News Flash

Be Prepared for all Emergencies

September marks National Preparedness Month, a timely reminder to ensure readiness for unforeseen disasters or emergencies in homes, neighborhoods, and workplaces. The motto “Be Prepared,” often associated with scouting, resonates stro...

Back-to-School Safety Tips

As the summer comes to an end, it’s important for parents to prioritize their children’s safety when traveling to and from school. The South Jordan Police Department wants to help you and your children stay safe this school year by off...

Focus Newsletter June 2023

Earthquake Preparedness Month

April is Earthquake Preparedness Month in Utah. As part of the observance, millions of Utahns will participate on April 20, 2023, in an earthquake drill called “The Great Utah Shakeout.” Earthquakes in Utah may be inevitable, but catas...

Focus Newsletter April 2023

Vehicle Fire, One Deceased Occupant UPDATE

On Monday, February 20th 2023, our Investigations Unit, in conjunction with our Tactical Team (SWAT), made the final arrest related to the November 24^th homicide investigation involving the body found inside a burning vehicle. A total of five related arre...

Property Taxes Fund Public Safety

Did you know that City property taxes fund our Police and Fire Departments? In fact, South Jordan City uses those property taxes to pay for 100% of your Police Department and approximately 19% of your Fire Department. The rest of the Fire Department fundi...

Daybreak Schools Placed in Lockout

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Suspicious Circumstance/Daybreak School Lockouts

SOUTH JORDAN, UT – February 1, 2023

Tuesday, January 31^st 2023 around 1 PM, several schools in the Daybreak area were asked to place their buildings into a “lockout&a...

Shooting at house party, victim taken to hospital in stable condition

Around 2:00 AM, we were called to a shooting at 6113 West Arranmore Drive. Officers arrived to find one male victim, age 31, who had been shot once, in both legs. Officers rendered medical aid until the paramedics arrived. The male victim was transported ...

Vehicle fire, deceased occupant found

On Thursday November 24^th, at approximately 7:00 PM, officers and firefighters were dispatched to a vehicle fire in the area of 11700 South Bingham Rim Road. The firefighters were able to quickly put the fire out at which point one deceased occupant was d...