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Police report: July calls steady; DWR approves chronic wasting disease sampling plan for area
Summary
The Hyde Park Police Department reported weekly calls to the council on July 9 and said the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has approved a chronic wasting disease sampling allowance shared between Hyde Park and a neighboring city.
The Hyde Park Police Department reported to the council on July 9 that officers responded to 141 calls in the prior week, 32 of them inside Hyde Park. Chief (Police Chief) presented a breakdown of the calls and said the department will change its reporting format to highlight resource‑intensive responses such as medical assists, theft investigations, drug incidents and domestic calls.
"This last weekend, we had 141 calls that the PDs went to. 32 of those were for Hyde Park," the chief said, summarizing weekly activity and noting that the July 4 holiday weekend calls were comparable in scope to 2024 in most categories but included one additional juvenile problem and some time‑consuming domestic incidents.
Councilmembers asked about fireworks enforcement and speed complaints. The chief said the city follows county and state fire restrictions and that officers had handled eight firework‑related calls this year, including small fires caused by improperly disposed fireworks. The department has used a speed trailer at several locations to monitor speeds; staff said a current trailer is deployed near Fourth East and 356 North.
On chronic wasting disease (CWD) sampling, the chief said the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) has approved the city's plan and assigned an annual sample allowance. "It is the approved number 40 per year. So 120 over the 3 years," the chief said, noting that the 40 samples are a shared allocation between Hyde Park and a neighboring city. The chief said staff have ordered sample‑collection equipment, scheduled DWR training for officers, and are compiling a list of people who have indicated interest in receiving processed venison.
The chief and councilmembers also discussed the dangers of domestic calls and praised officers for sensitive handling of a recent domestic incident. The chief described domestic calls as some of the most volatile and hazardous incidents officers respond to.
Ending: Staff will provide the revised police resource report format described to the council at a future meeting and will coordinate the DWR training ahead of anticipated field sampling.
