2 Utah Police Departments Merge to Address Staffing Shortages

June 16, 2025
In July, the Mount Pleasant and Fairview police forces will become the North Valley Police Department after recent officer injuries at both agencies brought staffing issues to the forefront.

The new North Valley police force will officially begin operation July 1, but officers have been deployed to both cities under the new arrangement. The merger means both cities will have 24-hour law enforcement coverage with at least one officer on call, something that the individual department's couldn't achieve because of a lack of personnel.

Steve Gray, Mount Pleasant's police chief, will now lead the new department, and he was sworn in Friday. Logan Ludvigson also was hired and sworn in as deputy chief.

"(I'm) excited to move forward with the new department," Gray stated in the department's social media post.

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