10 busts in 7 days: Utah troopers seize over 400 pounds of drugs, 1,256 pills
UTAH — Utah Highway Patrol troopers made 10 separate drug busts within one week’s time this month, seizing more than 400 pounds of narcotics, 1,256 recreational-use prescription pills and three...
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St. George man arrested on charges of 1st-degree felony rape
ST. GEORGE — A St. George man was arrested Thursday for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl. On Sept. 17, officers responded to Dixie Regional Medical Center in St. George on a report of an alleged...
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Couple faces 21 felony charges for passing counterfeit bills
ST. GEORGE — A couple was arrested in St. George Thursday for their alleged involvement in making and spending counterfeit money. Together, the two were charged with 21 felonies for the counterfeit...
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Washington City man faces 10 felonies for tax evasion
WASHINGTON COUNTY — A Washington City man was arrested this week and charged with 10 felonies for alleged tax evasion. Donn Sterling Williams, of Washington City, Utah, booking photo posted Oct. 25,...
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St. George man arrested after Google reports photos of sexual abuse of toddler
Ed. note: The content of this article pertains to violence involving children. Some may consider the details contained in this report to be graphic in nature. Reader discretion is advised. ST. GEORGE —...
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Dixie State student busted with sexually explicit images of children
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2 suspects face 30 new felony counts of sexual exploitation of children
ST. GEORGE — Two men arrested on child pornography charges last week are now facing 30 additional second-degree felony counts of the same. Nathan Michael Hill, of St. George, Utah, booking photo posted...
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Authorities bust Utah-Arizona border drug trafficking organization
ST. GEORGE — A search warrant executed Monday in an area of the Arizona Strip on the Utah-Arizona border resulted in five felony arrests and the seizure of multiple firearms. Authorities said the...
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Police arrest suspect tied to burglaries, car thefts, robbery, kidnapping
ST. GEORGE — A suspect believed by police to be tied to a rash of burglaries, thefts and stolen vehicles over the last several weeks in the St. George and Mesquite, Nevada, areas has been arrested. The...
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Two suspects in jail after high-speed chase with police
Angel Garcia was booked into the Iron County Correctional Facility after allegedly leading police on a high-speed chase. Cedar City, Utah, Dec. 2, 2016 | Photo courtesy of Iron County Sheriff’s Office,...
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Hearing set for naked man ‘looking for a wife’ at Utah temple
UTAH — A preliminary hearing for a 53-year-old Idaho man who was arrested after being caught wandering naked on the grounds of a Mormon temple while “looking for a wife” has been scheduled for Dec. 19....
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CEDAR CITY – A California man is in jail after allegedly flagging down a driver and then forcing her to run from police, but the woman instead drove him to another officer located just minutes away on...
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Furniture store owner and wife allegedly steal more than $30,000 from own...
Roger Deamer, 71, was arrested Monday on allegations he stole more than $30,000 from his own business, Cedar City, Utah, De.c. 14, 2016 | Photo courtesy of Iron County Sheriff’s Office, St. George /...
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Utah man sentenced to prison for trying to hang pregnant girlfriend from...
UTAH — A 23-year-old man was sentenced Monday to seven years to life in prison for trying to kill his girlfriend, whom he believed was pregnant, by hanging her from a Utah overpass. Juan Echeveste...
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Man burglarizes home on Christmas Eve, leads police on chase in stolen vehicle
ST. GEORGE — A man who allegedly broke into a St. George home on Christmas Eve while the owners were out of town and then led police on a chase in a stolen vehicle made his initial appearance in court...
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TASER deployed when defendant tries to flee courtroom custody
ST. GEORGE — A St. George man, who evidently did not want to go to jail Wednesday, is now facing a lengthier jail sentence after trying to flee a St. George courthouse – assaulting a probation officer...
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Task force arrests 4 St. George residents during search warrant execution
ST. GEORGE — The Washington County Drug Task Force arrested three men and a woman on a variety of charges Friday evening during a search of a St. George residence. Police also recovered a stolen $4,000...
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Police bust alleged drug trafficker
ST. GEORGE — Mesquite Police narcotics detectives arrested a 46-year-old man on a variety of felony drug charges Wednesday after he was allegedly found to be selling crystal methamphetamine out of his...
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4 kayakers shot at, held at gunpoint by 66-year-old Arizona man
ST. GEORGE — An Arizona man was arrested on 15 felony charges over the weekend after allegedly shooting at four kayakers as they paddled past his property and then holding three of them at gunpoint. A...
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Police arrest St. George businessman in connection with massage parlor sting
ST. GEORGE — A St. George businessman was arrested Wednesday on 16 charges in connection with the ongoing investigation of five Washington County massage parlors allegedly involved in criminal...
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