Weber County Sheriff's Office

MONTE CRISTO — A member of the Weber County Search and Rescue Team escaped without injury after being buried in an avalanche Friday morning near Whiskey Hill in the Monte Cristo area.

The incident happened about 11 a.m., said Weber County Sheriff’s Sgt. Brandon Toll.

The name of the volunteer search and rescue team member was not released.

HOOPER — The city council has unanimously decided to contract with the Weber County Sheriff’s Office for police services rather join with West Haven to form a joint department.

City officials of West Haven and Hooper are working quietly to establish a joint police department instead of contracting with the Weber County Sheriff’s Office.

Weber County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Klint Anderson said the Hooper City Council discussed forming a police department in a Thursday night work session.

Anderson said he is unsure how many officers would be hired by the department or the budget for the agency. “I don’t know what they are going to do,” he said. “We wish them the best.”

SOUTH OGDEN — The shiny red D.A.R.E. car, a 2007 Saturn Sky, is now covered with black spray paint, which will cost thousands of dollars to remove and repaint.

“We have these cars for the kids and the community,” said Davis County Sheriff’s Deputy Cole Thon, the D.A.R.E. officer at West Point Junior High School.

The car’s D.A.R.E. motto, “To resist drugs and violence,” is barely visible under the black paint. Black paint also covered the car’s windows and hubcaps.

OGDEN — With an Aug. 31 deadline looming, two municipalities have agreed to contract extensions with the Weber County Sheriff’s Office for services.

Washington Terrace will pay the sheriff’s office $780,981, a $53,274 reduction from its current contracted amount, while Uintah will pay $105,327, a $37,060 increase.

Six other municipalities without their own police departments that will be required to pay more to the sheriff’s office for services or find an alternative are: West Haven, Hooper, Plain City, Farr West, Marriott-Slaterville and Huntsville.

OGDEN — Families of Autism and Asperger’s Standing Together and the Weber County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday will partner for free workshops aimed at equipping parents and first responders with important information.