Orem Department of Public Safety

Officer Ervin responded to a report of a man and woman arguing at a local business.
When they got there, the couple identified themselves as, Richard Couey and Laurie Cannon. While Officer Ervin was talking to Laurie a pill bottle fell out of her pocket with the name, Tawni Jackman on it. Well, Laurie was actually [...]

 The August 2010 Dispatcher of the Month is Samantha Johnson. Sam is very much appreciated by her supervisors and co-workers. Sam has shown that she is a great asset to the dispatch center and can remain calm and professional even when dealing with difficult callers. Recently Sam took a call from a known citizen who [...]

Officers responded to a report of a Hit and Run Traffic Accident at Orem Blvd and Center Street.
The car that ran the red light and caused the accident had found occupants in it. After the accident all four occupants took off on foot. Two of them, including the driver were found a short time later [...]

Lloyd Green was arrested after he was caught putting water into the gas tank of a car. This happened around 3:00 AM and the car belonged to his daughter-in-law. He was confronted and detained by the homeowners until we arrived.
He was booked into the County Jail.

Officer T. Anderson stopped, Lori Harmer, for driving without her headlights on. She found to be impaired and was arrested.

We have heard of this scam but now we have a local victim.  This scam involves Autotrader.com.  The victim found a car for sale out of California.  He traded emails back and forth with the owner.Â
The owner gave him the VIN number for the car to check on it.  When the victim checked the VIN [...]