SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — The Salt Lake City Police Department introduced that 102 individuals had been arrested in a 30-day “enforcement operation” alongside the Jordan River Path.
Between Sept. 14 and Oct. 14, police made 48 felony arrests, 54 misdemeanor arrests, 183 visitors stops, and issued 64 citations. Police additionally “engaged with 1,073 individuals to conduct outreach or to additional an investigation,” based on a Tuesday press launch.
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Officers seized weapons, medication — together with fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine — and drug paraphernalia in the course of the operation.
“We’re dedicated to disrupting legal exercise to guard our trails, open areas and neighborhoods,” Chief Mike Brown mentioned within the launch.
Police mentioned the purpose of the 30-day operation was to extend regulation enforcement presence alongside North Temple and the Jordan River Path. Officers patrol these areas day by day “to disrupt legal exercise,” SLCPD mentioned.
“We’ve elevated our drug suppression and investigative efforts,” Brown mentioned. “Our outreach to enterprise house owners and neighborhood members has been expanded, and we’re working intently with accomplice companies to strengthen our method.”
The police division’s Pioneer Patrol Division, Pioneer Bike Squad, Particular Investigations Unit, K9 squad, and extra participated within the operation.
“The work of our patrol officers, bike squads, and detectives deserves recognition,” Brown mentioned. “Their efforts are having an affect not solely in lowering crime and lowering drug trafficking, but additionally participating with neighborhood members all through our metropolis.”
Officers are additionally specializing in “Crime Prevention By means of Environmental Design” or CPTED. This technique addresses “environmental elements that contribute to legal habits,” akin to growing lighting and eradicating vegetation or different objects that will block sightlines.
SLCPD’s Pioneer Patrol Division first started its elevated enforcement alongside the path in Oct. 2023. The police division acknowledged the Utah Division of Public Security for its help.
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