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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The number of Utah police confrontations that ended in a suspect's death dropped in 2015, but the killings continue to raise concern about the use of lethal force. The Deseret News reports a total of 10 men between the ages of 24 and 53 were killed in encounters with police in 2015. All 10 deaths were found legally justified by prosecutors. In 2014, officers shot and killed 14 men. A police official says it's been a year since Utah stepped up de-escalation and scenario-based, use-of-force training.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Tribal leaders in the Southwest say they will no longer meet with Utah's congressional delegation on a proposal to designate a section of southeastern Utah as a national monument, and instead take their interests to the White House. The Salt Lake City Tribune reports that a five-tribe coalition is seeking monument status to protect a 1.9 million-acre area.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A University of Utah shuttle driver is dead after a medical condition caused a crash. KUTV-TV reports 72-year-old James Lamb was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision. No other injuries or damage to vehicles were reported. The university communications director says the shuttle appears to have hit the wall at a slow impact.
OREM, Utah (AP) — Orem police say the mother of two teenage girls caught in an ongoing custody dispute had been hiding her daughters for more than year. The Daily Herald in Provo reports that police in Pleasant Grove, acting on a tip, found 16-year-old Sydney and 15-year-old Danielle Wolferts. The teens were released to their father, Brian Wolferts.
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