Salt Lake County Sheriff Rosie Rivera reluctantly plans to support a bill to end the Unified Police Department, saying it's the only way to resolve 'misinformed attacks' on the department.
SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake County Sheriff Rosie Rivera announced she will reluctantly support a bill to dissolve the Unified Police Department during an emotional news conference on Tuesday.would repeal the section of code that created the Unified Police Department, and would force the cities that use its services to form their own law enforcement agencies or contract with the sheriff's office for services.
Since she doesn't see opposition to the Unified Police Department going away anytime soon, the extension would allow communities more time to implement law enforcement strategies going forward. Bill sponsor Rep. Jordan Teuscher, R-South Jordan, said for cities that have a stand-alone police agency, like South Jordan, having the sheriff oversee the Unified Police Department is a
Even with the potential end of the Unified Police Department looming, Rivera assured residents of those cities that the bill doesn't mean they'll have to "fend for themselves." The bill doesn't limit future interlocal law enforcement agreements; it just ends the Unified Police Department as it is currently constructed.
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