Author: Mariah Wheeler

OGDEN, Utah – The Ogden Police Chief Randy Watt has announced his retirement according to the Ogden City Mayor Mike Caldwell. Watt retired from the Ogden Police Department as its assistant chief in 2011, with thirty-two years of experience.  Upon his retirement he went and operated a successful consulting and training company for five years.  Watt specialized in strategic leadership and organizational design, helping his clients improve operations, creative effective organizational culture, and build exceptional teams. He has also spoken at numerous schools, law enforcement associations, civic organizations, and copyrights and trademarks on key leadership literature and processes. Watt served…

OGDEN, Utah – An inmate at the Davis County Jail was found dead Wednesday night and authorities say it was a suicide. This is the 11th death at the Davis County Jail since 2016, which prompted Davis County Sheriff Kelly V. Sparks to implement policy changes last year. The inmate, whose name was not released, was a 33-year-old male who had been at the jail for approximately four months. In July, Sheriff Kelly Sparks said in late June that said all protocols — including new ones for mental health — were followed prior to a 25-year-old inmate died by suicide. Before that a Utah attorney died in…