Abbreviation UPD | Formed 2009 | |
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency Operations jurisdiction* County of Salt Lake County in the state of Utah, United States General nature Law enforcement
Local civilian police Agency executives James M. Winder, Salt Lake County Sheriff
Scott Carver, Undersheriff
Shane Hudson, Deputy Chief | ||
The Unified Police Department of Greater Salt Lake (UPD) is a police department located in Salt Lake County, Utah. The UPD serves unincorporated Salt Lake County and the communities of Copperton, Herriman, Holladay, Kearns, Midvale, Magna, Millcreek, Taylorsville, and Riverton. Additionally, Big Cottonwood Canyon, Little Cottonwood Canyon, Parleys Canyon, Emigration Canyon, Lambs Canyon, and Butterfield Canyon are policed by UPD's Canyon Patrol. The southeast areas of Willow Canyon, White City, Granite, Sandy Hills, and Willow Creek are also within UPD's jurisdiction.
The UPD was formed in 2009 by the Salt Lake County government, the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office, and several contributing municipalities. It assumed the policing responsibilities and jurisdictions previously held by the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office beginning at midnight on Friday, January 1, 2010. Most of the sheriff's personnel and law enforcement officers were grandfathered into the new police department.
The UPD is administrated by the UPD board of directors and headed by the elected Salt Lake County sheriff, Sheriff James M. Winder currently serving.