Figures from a survey distributed in connection with an upcoming series of anti-shoplifting assemblies estimate losses from shoplifting in Utah supermarkets at a minimum of $8,195 daily – and that in a year’s time $2,983,000 worth of goods will be stolen. For the entire United States, the FBI estimates businessmen lose $5 billion a year… Continue reading Know its Provisions – Utah Anti-Shoplift Law
Category: Crime
About Crime Rise: How Concerned Are You?
Are you concerned about the alarming increase in serious crime in Utah Valley? Rape, murder, robbery, assault, etc.? We’d guess just about everybody is – but how many are concerned enough to assist with their money? Right now every concerned citizen has a chance to demonstrate his support by donating to the reward fund being… Continue reading About Crime Rise: How Concerned Are You?
Give to Rewards Fund
Utah County recorded a startling 33 per cent increase in serious crime in 1974. Despite continual efforts to upgrade police-detective procedures, solving serious crime is becoming more difficult… partly because of the increasing load. In 1974 only one in four serious crimes in the county was solved. Last November a 17-year-old Utah County girl was raped and murdered,… Continue reading Give to Rewards Fund
Vigilance Against Rapists
Three rape cases in one day – something heretofore unheard of in Utah Valley have proved once more that the people of this area must exercise vigilance and safety precautions against crime as never before. Traditionally a peaceful area with a crime rate far under national average, the region in recent months has been shocked… Continue reading Vigilance Against Rapists
Curb Crime Show Viewing
Henry J. Taylor, distinguished syndicated writer whose column appears regularly in the Herald, declares that “sadly, television plays an important part” in the climbing crime statistics across the country. Mr. Taylor – winner of many awards for philosophy, literature, science and patriotism – calls television the “third parent” in the home and says that during… Continue reading Curb Crime Show Viewing
Logan Case Stirs Questions – Guard Public-Press Rights
‘The First District Court in Utah has declared a mistrial in the case of a defendant charged with misapplication of corporate funds because the Logan daily newspaper told of another charge (embezzlement) pending against the defendant in the same court roundup story in which the trial was reported. Furthermore the judge issued a restraining order… Continue reading Logan Case Stirs Questions – Guard Public-Press Rights
Judicial Building: It’s Needed
Barring a possible court ruling to the contrary, Utah County voters will go to the polls Tuesday to authorize or reject issuance of $4 million in bonds for construction of a new judicial-security building. Final word apparently won’t be known until after a Monday hearing in Fourth District Court on a suit filed by a group… Continue reading Judicial Building: It’s Needed
Drug Abuse Problem in Valley
Evidence continues to mount that we in Utah Valley – like other areas of the state and nation – have a serious drug abuse problem. It’s a problem that can neither be swept under the rug nor solved simply and quickly. Definitely it can’t be left strictly up to the law enforcement officers. These men are trying, but they need your support. They need your support in… Continue reading Drug Abuse Problem in Valley
Are Our Courts Too Lenient?
Are our courts too lenient with motorists convicted of driving during suspension or revocation of license? Utah jurists in particular and the public in general might well ponder this question in the light of recent trends and disclosures. The Utah Code (Section 41-2-30) provides that any person convicted of driving while license is suspended or revoked “shall be punished… Continue reading Are Our Courts Too Lenient?