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Fatal Bountiful stabbing headed for trial

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 12:43am

FARMINGTON — The father of the man who was stabbed to death is grateful the case is finally going to trial.

“This is a jury trial case,” said Richard Q. Dunn, father of Michael Dunn. “I’m just happy it’s going to trial.”

Michael Dunn, 55, died of stab wounds Feb. 21, 2012, in his Bountiful apartment. Police said Shannon Ryan Sander, 44, stabbed Dunn during a fight.

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Surveillance video from Vapor Royale, an electronic cigarette store at 4001 Riverdale Road, shows this suspect during a burglary Monday. Two others were also caught on video. Anyone with information is asked to call South Ogden police at 801-629-8221. (Courtesy South Ogden Police Department)

S. Ogden police seek 3 suspects in e-cig store burglary

Scott Schwebke Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 12:41am

SOUTH OGDEN — Police are searching for three burglars who stole about $4,700 worth of e-cigarettes and accessories from a South Ogden smoke shop.

Officers responded to an alarm at Vapor Royale, 4001 Riverdale Road, around 4 a.m. Monday, according to a South Ogden Police Department news release. They determined the business had been burglarized and the suspects had fled.

The burglars gained entry by throwing a rock through a door window, store owner Marco Herrera said Tuesday. High-end electronic cigarettes and assorted accessories were stolen.

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Weber State University criminal justice students participated in and observed a mock riot at Moundsville Prison in West Virginia. The facility was decommissioned in 1995 and is now used as a training center and tourist attraction. (Courtesy photo)

WSU students attending W.Va. mock prison riot lock up career choices

Nancy Van Valkenburg Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 12:24am

A group of Weber State University criminal justice students capped a year of law-abiding studies with a field trip to prison, where they played criminals at what was once among the nation’s most violent penitentiaries.

This month, 21 Weber State students and three faculty members traveled to Moundsville, W.Va., for a mock prison riot.

“It gives students a chance to see what people see and do at a riot,” said Bruce Bayley, WSU associate professor of criminal justice. “There are people who work their entire careers in corrections and don’t get a chance like that.”

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Reward offered in church arson case

Standard-Examiner staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 11:49pm

OGDEN — A $5,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for setting fire to an LDS Church chapel at 1590 13th St.

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Child porn case nears resolution

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 11:32pm

FARMINGTON — The defense attorney for a man accused of downloading child pornography said the case could be resolved within two weeks.

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This undated evidence photo released Monday, May 20, 2013, by the West Valley City Police Department shows the rental home in Graham, Wash., that burned to the ground when Josh Powell killed himself and his two young sons on Feb. 5, 2012. Citing a lack of leads, a police agency said Monday that it is closing the active investigation of the disappearance of Josh Powell's wife, Susan Powell. West Valley City police called the news conference to offer new details in the case that's been largely kept under wraps since Susan Powell vanished in 2009. (AP Photo/West Valley City Police Department)

Federal investigation into Susan Powell's disappearance

The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 5:46pm

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Cache County drops rape charges against teen from party

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 4:52pm

LOGAN -- Cache County prosecutors have at least temporarily dropped rape and kidnapping charges against a 19-year-old Smithfield man accused of assaulting a teenage girl at a party last summer.

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Jodie Arias changes tune about death

Brian Sokoloff The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 1:31pm

PHOENIX -- Jodi Arias asked jurors Tuesday to give her life in prison, arguing she "lacked perspective" when she told a local reporter in an interview after she was convicted of murder that she preferred execution to spending the rest of her days in jail.

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Family says Feds investigating Susan Powell disappearance

Gene Johnson The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 5:55pm

SEATTLE — The lawyer for the family of a missing Utah woman said Tuesday there’s an ongoing federal investigation into Susan Powell’s disappearance.

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Former Cache Lions Club treasurer guilty of stealing charity funds

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 9:29am

LOGAN— The former treasurer for the Lions Club in Paradise has pleaded guilty to stealing money that was supposed to go towards an popular annual summer festival.

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Records show police believed Josh Powell killed his wife

Gene Johnson, Paul Foy The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 10:20am

WEST VALLEY CITY — Newly released police records show that Utah officials believe Josh Powell likely killed his wife and that his brother, Michael Powell, helped dispose of the body, but authorities felt they didn’t have enough evidence to prove that theory in court.

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Suspect escapes Wendover police car by climbing out window

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 8:53am

WEST WENDOVER, Nev. — A Salt Lake City man who briefly escaped from Nevada police by climbing through a patrol car window is behind bars in West Wendover on a series of drug and escape charges.

Police started pursuing 24-year-old John A. Ramirez-Juarez Monday morning after he ran a stop sign on Wendover Boulevard.

He eventually pulled into a casino parking lot, was handcuffed and placed in the police car.

However, police say he took advantage of an unlocked window and climbed through back onto the street before officers apprehended him again.

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Reward offered in arson of Ogden LDS Church chapel

Staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 8:47am

OGDEN -- A $5,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for setting fire to an LDS Church chapel located at 1590 13th Street.

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Cedar City man jailed for assault at party

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 8:26am

CEDAR CITY — A 32-year-old Cedar City man has been arrested on several charges of aggravated assault after police say he tried to run over several people with his vehicle.

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File: Josh Powell had affair before wife disappeared

Gene Johnson, Paul Foy The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 5:55am

WEST VALLEY CITY -- Josh Powell reportedly had an affair just months before his wife disappeared and his brother may have been "heavily involved" in getting rid of her body, Utah police revealed as they announced they couldn't solve the sensational case.

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