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Midvale UPD reports 2,018 calls, multiple drug search warrants and firearms recovered in February
Summary
Chief April Morse told the Midvale City Council on March 18 that Unified Police Department officers at the Midvale precinct handled 2,018 calls in February, generating 650 cases and 25 booking arrests; the department executed five search warrants that recovered multiple firearms and large quantities of illegal drugs.
Chief April Morse reported to the Midvale City Council on March 18 that officers at the Unified Police Department’s Midvale precinct responded to 2,018 calls for service in February.
Morse said the calls generated 650 cases and resulted in 25 booking arrests. “Our drug enforcement unit…prepared and investigated. We were able to obtain 5 different search warrants in 1 month,” she said, adding that that unit recovered 17 firearms, 4 pounds of fentanyl, 12 ounces of methamphetamine, 64 grams of heroin, 27 grams of cocaine and 15 grams of crack cocaine during the same period.
The chief said four of the five warrants were served with support from the UPD SWAT team because of the level of threat and risk involved. She also told council members that officers responded to a bomb threat and a structure fire during February. “So February was quite a month for us,” she said.
Council members did not take action on the report; it was presented for information. The city did not provide additional context in the meeting about pending prosecutions or the locations of the warrants. No changes to department staffing or budget were proposed at this meeting.
The presentation was part of the council’s regular business session and was followed by other departmental and community updates.
