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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police say they have arrested one of the most wanted fugitives in the Salt Lake City metro with the help of a K-9 officer.
Unified Police Lt. Lex Bell says police tracked down 24-year-old Stephen Hammer at a West Valley City mobile home on Wednesday, where the fugitive refused to answer the door until the police dog barked.
Bell says Hammer earned a place on the Salt Lake Metro Gang Unit's "Most Wanted" list in August. He's accused of pointing a gun at security guards while trying to steal from a Macy's store, then leaving in a stolen pickup truck.
According to Bell, Hammer has been on a crime spree all summer. He is suspected of burglarizing homes, stealing guns and vehicles, and trading the stolen guns for drugs.
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