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Payson JHS secretary arrested for alleged sexual relationship with minor

Submitted by Brittany Green-Miner, Fox 13 Web Content Producer
Friday, May 11th, 2012, 3:59pm
Payson JHS secretary arrested for alleged sexual relationship with minor

A secretary at Payson Jr. High School has been arrested for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a minor.

Police say Montreia Lynn Barney, 49, was arrested on May 5 by the Utah County Sexual Crimes Task Force.

According to a probable cause statement, Barney engaged in a sexual relationship with a former student who was 16 at the time. At the time of the relationship, Barney was a finance secretary at Mount Nebo Jr. High School. 

Police say the minor's brother caught the two in an LDS church parking lot engaging in sexual behavior. 

She was charged with unlawful sexual conduct with a 16- or 17-year-old. She posted bail and was released after being booked into jail.

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Man arrested for alleged scrap metal theft

Submitted by Brittany Green-Miner, Fox 13 Web Content Producer
Wednesday, April 18th, 2012, 7:14pm

Orem police have arrested a man suspected of stealing and trying to sell scrap metal.

Officers say 30-year-old James Sroufe stole metal from a house near 1600 North State Street then tried to sell it at MCR recycling.

When a company employee suspected foul play, she called police. Sroufe was arrested and booked into the Utah County Jail.

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Police searching for suspect in two Utah County armed robberies

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Wednesday, April 4th, 2012, 10:27pm

 Police are looking for an armed suspect who allegedly held up a tanning salon in Springville on Wednesday night. Not long after another salon was robbed in Provo.

Springville Police said the suspect entered Golden Globe Tanning at 1190 N. Main Street and demanded money from employees and customers around 8 p.m.  He then fled on foot heading toward the south end of the shopping center.

About an hour later, a man matching the same description as the one in Springville, robbed Waikiki Beach Tanning salon at 2255 N. University Parkway, Provo Police said. They said the suspect fired his gun before taking the cash.

“Nobody was injured.  He didn’t shoot at them,” said Sgt. Matt Siufanua, Provo Police Department.  “However, we do know that Springville tonight had a robbery at 8:09.  Ours was at 9:13.  Their suspect matches the same description of our suspect.”

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Police pursuit forces lockdowns at elementary schools in Provo

Submitted by Brittany Green-Miner, Fox 13 Web Content Producer
Thursday, March 29th, 2012, 5:38pm

Two elementary schools in Provo were placed on lockdown Thursday due to a nearby police pursuit.

Amelia Earhart Elementary School and Sunset View Elementary School were both placed on lockdown as a precautionary measure due to the police activity nearby. There were no incidents at either school and the lockdowns were lifted around 12:15 p.m.

Police say they stopped a vehicle at 700 S Stubbs Ave. and it went into reverse, striking the police vehicle. The suspect then drove away and police gave chase. A male passenger jumped out of the vehicle and two other people stayed in the car.

The pursuit continued toward the Provo Airport and the suspect vehicle came to a stop at the Airport Dike Road trailhead. The male driver jumped out of the car and fled the scene on foot. The driver allegedly tried to kick down the door of a nearby residence but failed and continued to run. Police apprehended him and a female passenger who had remained in the car.

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Sex crime victims rejoice after ‘Lonnie’s Law’ enacted

Submitted by Brittany Green-Miner, Fox 13 Web Content Producer
Thursday, March 29th, 2012, 2:52pm

PROVO — Victims of sex crimes are celebrating a law Governor Herbert recently signed. The law closes a loophole for pedophiles who are considered incompetent to stand trial.

House Bill 14 was inspired by the Lonnie Johnson case. Johnson is accused of sexually assaulting two relatives but is incompetent to stand trial. Last year, doctors ruled he was not a physical danger to society so the judge had to release him.

But now that the new law has passed, that may be a thing of the past.

Nicknamed “Lonnie’s Law,” it was a tool attorneys used to defend accused perpetrators of sex crimes. Instead of going to prison, because of doctors would determine some as incompetent, they would be committed to a state hospital.

The mother of one of the alleged victims in the Lonnie Johnson case learned for the first time Wednesday that this law passed.

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Magna man arrested after high-speed chase

Submitted by Brittany Green-Miner, Fox 13 Web Content Producer
Thursday, March 29th, 2012, 2:43pm

A Magna man was arrested for taking police on a dangerous chase through Utah County.

Officers say Michael Micek refused to stop for a Utah County Sheriff's deputy in Spanish Fork Canyon on Wednesday, hitting speeds of 100 miles per hour.

The 29-year-old reportedly tried hitting a Carbon County deputy as he set spike strips on the road.

Micek eventually abandoned his rental car but was found and arrested. He faces charges of aggravated assault on a peace officer, reckless driving and possession of methamphetamine.

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Spanish Fork Police Chief decertified

Submitted by Brittany Green-Miner, Fox 13 Web Content Producer
Friday, March 23rd, 2012, 7:05pm

Spanish Fork Police Chief Dee Rosenbaum was decertified for four years after a police standards review committee determined he had shoplifted clothing at the Provo Towne Center in 2010, then lied about it to investigators.

Rosenbaum had been chief of the department for 25 years.

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