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SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH — A 39-year-old man was arrested late Saturday night after being caught distributing drugs in Salt Lake City’s Poplar Grove neighborhood, a known hotspot for drug activity. At around 11 p.m., officers from the Salt Lake City Police Department were conducting routine patrols along 800 West, just north of North Temple. During their patrol, they observed several individuals who appeared to be using drugs in public. The officers turned on their emergency lights, prompting one individual, later identified as Basim Ali, to flee the scene. After a brief chase, officers apprehended Ali and conducted a search.…

SALT LAKE CITY, UT — Four individuals, including the child’s mother, have been charged in connection with the kidnapping of a 1-year-old child that led to a statewide AMBER Alert on February 21. According to Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill, the suspects—Holly Smith, the mother of the child, along with Joey Jimenez, Eric Jimenez, and Jose Francisco Robles-Prieto—are all facing first-degree felony kidnapping charges. All four were arrested the same day the AMBER Alert was issued. “We appreciate the people in our community who helped police get the information they needed to help find this baby and take…