SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Nov. 9, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Officers with the Salt Lake City Police Department’s Pioneer Patrol Division and Liberty Patrol Division conducted a proactive enforcement operation last month to address crime along North Temple.
As a result of the operation, SLCPD officers arrested nine people on various criminal charges.
In late October, SLCPD received information about several people potentially burglarizing and criminally trespassing inside several former motel rooms, located at 1990 W. North Temple St. The location will be one of the temporary winter overflow shelters, set to open later this month.
During the conversion from motel to shelter, several people gained access to more than 10 rooms and refused to leave when asked by management. Staff also told SLCPD that some of the individuals criminally trespassing intimidated shelter workers.
On Oct. 29, officers assigned to the SLCPD’s Pioneer and Liberty patrol division bike squads went to the shelter and worked with management to contact those occupying the rooms illegally. Officers contacted 13 people and made nine arrests.
The shelter’s management secured the rooms and are continuing their efforts to prepare the rooms for winter shelter.
During the contact, officers found several people with outstanding warrants and some in possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia.
Charges are only allegations, and every arrested person is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
