Utah, Arizona law officers descend upon polygamous community

[Joanne98]

Source: Salt Lake Tribune


Utah and Arizona law enforcement officers reportedly descended on government buildings in a polygamous community that straddles the two states' border Tuesday morning.

Residents told The Salt Lake Tribune that an unspecified number of officers were at the Colorado City Fire Department and at the Hildale Town offices. The twin towns are home to members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, which has been under intense government scrutiny since 2002.

A spokesman for the Mohave County Sheriff's Office confirmed that there were "a few" officers in the community "conducting some type of business."

Molly Edwards, spokeswoman for the Arizona Attorney General's Office, said that she could not comment because the state was involved in an "ongoing investigation."



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