After 10 individuals have been shot on the subway in New York Metropolis on Tuesday, Utah Transit Authority officers burdened the significance of vigilance on trains and buses, telling riders in the event that they see one thing, they need to say one thing.
UTA has a “strong” police drive to patrol the a whole bunch of miles of tracks and roads, mentioned UTA Police Chief Dallin Taylor, and officers are educated to answer quite a lot of conditions, together with energetic shooters or terrorist assaults.
“I believe it’s solely pure that when you’ve gotten one thing just like the taking pictures in New York yesterday that it catches everyone’s consideration,” mentioned UTA spokesperson Carl Arky. “And clearly, our hearts exit to all of the individuals concerned. … However I don’t assume that there’s a heightened sense of consciousness due to that incident. I believe there’s all the time a heightened sense of consciousness. I believe the individuals who work in regulation enforcement perceive that and know that what we noticed in New York can occur anytime, virtually anyplace.”
Many frequent UTA riders are good at recognizing suspicious habits, Taylor mentioned. For much less skilled riders, he recommends retaining a watch out for deserted luggage or different unattended objects. Arky mentioned riders ought to take note of intestine emotions — something that “doesn’t look proper” or “appears suspicious.”
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Riders can report suspicious habits or exercise to UTA’s police dispatch, at 801-287-3937 (801-287-EYES) or by texting UTATIP to 274-637. If there’s an emergency, name 911.
Utah Transit Authority cops Phil Herrera and John Lobaido search a person they faraway from a TRAX prepare after they verified he had felonies as they checked tickets within the Murray space on Wednesday, April 13, 2022.
Scott G Winterton, Deseret Information
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Arky mentioned most suggestions don’t result in something nefarious, however that shouldn’t cease individuals from alerting authorities if they’ve issues.
“We would favor to have individuals name. As a company, we might moderately err on the facet of warning. … And if it seems to be nothing, a false alarm? That’s OK,” he mentioned. “A minimum of we all know that. Security is the No. 1 precedence, clearly, and that was absolutely evident yesterday in Brooklyn.”
Ten individuals have been struck by gunfire and no less than 13 others have been injured within the rush to flee the smoke-filled prepare in Brooklyn. The entire victims have been anticipated to outlive, in line with information reviews.
Tuesday’s taking pictures in New York doesn’t enhance the probability that one thing comparable would possibly occur elsewhere, Taylor mentioned, however it’s regarding for individuals who work for or commute through public transit. As a “forward-facing establishment,” Arky mentioned, UTA is consistently aware of the potential for hazard and searching for methods to forestall it.
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Utah Transit Authority cops Phil Herrera and John Lobaido carry a person again to their workplace on a TRAX prepare after verifying that he had felonies as they checked tickets within the Murray space on Wednesday, April 13, 2022.
Scott G Winterton, Deseret Information
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“We stay in a world the place if someone walks right into a grocery retailer in Boulder, Colorado, they might not go house,” he mentioned. “We stay in a world the place individuals driving down the highway can turn out to be concerned in a highway rage scenario, and so they might not go house. … I’ve all the time recognized us to be aware of that: How will we need to assist the general public? That’s our No. 1 cost, and a part of serving to the general public is to make it possible for our riders are protected.”
As terrifying as an energetic shooter scenario is, they’re nonetheless extraordinarily uncommon, and UTA riders shouldn’t ignore the opposite day-to-day dangers related to journey, Arky mentioned.
“I’ve watched individuals who had their earbuds in and their nostril of their telephone, and so they walked throughout the tracks with a FrontRunner prepare bearing down on them,” he mentioned. “And once I approached them a number of seconds later and identified that they got here very near being hit by a prepare, they shrugged their shoulders and appeared virtually bothered by my interrupting their day. Individuals need to remember, as a result of something can occur.”
Arky continued, saying, “I didn’t assume he was going to make it. I actually thought I used to be about to look at one thing horrible, and he simply made it in time. I’ve seen movies of people that simply weren’t paying consideration, and a few of them stay to inform about it. A few of them don’t.”
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Drug paraphernalia is pictured that was taken off of a person on a TRAX prepare by Utah Transit Authority cops John Lobaido and Phil Herrera as they have been checking passenger tickets within the Murray space on Wednesday, April 13, 2022.
LOGAN, Utah- Since the winter transfer portal opened on December 9, 2024, and closed on December 28, 2024, players across the country have left their current teams to find new homes, and teams have been active in recruiting these players to recoup losses and strengthen their rosters.
The transfer portal is especially important for a team like the Utah State Aggies, who just hired Bronco Mendenhall and a brand-new coaching staff.
Utah State Football Fills Out 2025 Schedule With SEC Tilt
Former Weber State Wildcat and BYU Cougar Jake Eichorn entered the transfer portal at the end of December and will be headed to his third stop in the Beehive State as he has committed to play his final year of eligibility for the Utah State Aggies.
Eichorn spent two seasons as a member of the Weber State Wildcats between 2021-2023. Following his time in Ogden, Jake entered the transfer portal ranked as a three-star interior offensive lineman.
Eichorn chose to head down I-15 to Provo, where he spent a year as a backup offensive lineman for the BYU Cougars.
Eichorn then hit the portal for the third time in his collegiate career, landing in Logan where he will play for first-year head coach Bronco Mendenhall.
About Jake Cichorn Before College
Prior to the start of his college career, the former Beaver High School standout helped the Beavers win back-to-back state titles in 2019 and 2020.
Eichorn was one of the best high school football players in the state of Utah and signed with Weber State in December 2020. The offensive lineman sat out his first season with the Wildcats in 2021.
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Tanner Tripp is a sports writer for KSL Sports covering all teams across the state of Utah. Follow him on X @tanner_tripp and Instagram @tanner.tripp here.
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Atlanta Hawks (18-18, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (9-25, 14th in the Western Conference)
Salt Lake City; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST
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BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta will aim to break its three-game road skid when the Hawks face Utah.
The Jazz have gone 2-12 at home. Utah allows the most points in the Western Conference, giving up 118.4 points and is allowing opponents to shoot 47.8%.
The Hawks are 8-11 on the road. Atlanta is eighth in the league with 12.1 offensive rebounds per game led by Clint Capela averaging 3.3.
The Jazz are shooting 46.1% from the field this season, 1.5 percentage points lower than the 47.6% the Hawks allow to opponents. The Hawks average 117.1 points per game, 1.3 fewer than the 118.4 the Jazz allow.
TOP PERFORMERS: John Collins is averaging 17.9 points and 8.3 rebounds for the Jazz.
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Jalen Johnson is averaging 19.8 points, 10.1 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.5 steals for the Hawks.
LAST 10 GAMES: Jazz: 4-6, averaging 114.7 points, 47.6 rebounds, 25.3 assists, 7.2 steals and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 46.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 116.0 points per game.
Hawks: 4-6, averaging 118.1 points, 43.3 rebounds, 29.3 assists, 11.2 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 47.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 121.4 points.
INJURIES: Jazz: Keyonte George: out (heel), John Collins: out (personal), Jordan Clarkson: day to day (plantar ), Taylor Hendricks: out for season (fibula), Lauri Markkanen: out (back).
Hawks: Kobe Bufkin: out for season (shoulder), Larry Nance Jr.: out (hand), Bogdan Bogdanovic: day to day (leg), Jalen Johnson: out (shoulder), Cody Zeller: day to day (personal).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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