Garland, UT

As police agencies across the country expand their use of networks that track vehicles, three Box Elder County police departments have reached markedly different conclusions about whether the crime-fighting benefits of automatic license plate readers are worth the privacy risks that come with them. A ‘critical’ tool Brigham City Police Chief Chad Reyes considers the technology a critical investigative tool […] The post Chiefs explain license plate camera policy after Tremonton-Garland poli

Four wildfires ignited across Box Elder County between Thursday and Saturday, burning more than 1,350 acres, forcing evacuations near Garland, closing Interstate 15 and drawing fire departments from throughout northern Utah. The first was the Little Mountain Fire, reported Thursday afternoon west of Bear River City and Corinne, near the Box Elder County Landfill. Utah Fire Info initially estimated the […] The post More than 1,350 acres burn in four blazes last week first appeared on Box Elder

After finding it did not provide "sufficient benefit," the Tremonton-Garland Police Department has removed the lone license plate reader camera in its jurisdiction.