle
ST. GEORGE — A Washington City woman was arrested in Ivins early Friday morning on suspicion of second-degree felony theft and drug possession with the intent to distribute — among other drug-related...
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Duo allegedly spends 4 hours loitering at Chevron, using drugs as kids sit in...
WASHINGTON CITY — A man and woman were arrested early Monday morning when police found a wide variety of drugs and drug paraphernalia in their car after they were reportedly loitering at a gas station...
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Alleged drug runner caught with 2 pounds of meth jailed until trial
ST. GEORGE — Two weeks after being arrested on Interstate 15 in St. George with nearly 2 pounds of meth in his possession, an alleged St. George drug runner appeared in federal court Monday for a...
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Woman uses elderly woman’s stolen checkbook to bail boyfriend out of jail
ST. GEORGE — A St. George man was arrested Wednesday on a wide variety of charges, including being in possession of an elderly couple’s forged check. However, the situation went from bad to worse when...
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Man arrested after driving stolen vehicle with emergency flashers on
WASHINGTON COUNTY — Driving a stolen vehicle with its emergency flashers on is a good way to get noticed. A Minnesota man learned that lesson Monday when he was arrested for possession of a stolen...
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Man arrested for brandishing firearm at bowling alley, threatening police...
Jerrod Grant Roker, of Cedar City, Utah, booking photo posted May 19, 2016 | Photo courtesy of the Iron County Sheriff’s Office, St. George/Cedar City News CEDAR CITY – A Cedar City man is facing...
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Police chase, standoff ensues after suspect allegedly burglarizes 13 vehicles
HURRICANE — Following a chase and standoff with police, a Hurricane City man was arrested Wednesday after allegedly burglarizing 13 vehicles. At approximately 12:35 p.m. Wednesday, officers were...
View ArticleMan wrecks car, flees; assaults nurses following arrest
MOHAVE COUNTY, Ariz. — A 25-year-old Illinois man was arrested early Sunday morning after crashing his car on Interstate 15 just over the Arizona state line, then running from authorities. Arizona...
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UHP K-9 Titan intercepts 76 pounds of marijuana on I-15
ST. GEORGE — Two Philadelphia men traveling along Interstate 15 Tuesday were arrested on drug distribution charges after a narcotics K-9 helped intercept 76 pounds of marijuana being transported in...
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Police: Mother knowingly leaves daughter with drug users, charged with child...
WASHINGTON COUNTY — An investigation into the use of stolen credit cards led to the arrest of a LaVerkin man and woman Wednesday on a variety of criminal charges, including child endangerment after the...
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