Twelve of 27 City-led actions now complete and ongoing; progress highlighted in newly published report July 16, 2025 Para leer este comunicado de prensa en español, oprima aqui Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall and Salt Lake City Police Department Chief Brian Redd provided a six-month update on the City’s Public Safety Plan, outlining major […]
Salt Lake City to reopen section of Jordan River Trail with improvements
July 10, 2025 Para leer este comunicado de prensa en español, oprima aqui Salt Lake City officials will reopen a section of the Jordan River Parkway Trail to the public on Friday, July 11. This stretch of trail has been closed between Cottonwood Park and 700 North since April while city teams and the Salt […]
Chief Mike Brown to step down as Salt Lake City Chief of Police
Feb. 12, 2025 Para leer este comunicado de prensa en español, oprima aqui After 33 years of service to the Salt Lake City Police Department, Chief Mike Brown will step down on February 28, 2025, and intends to retire. Mayor Mendenhall is grateful for Chief Brown’s work over the course of her administration but has […]
Mayor Mendenhall launches webpage tracking Public Safety Plan actions
Feb. 10, 2025 Para leer este comunicado de prensa en español, oprima aqui Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall launched a new website to track the progress of the City’s Public Safety Plan. This action follows up on the Plan’s promise that the City will hold itself accountable for changes in its control. “It’s not enough to […]
Mayor Mendenhall releases comprehensive Public Safety Plan
Jan. 16, 2025 Para leer este comunicado de prensa en español, oprima aqui Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall released a comprehensive Public Safety Plan on Thursday, in response to an invitation from Gov. Spencer Cox, Senate President J. Stuart Adams, and House Speaker Mike Schultz received last month. The plan outlines 50 actions and […]
Salt Lake City Updates Body Worn Camera Release Policy
Salt Lake City announced a procedural change Monday in how footage from Officer Involved Critical Incidents (OICI) are released to the public. Moving forward, all police body-worn camera footage of an OICI, from the moment cameras are activated up to the point of medical aid being administered, will be released within 10 business days of the incident, […]