Saratoga Springs Police arrested a man after a high speed chase down Redwood Road. Police received reports of a man driving recklessly, running red lights, and going into opposite lanes of on coming traffic.   According to the Daily Herald: Police stopped the driver, Michael Hardy, who had a warrant from the U.S. Marshal’s Office for probation violation, reports state. Hardy, [...]

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A man was arrested recently in Orem, Utah after signing for a package that contained $100,000 worth of drugs. Last Friday, 29-year-old Manteo Soto of Price was arrested for suspicion of distributing, offering, or arranging the distribution of a controlled substance. Recently Utah County Police received information from a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent that a package containing [...]

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A woman in South Carolina was pulled over early August, 9th for driving 64 miles per hour in a 30 mile per hour zone. When the officer pulled her over they could tell that she had been drinking and suspected her for DUI. The police officer conducted three sobriety tests. The woman, Lauren Elizabeth Cutshaw blew a 0.18 BAC three times over the 0.08 legal limit in South Carolina. The police [...]

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Utah legislative representatives, prosecuting attorneys, and state officials are pushing for probation and parole reform. The main goal is to cut down on the number of adults in Utah who are on probation and parole and to lower state spending.   According to the Deseret News: "We have a problem of mass incarceration," said Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill, a Democrat. [...]

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In March 2016 Lisa Marie Ostler was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for a drug arrest. Lisa began complaining of discomfort and pain. The officers thought she was just going through a drug withdrawal. What they didn't know is that Lisa suffered from Crohn's disease. Crohn's disease is an inflammatory bowel disease that causes extreme pain in the digestive system. Over the course of [...]

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Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox approved the initiative to start a campaign to gain signatures for a petition to legalize medical marijuana in Utah. The petition is being led by the Utah Patients Coalition and the initiative gained approval from from state officials after support of the ten meetings held throughout the state. The Utah Legalize Medical Marijuana Petition needs to collect 113,143 signatures [...]

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The state of Nevada officially began selling recreational marijuana on July 1st, but there is still not a dispensary in West Wendover, Nevada the town that shares the border with Wendover, in Utah. West Wendover is currently planning on having a medicinal marijuana dispensary opening in the town soon, which should pave the way for recreational marijuana sales soon. Utahan's are watching how [...]

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The Justice Reinvestment Initiative in Utah, which is also known as HB 348, was approved by legislators a couple years ago. It brings sweeping reforms to drug possession crimes, making all first- and second-degree drug possession felonies misdemeanors and over 240 misdemeanors infractions. In addition, drug-free school zones are now 100 feet from a school or church instead of 1,000 feet.  [...]

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When someone is charged with a drug crime for the first time, he or she is likely very concerned about what could happen. He or she will also likely have a multitude of questions. An attorney experienced in drug charges can provide a great deal of information on how to proceed from the point of arrest. One of the opportunities available to some defendants in Salt Lake City is drug court. There[...]

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Many people wonder when a police officer can search their vehicles. In Utah and across the rest of the country, police are limited to when they can search someone's car. The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution protects people from unlawful search and seizures. Police must have your permission, a search warrant or a valid reason to search your vehicle or your constitutional rights will be [...]

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