Browsing: Crime and Safety

OGDEN, Utah — An Ogden man faces a felony charge after police say he hit and killed a pedestrian, then drove away but returned to the scene a short time later. Jesus Hernandez, 37, was charged Monday in 2nd District Court with leaving the scene of an accident involving death, a third-degree felony. On June 5, a 57-year-old man in the road in the 3100 block of Washington Blvd. was hit by Hernandez’s SUV about 3 a.m., according to charging documents. “Jesus struck the pedestrian, slowed slightly, then fled the scene in his vehicle. He made no attempt to stop…

OGDEN, Utah — A man was shot in the stomach Tuesday after trying to break up a fight, police say. Ogden police were called to the 2700 block of Brinker Avenue about 5:30 p.m. after the man tried to intervene in a dispute between two women and one of the women shot him. He was in surgery Tuesday night with injuries not considered to be life threatening, police said. It was not clear whether an arrest had been made in connection to the shooting, and police have not yet released the identities of any of the people involved.