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New data tool allows journalists and the public to track 'wandering cops' in Utah
In September 2019, the Logan City Police Department hired Officer Miguel Deras, who had recently left the University of Utah's campus police. Police officers move from job to job just like anyone else, but Deras was not like anyone else.
The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with the Invisible Institute and Salt Lake City Weekly. In September 2019, the Logan City Police Department hired Officer Miguel Deras, who had recently left the University of Utah's campus police.
Police officers move from job to job just like anyone else, but Deras was not like anyone else. He left his previous post without a great reference, considering that a petition had been signed by more than 130,000 individuals—including current and former University of Utah students—demanding he be fired for…
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