Jeremy Ranch is Feeling Like it’s Crime-Ridden

We tend to think of Park City as an idyllic community from the 1950’s. To many, it’s Pleasantville. Then your house gets robbed, or your car window is broken, or your car tires are slashed. Then, it’s not so picturesque anymore. It’s just another suburb. That’s just about where we are with Jeremy Ranch. For weeks …

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Gun Violence in Our Area

Slate had an interesting map that enables you to see where fatal and non-fatal shootings happen. It appears there have been no non-fatal or fatal shooting in the past year. Salt Lake City, of course is a different story. Click the map to view the story and then you can scroll down to perform your own …

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How Effective is our Law Enforcement at Solving Crimes?

Today on KPCW (NPR) they reported a story called Why 1/3 of Murders Go Unresolved. Along with this story, they have a crime search tool that let’s you see how your local law enforcement is doing. We decided to search Park City and Summit County. Some of the interesting findings are that violent crime has …

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Thanks to a Member of the Park City Police Department

On Halloween afternoon, on Main Street, a Park City Police Officer exemplified what we wish all encounters with our local law enforcement were like. My 2 1/2 year old son was fixated on the police and sheriff’s vehicles’ flashing lights. He wanted to touch every vehicle. When we came upon this one officer’s vehicle and asked permission to touch …

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