Ogden police report e-scooter and e-bike problems among youth; sheriff reports jail upgrades and K9 certification

Ogden’s police and sheriff provided departmental updates at the June 9 City Council meeting, calling attention to both community-safety concerns and corrections-facility improvements.

Police Chief Bailey said officers handled 82 calls for service in May and provided 35 hours, 27 minutes of school coverage; he told the council he has been made aware of problems involving electronic scooters and e-bikes among young people and said citations remain possible even for children. Chief Bailey recommended the council consider drafting a local ordinance if the problem continues.

Boone County Sheriff Andy Godzicki reported several corrections and public-safety items: planned updates to the jail booking area (new floors, lighting and counters and changes to the OWI processing area), finalizing RAGBRAI coordination plans, completion of a radio project that added a tower near Don Williams and replaced one near the Boone County Jail, and certification of K9 Janga for drug detection while the handler finishes training. The sheriff also said 13 arrests have resulted so far from a November training program described as a "Catch the Predator"-style class that used AI tools.

Council members asked for additional information on traffic calming downtown and requested a formal traffic study before installing permanent stop signs. Chief Bailey’s call for ordinance consideration and the sheriff’s jail updates were presented as informational reports; no new regulatory ordinance was adopted at this meeting.