Podcasts by Beyond the Badge

Trooper Justin Hansen from 2023-12-13T20:20:35.703811

Trooper Justin Hansen was nominated by Keith Squires, Utah's Commissioner of Public Safety, who wrote the following letter:

"The intention of this email is to explain (or attempt to explai...

Trooper Craig Youngberg from 2023-12-13T20:20:35.700458

Below is the nomination, which comes from a letter given to Trooper Craig Youngberg from his Sergeant.

To: Trooper Craig Youngberg From: Sergeant Brandon Whitehead

It came to...

Officer Brain Morgan from 2023-12-13T20:20:35.691869

The following nomination letter was written by Police Chief Lance Call of the American Fork Police Department:

Officer Brain Morgan, an eleven year veteran of police service, was called to...

Officer Derek Dalton from 2023-12-13T20:20:35.683182

KSL Newsradio Beyond the Badge: Officer Derek Dalton The following nomination letter was written by Sergeant Roger Williams:

Officer Derek Dalton was called to a concerned citizens complai...

Officer Josue Llil from 2023-12-13T20:20:35.674042

KSL BEYOND THE BADGE: Officer Josue Llil The following nomination letter was written by Roxeanne Vainuku, Public Information Officer for West Valley City:

A BOY AND A BIRD: A couple weeks ...

Officer Elayne Franco from 2023-12-13T20:20:35.670581

KSL Beyond the Badge: Officer Elayne Franco, Logan City Police Department The following nomination letter was written by Lieutenant Brad Franke of Logan:

Officer Franco is a first generati...

Sergeant Stephanie Tatton from 2023-12-13T20:20:35.662484

The following nomination letter was written by Lane Findlay, Lieutenant in the Weber County Sheriff's Office:

Snowbird – On Tuesday, June 9th 2015, at the Utah Children’s Justice Symposium...

Officer Robb Radley from 2023-12-13T20:20:35.648013

This officer has reached out to community partners in hopes of finding a partner to help serve a much needed special underserved population in our communities. That is helping with the Alzhiemer...

Officer Trevor Swenson, Clearfield City Police Department from 2023-12-13T20:20:35.608945

Officer Trevor Swenson responded to a suspicious person report at a Clearfield, Utah convenience store.

When Swenson arrived, he discovered a man searching for food in a dumpster.

A ...

Sergeant Dusty Butler- Commander, Emery County Jail from 2023-12-13T20:20:35.601776

Even as boy, Dusty Butler wanted to be a police officer.  Now he's a twenty year veteran in Emery County and is in charge of the Emery County Jail.

For him, police work is service.  In the...

Officer Peter Gilchrist, Garland Police Department from 2023-12-13T20:20:35.588407

This past year, Garland Utah saw some very serious flooding.  During that critical time, Officer Peter Gilchrist of the Garland Police Department was an example of what it means to serve as well...

Officer Rulon Green, Draper Park Middle School from 2023-12-13T20:20:35.585695

Officer Rulon Green at Draper Park Middle School is known for his fantastic sense of humor and his carefree, calm attitude with the students. The students know he is someone they can trust and s...

Sheriff Todd Richardson, Davis County from 2023-12-13T20:20:35.575533

The following letter was written by Heather Walker, a citizen of Davis County:

"I encountered a hero today. Sheriff Todd Richardson of Davis County came to Lily and my rescue today. Headin...

Lieutenant Lee Perry, Utah Highway Patrol from 2023-12-13T20:20:35.568218

Lt Perry has had an amazing career and is also a State Representative. He has distinguished himself countless times with the compassion he brings to the role of a police officer and state troope...

Officer Vernon Herrst - Central Utah Correctional Facility from 2023-12-13T20:20:35.543667

On this episode of KSL's beyond the badge, we honor Officer Vernon Herrst of the Central Utah Correctional Facility in Gunnison. Officer Herrst found that many of the inmates were stagnant with ...

Officer Nate Rackham - Brigham City Police Department from 2023-12-13T20:20:35.536451

On this episode of KSL's beyond the badge, we honor Officer Nate Rackham of the Brigham City Police Department. Officer Rackham was helping a sergeant with a traffic stop where someone was arres...

Sergeant Aaron Johnson - Utah Department of Corrections from 2023-12-13T20:20:35.533308

On this episode of KSL's beyond the badge, we honor Sergeant Aaron Johnson of the Utah Department of Corrections at the Utah State Prison. Sergeant Johnson wants to make sure the 98% of the inma...

State Trooper Charity Thomas - Utah Highway Patrol from 2023-12-13T20:20:35.524871

On this episode of KSL's beyond the badge, we honor State Trooper Charity Thomas of the Utah Highway Patrol. When being called out on a hit and run incident, Officer Thomas was informed by the w...

Officer Mike Keisel, West Jordan from 2023-12-13T20:20:35.514608

On this episode of KSL's beyond the badge, we honor Officer Mike Keisel of the West Jordan Police Department. Officer Keisel grew up skateboarding, and approached some kids when they were skateb...

Officer Cody Painter, Grantsville from 2023-12-13T20:20:35.501572

On this episode of KSL's beyond the badge, we honor Officer Cody Painter, Grantsville police department. When a call came down that a man that was unresponsive, him and fellow officers were able...

Officer Sioape Lautaha, Cottonwood Heights from 2023-12-13T20:20:35.496435

On this episode of KSL's beyond the badge, we honor Officer Sioape Lautaha from the Cottonwood Heights Police Department. When an elderly woman flagged down Officer Lautaha after a snow plow had...

Officer Kenny Rose - Lehi from 2023-12-13T20:20:35.485023

On this episode of KSL's beyond the badge, we honor Lehi Police Lieutenant Kenny Rose. It's been 17 years since the death of fellow Officer Joseph Dan Adams was shot and killed in the line of du...

Officer Steve Olson - Cottonwood Heights from 2023-12-13T20:20:35.476081

On this episode of KSL's beyond the badge, we honor Officer Steve Olson of the Cottonwood Heights police department. When visiting a restaurant Officer Olson found out that a boy had his bike st...

Officer William Barnett - Taylorsville from 2023-12-13T20:20:35.467237

On this episode of KSL's beyond the badge, we honor Officer William Barnett of the Taylorsville police department. When responding to a call for help from a disabled man, Officer Barnett came up...

Officer Preston Casey - Centerville from 2018-06-25T20:16:19

On this episode of KSL's beyond the badge, we honor Officer Preston Casey of the Centerville Police Department. After responding to an accident involving an emotionally unstable veteran. Officer...

Lieutenant Eric Stucki - Utah State Parks from 2018-06-11T18:00

On this episode of KSL's beyond the badge, we honor Lieutenant Eric Stucki of the Utah State Parks department. While off duty attending his son's basketball game at East High School, Lieutenant ...

Detective Scott Lloyd - Taylorsville from 2018-05-28T18:00

On this episode of KSL's beyond the badge, we honor Detective Scott Lloyd of the Taylorsville City Police Department. When a child was acting out, more than just a tantrum. As the boy was being ...

Sergeant Randy Thomason - South Ogden City Police from 2018-05-21T18:00

On this episode of KSL's beyond the badge, we honor Sergeant Randy Thomason of the South Ogden City Police department. When a man was heard yelling for help, Sergeant Thomason found a man who wa...

Officers Wade Carpenter and Phil Kirk - Park City from 2018-05-14T20:51:56

On this episode of KSL's beyond the badge, we honor Park City Police Chief Wade Carpenter and Captain Phil Kirk and the rest of the Park City Police Department. When a woman ran out of gas, an o...

K9 Officer Rino, and Officer Josh McEwen - Davis County from 2018-04-30T18:00

On this episode of KSL's beyond the badge, we honor Canine Officer Rino. When a suspect attempted to run over a couple of deputies, the suspect fled. Once the car was found empty, that's when Of...

Officer Jeff Dingman - South Ogden from 2018-04-23T23:43:49

On this episode of KSL's beyond the badge, we honor Officer Jeff Dingman of South Ogden and his wife Corrections Deputy Bobby Bailey. While visiting Pearl Harbor on their honeymoon, they met a w...

Deputy Justin Mortensen, Utah County from 2018-04-16T20:59:37

On this episode of KSL's beyond the badge, we honor Deputy Justin Mortensen of Utah County. When a manhunt for a violent fugitive ended up in a car chase at 70 miles per hour while blasting thro...

Officer Chad Leetham, South Salt Lake from 2018-03-26T18:00

On this episode of KSL's beyond the badge, we honor Resource Officer at Granite Park Jr High Chad Leetham. Granite Park Jr High has a huge population of refugee students. About 600 kids with abo...

Detective Damian Openshaw, Cache County from 2018-03-19T18:00

On this episode of KSL's beyond the badge, we honor Detective Damian Openshaw of the Cache County Sheriff's Department. When he met some kids before Christmas, he found out they weren't going to...

Sergeant Aaron Thompson, Washington County Sherriff from 2018-03-12T19:57:19

On this episode of KSL's beyond the badge, we honor Sgt. Aaron Thompson of the Washington County Sherriff. On Christmas Day, a boy fell through ice into water. So Sgt. Thompson went in after him...

Officer Kevin Salmon and Officer Joey Incardine - Cottonwood Heights Police Department from 2018-02-26T19:00

On this episode of KSL's beyond the badge, we honor Officer Kevin Salmon and Officer Joey Incardine of the Cottonwood Heights Police Department. An elderly female had overstayed her welcome in a...

Trooper Cam Fawson - Utah Highway Patrol from 2018-02-19T19:00

On this episode of KSL's beyond the badge, we honor Trooper Cam Fawson of the Utah Highway Patrol. When he decided to buy an electric guitar and an amp Trooper Fawson never thought he would be g...

Officer Brian Crosby - Lehi Police Department from 2018-02-12T19:00

On this episode of KSL's beyond the badge, we honor Officer Brian Crosby of the Lehi Police Department. When a young boy left a bike at school, he returned to find his bike completely vandalized...

Officer Shay Ballard - Sandy City Police Department from 2018-01-29T19:00

On this episode of KSL's beyond the badge, we honor Officer Shay Ballard of the Sandy City Police Department. When a special needs student was precariously balanced in a beam 10-15 feet above th...

Officer Mark Sempsrott - North Ogden Police Department from 2018-01-22T19:00

On this episode of KSL's beyond the badge, we honor Officer Mark Sempsrott of the North Ogden Police Department. When a young boy reported a bike stolen, Officer Sempsrott felt a deep connection...

Chief Tracy Wyant - Taylorsville Police Department from 2018-01-15T19:00

On this episode of KSL's beyond the badge, we honor Chief Tracy Wyant of the Taylorsville Police Department. When an armed bank robbery happened, they fled at a high rate of speed and smashed in...

Officer Kristian Johnson - Logan Police Department from 2017-12-18T17:00

On this episode of KSL's beyond the badge, we honor Officer Kristian Johnson of the Logan Police Department. A former Lawyer turned police officer, Officer Johnson was on a call helping a woman ...

Sergeant Shane Nebeker - Utah Highway Patrol from 2017-12-11T17:00

On this episode of KSL's beyond the badge, we honor Sergeant Shane Nebeker of the Utah Highway Patrol. Sergeant Nebeker was dispatched to a local elderly woman who had run out of gas on the free...

Officer Thomas Talbert - Moab City Police&Deputy Austin Brewer - Grand County Sheriff's Department from 2017-11-30T22:55:06

On this episode of KSL's beyond the badge, we honor Officer Thomas Talbert of the Moab City Police&Deputy Austin Brewer of the Grand County Sheriff's Department. Both officers were called to a r...

Officer Tyler Tracy - Salt Lake City Police Department from 2017-11-30T21:03:08

On this episode of KSL's beyond the badge, we honor Officer Tyler Tracy of the Salt Lake Police Department. When Officer Tracy found himself in an active shooter situation with a suicidal man, h...

Officer Adrian Montelongo - South Jordan Police Department from 2017-11-30T17:32:52

On this episode of KSL's beyond the badge, we honor Officer Adrian Montelongo of the South Jordan Police Department who, while working his beat one day, decided to pull people over. Instead of g...

Officer Tim Prince - South Jordan Police Department from 2017-11-27T23:00:58

On this episode of KSL's beyond the badge, we honor Officer Tim Prince of the South Jordan Police Department. After a woman's mother died, she discovered that her mother's rings had been stolen....

Corporal Jason Ruch - Saratoga Springs Police Department from 2017-11-27T22:43:44

On this episode of KSL's beyond the badge, we honor Corporal Jason Ruch of the Saratoga Springs Police Department. After a nasty traffic accident, Corporal Ruch wanted the young daughter involve...

Sergeant Nick Napierski - Utah Highway Patrol from 2017-11-20T17:59:16

On this episode of KSL's beyond the badge, we honor Sergeant Nick Napierski. When a man blew a tire on his trailer while driving on Highway 6, Sergeant Napierski didn't think twice about helping...

Agent Crystal Wallace - Department of Public Safety: Project Rio Grande from 2017-10-16T23:33:38

On this episode of KSL's beyond the badge, we honor Agent Crystal Wallace of the Department of Public Safety's: Project Rio Grande. She noticed a homeless man who continued to get dirtier and di...

Sergeant Justin Gordon - Utah County Sheriff's Office from 2017-10-16T23:31:32

On this episode of beyond the badge, we honor Sergeant Justin Gordon of the Utah County Sheriff's Office found himself in an undesirable situation when he was called to a domestic violence situa...

Sergeant Kevin Norris - Orem Police Department from 2017-10-16T23:27:56

On this episode of KSL's beyond the badge, we honor Sergeant Kevin Norris who was waiting for court. While waiting, an active and wild child was there with her dad. When the dad had to go in, an...

Officer Chad Hayman, Tremonton Police Department from 2017-09-26T16:00

Officer Chad Hayman was patrolling Main Street in Tremonton, Utah, at 2am.

He saw a man with a rifle looking into Western Billiards.  Earlier that evening, this man had been in a dispute w...

Deputy Kyle Adams, Sanpete Sheriff's Department from 2017-09-19T16:00

Deputy Kyle Adams of the Sanpete Sheriff's Department went to a welfare check of a man at a family cabin.  Unable to contact the man, Deputy Adams decided to stay and search the mountain.

...

Sergeant Dan Morzelewski, Cottonwood Heights Police Department from 2017-08-28T16:00

Cottonwood Heights was terrorized by a robber who hit 5 businesses in a two week period. The suspect produced a firearm in each of the robberies and became bolder after each successful attempt.<...

Officer Kevin Salmon, Cottonwood Heights Police Department from 2017-08-21T16:00

Officer Kevin Salmon responded to a call of a theft of a bicycle on Town Circle. Someone had cut the lock to a shed and stole a girls bicycle.

The victim, a 12 year old girl who had immigr...

Lieutenant Craig Martinez, Orem City Police Department from 2017-08-14T16:00

Orem Police Lieutenant Craig Martinez put himself in the hot seat to teach families an important lesson about the dangers of children playing or being left in cars in hot weather.

He live ...

Marc Miller&Seth Peterson: Utah Department Of Corrections from 2017-07-31T16:00

On Wednesday, March 8th, AP&P Agent Marc Miller went above and beyond in attempting to help one of his probationer. Marc had received a call from the family of one of his probationers, Bobby Orr...

Detective Tammy Thacker: Heber City Police from 2017-07-24T16:00

The following nomination comes from Jean North, a citizen of Heber City:

Detective Tammy Thacker has devoted her career to helping make her community a safe, exceptional place for the chil...

Deputy Kay Jensen, Emery County Sheriff's Office from 2017-07-17T16:00

A woman was traveling through Green River in Emery County when she found herself in a difficult position. Her husband was a US Marine killed in action and she was all alone. She had travelled fo...

Officer Jeremy Barnes, Utah Department Of Public Safety from 2017-07-10T16:00

Officer Jeremy Barnes was on vacation in Montana with his wife when they witnessed a robbery at a pharmacy.

She alerted him to the robbery, asking if he had his gun.  He didn't, but went i...

Officer John Otteson, Layton Police Department from 2017-04-21T16:00

In February of 2017, Officer Ottesen responded to a local clinic for a welfare check. The clinic reported that a 19 year old female had wandered into the clinic and was hanging out in the lobby....

Officer Gabe Patterson, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources from 2017-03-24T16:00

Officer Patterson uses his experience as a hunter and his influence as a Utah Conservation Officer to lift the spirits of those who have struggled with physical or emotional difficulties in thei...

Deputy Zach Minor, Salt Lake County Sheriff Intensive Supervision Probation from 2017-03-16T16:00

Deputy Zach Minor works with high risk individuals on Intensive Supervision Probation (ISP).  Deputy Minor was nominated to Beyond The Badge by a man who is under Deputy Minor's supervision.   Listen

Ranger Jeff Arbon, Utah Division of Parks and Recreation from 2017-03-13T16:00

Ranger Jeff Arbon is a Utah State Park Ranger for the Utah Division of Parks and Recreation.

In July 2016 in the heat of the summer Jeff was finishing a shift and heard on the dispatch rad...

Officer Steve Linton: Desert Hills High School, St. George from 2017-02-27T17:00

When Officer Steve Linton became a School Resource Officer (SRO), he made it his job to get to know students, not just by name, but also by what they do, what their interests are, who they hang ...

Officer Justin Stanford- Kaysville Police Department: DARE Program from 2017-02-17T17:00

Officer Justin Stanford is the Kaysville Police Departments DARE Officer and has been teaching the DARE program since the beginning of the 2016‐ 2017 school year.

During the short time Off...

Officer Matt Schuman, St George Police Department- Dixie Middle School from 2017-02-10T17:00

Officer Matt Schuman has been a police officer in St. George, Utah, for ten years.

He is currently assigned to Dixie Middle School, where his quick intervention saved a student's life.

Detective Javier Chavez, Unified Police Department- Midvale Precinct from 2017-01-30T17:00

Detective Javier Chavez is a 12 year veteran of Salt Lake County and works in the Midvale Precinct of Unified Police department.  At UPD, Detective Chavez has taken on a challenging assignment, ...

Deputy Cody Ingle, Davis County Sheriff from 2017-01-16T17:00

Deputy Cody Ingle was recruited to Davis County from the Denver area, and Davis County Sheriff Todd Richardson called him a"gem find".  He also serves in the county as a paramedic.

Deputy ...

Iron County Sheriff Deputy Devin Lauritzen from 2016-12-26T17:00

Before becoming an Iron County Sheriff's Deputy, Devin Lauritzen was a well known and accomplished paramedic.  Sheriff Mark Gower says this gives him a lot of confidence in his deputy.  Often de...

Detective Mike Bleak of the Cedar City Police Department from 2016-12-16T17:00

Detective Mike Bleak is a 20 year veteran of the Cedar City Police Department. He is known in his department as a tireless and determined investigator whos work has delivered convictions in a wi...

Officer Devon Krebs from 2016-12-12T17:00

Officer Krebs grew up in Mapleton and now serves his community as a full time police officer. Officer Krebs is passionate about his work, but communicates with people in a calm and compassionate...

Officer Jerry Silva from 2016-11-28T17:00

Jerry Silva started working for the South Salt Lake Police Department in 1997. He grew up in this area and wanted to

help his community. He's the reason why our Police Athletic League is n...

Deputy Aaron Nelson from 2016-11-21T17:00

On 9-22-16 a tornado touched down in Washington Terrace, Utah. Deputy Nelson was not on duty this day but heard about the tornado and decided that he would go help. As Deputy Nelson was driving ...

Lieutenant Craig Martinez from 2016-11-14T17:00

Lt. Craig Martinez is one of the department's administrative lieutenants who also acts as Public Information Officer and handles all of the department social media. Craig has become somewhat of ...

Sergeant Josh Whatcott from 2016-10-31T16:00

Sergeant Josh Whatcott has been a police officer for over 16 years. He currently works as a patrol sergeant.

He was recently recognized for his part in lifesaving CPR on a retired Californ...

Officer Jeremy Brown from 2016-10-24T16:00

Officer Jeremy Brown is an exceptional person and a dedicated officer who makes a profound difference in our community. Officer Brown is currently serving as a D.A.R.E officer to four elementary...

Officer Lacy Turner from 2016-10-17T16:00

Lacy Turner is assigned to the department’s Problem-Oriented Policing Unit, where she is tasked with trying to resolve quality of life issues within our community. She works extensively with the...

Detective Shane Laycock from 2016-10-10T16:00

The following nomination letter was written by Rosie Rivera, Chief of the Riverton PD:

On April 13, 2016, Detective Shane Laycock responded to an ambulance assist detail involving a 13 mon...

Officer Zachary Nold from 2016-09-26T16:00

The following nomination letter was written by Nate Cline, Lieutenant with the Ogden City Police Department:

My name is Nate Cline, I am a Lieutenant with the Ogden City Police Department....

Officer Dallas Smith&Officer Cory Lewis from 2016-09-19T16:00

The following nomination letter was written by Steve Adams, Spanish Fork City Chief of Police:

First use of Narcan by Officers of the Spanish Fork Police Department: Spanish Fork Police Of...

Sergeant Brian Taylor from 2016-09-12T16:00

The following nomination letter was written by John King, Provo City Chief of Police:

After serving our country in the United States Marine Corps, Sergeant Taylor joined the Provo Police D...

Officer Rusty Bingham&Officer Trent Thompson from 2016-08-29T16:00

The following nomination letter was written by Scott Brenkman, Chief of Police for the Riverdale Police Department:

Officer Rusty Bingham and Officer Trent Thompson responded on a call for...

Lieutenant Drew Cox from 2016-08-15T16:00

KSL Beyond the Badge: Lieutenant Drew Cox The following nomination letter was written by Mark Watkins, Chief of Police for the Naples Police Department.

Lieutenant Drew Cox is in charge of...

Officer Stan Penrod from 2016-07-25T16:00

KSL Beyond the Badge: Officer Stan Penrod The following nomination letter was written by Lieutenant Heath Rogers of the Syracuse Police Department:

Officer Stan Penrod teaches DARE in all ...

Detective Denise Lovendahl from 2016-07-18T16:00

Beyond the Badge: Detective Denise Lovendahl The following nomination letter was written by Lawrence Johnson, Mayor of Taylorsville City:

Detective Denise Lovendahl has enjoyed a successfu...

Officer Keo Phetchamphone from 2016-07-11T16:00

KSL Newsradio Beyond the Badge: Officer Keo Phetchamphone The following nomination letter was written by Captain Justin Chapman of the Sandy City Police Department:

Officer"Keo"(as he is o...

Officer Tanya Turnbow from 2016-06-27T16:00

The following nomination letter was written by Tooele Police Chief Ron Kirby.

Officer Tanya Turnbow has taken it upon herself to do all that she can in the area of suicide prevention. Offi...

Officer Brady Benson from 2016-06-20T16:00

The following nomination letter was written by Melinda Greenwood, City Administrator for Pleasant View City:

On Friday, April 15, my husband sent me a text regarding three of"my officers"s...

Officer Jason Harvey from 2016-06-13T16:00

Officer Jason Harvey Aurora City Police Department

The following nomination letter was written by Clint Johnson, City Recorder for Aurora City:

Aurora City is a very small community ...

Officer Jared Jensen from 2016-05-30T16:00

A Utah officer polices the streets despite a terrifying incident in his first few months on the job that could have cut his career very short.

On Dec. 13, 2012, officer Jared Jensen was fo...

School Resource Officer Cynthia Archuleta from 2016-05-23T16:00

I would like to nominate our School Resource officer Cynthia Archuleta. She is known by the students at Hillcrest High School as Officer Archi. Det. Archuleta took over as the School Resource Of...

Sergeant Joe Cyr from 2016-05-16T16:00

Nominated by Police Chief Mike Brown:

"Sergeant Joe Cyr currently supervises the Homeless Outreach Service Team (HOST) and the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) for the Salt Lake City...