Announcement: Moab police solve 51-year-old cold case murder
Ann Hammer Woodward was killed after closing Woody’s bar in 1973. Authorities say they’ve identified her killer via DNA.
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Understanding trauma
The training, called Sexual Assault Investigations, focuses on a trauma-informed approach to interviewing people who have experienced sexual assault.
Ambitious goals for Moab police department
Lex Bell joined the department shortly after Moab’s new police chief, Jared Garcia, was hired.
Police Chief Jared Garcia offers department updates
During the city council’s regular meeting on May 24, Police Chief Jared Garcia gave an update on the department.
New police chief’s hiring follows a tumultuous year for Moab law enforcement
The City of Moab announced on April 11 that it has hired a new police chief. Jared Garcia, who currently serves as a captain for Utah Highway Patrol, will take leadership of the…
City seeks new police chief
As of Monday, Jan. 24, Moab City Police Chief Bret Edge has returned to work after an extended period of leave, but he will likely not be back in the position for long….
Edge out: Moab police chief returns from leave “in a transitional role”
After months on leave, Moab Police Chief Bret Edge returned to the job on Jan. 24 but will be in “a transitional role” while a new chief is found, city staff reported. “The…
Moab Police refund mischarged fees: Charges violate state open records act
Under the Utah State Government Records Access and Management Act, referred to by the acronym GRAMA, that charge should only have happened once, or even not at all. Passed in 1991, the act…
Marking Domestic Violence Awareness Month: Complex, challenging problem touches many lives
For over 30 years, local nonprofit Seekhaven Family Crisis and Resource Center has been providing services to those who have experienced sexual assault or domestic violence or abuse. Domestic abuse can manifest in…
Moab Police Officer leaves ungracefully: Gist was reportedly fired from his last position over racist posts
Everett Gist has left the Moab City Police Department, bidding farewell to his co-workers and superiors with a crude and bitter remark made over a police dispatch radio, using an expletive to describe…