Police pursue man fleeing arrest on foot, officer injured
ST. GEORGE — One man was arrested and an officer injured after a routine traffic stop for speeding turned into a foot pursuit in St. George Sunday afternoon. Freddie Lamont Prentiss, booking photo,...
View ArticlePolice arrest jail escapee, again
ST. GEORGE — A St. George man who made headlines in 2013 after escaping from the Washington County Purgatory Correctional Facility was arrested again Thursday while trying to flee from police....
View ArticleUtah search resumes for Bears Quarterback Jay Cutler’s brother-in-law
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — As the search resumes for NFL quarterback Jay Cutler’s brother-in-law, investigators are examining whether one factor in the 30-year-old’s disappearance was his recent arrest on...
View ArticlePolice find distributable amount of meth on unconscious woman at McDonald’s
ST. GEORGE — A 32-year-old woman was arrested on felony drug distribution charges early Saturday morning after she was found in and out of consciousness at McDonald’s fast food restaurant with a large...
View ArticleMan caught prowling, chasing kids, burglarizing vehicles allegedly thought he...
ST. GEORGE – An alleged prowler who was arrested Tuesday morning after exhibiting odd behavior in a St. George neighborhood may have been under the influence of methamphetamine. Daniel Kent Rowley Jr.,...
View ArticleMan identified, arrested after looking at security camera during burglary
ST. GEORGE – A St. George man was arrested Wednesday after he was allegedly caught on surveillance footage trying to steal money out of apartment vending machines. Joshua James Nelson, of St. George,...
View ArticleIntoxicated man gets aggressive when woman in parking lot doesn’t have cigarette
ST. GEORGE – When a woman in a flower shop parking lot didn’t have a cigarette to give an intoxicated man Wednesday afternoon, the man allegedly became upset and began hitting the windshield of her...
View ArticleOfficers locate, arrest fugitive sex offender
MESQUITE, Nev. – Officers located and arrested an alleged fugitive sex offender last week in Mesquite, Nevada. Lloyd Robert Pitzen, of Wisconsin, booking photo posted December 2015 | Photo courtesy of...
View ArticlePolice arrest St. George mother on felony child abuse charges
ST. GEORGE – A 39-year-old woman was arrested on felony child abuse charges Monday after she allegedly abandoned her children who were found by police walking to find food late Sunday night. Just...
View ArticleSt. George couple allegedly attacks gay man
ST. GEORGE — A St. George couple was arrested Saturday after allegedly setting up and following through with an attack on a homosexual man at a St. George residence. Two men and two women were at a...
View ArticleMesquite Police nab suspected vehicle burglars
MESQUITE, Nev. — Two people have been arrested in connection with a series of vehicle burglaries in Mesquite, police announced Thursday. Tracey Moffitt, of Mesquite, Nevada, bookings photo, December...
View ArticleParowan arrest waylays woman’s move to California
CEDAR CITY — The preliminary hearing for a woman arrested Dec. 7 on a long list of charges she incurred while passing Parowan on Interstate 15 was rescheduled Wednesday to Jan. 20 to give time for...
View ArticlePolice arrest alleged Pizza Hut armed robber
ST. GEORGE — Police arrested a St. George man Wednesday believed to be the suspect involved in the armed robbery of a St. George Pizza Hut last month along with a woman from Mesquite, Nevada, who was...
View Article5 juveniles in custody after leading highway patrol on high-speed chase
CEDAR CITY – Utah Highway Patrol troopers chased a stolen vehicle for several miles Sunday night before the female juvenile driver and four male juvenile passengers, bailed out and fled on foot,...
View ArticleSt. George couple uses child as shield during shoplifting altercation
ST. GEORGE – When a St. George couple tried to flee a clothing store after reportedly trying to steal more than $500 worth of merchandise last week, a young child was allegedly used as a shield in an...
View ArticlePolice arrest man for suspected burglary, ATV theft
MOHAVE COUNTY, Ariz. — A man was arrested by Mohave County Sheriff’s deputies Saturday in connection with an ATV theft, among other charges. The theft of a 2013 Polaris Razor from the garage of a home...
View ArticleMan drives too slow, gets arrested for heroin possession
WASHINGTON COUNTY — A Colorado man was arrested for alleged possession of heroin, marijuana and drug paraphernalia after being pulled over for driving too slow. Aarione Deshare Anderson, of Denver,...
View Article4 officers draw guns on man with knife at Harmon’s
ST. GEORGE – Four police officers drew their weapons on a St. George man last week who pulled a knife at a grocery store after he was escorted from the store when he refused to leave on his own....
View ArticleMother passes out on child in shower, charged with child abuse
WASHINGTON COUNTY — A LaVerkin woman was arrested on felony child abuse charges Monday after she allegedly passed out and fell on top of her 2-year-old son while taking a shower. Officers met with...
View ArticleImproper plate light, traffic stop lead to felony drug charge
IVINS – A St. George man was arrested early Thursday morning and charged with multiple drug offenses including felony possession with intent to distribute after being pulled over for not having a...
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