The Salt Lake Tribune First published Mar 01 2012 06:33AM Updated 1 hour ago Springville He trudged through

h the snow Thursday morning, trying 20 doors before he was able to find one he could break into. Then the intruder made himself at home. He removed his wet clothing and put on some clothes that had been folded in a pile on the sofa. In the kitchen, he found ingredients to make a ham-and-tortilla wrap. He put the leftovers in the familys refrigerator. It would be his last meal. At 2:45 a.m., the intruder went upstairs and woke the couple who lived in the home, said Springville police Lt. David Caron. He told them he had a stolen gun and demanded they get out of bed. He ordered them to get their wallets and take him to an ATM. So the husband went to his closet. "The suspect thought he was going to get his wallet, but instead, he grabbed his handgun," Caron said. The husband shot the intruder once in the chest. The man died at the scene. Police identified the dead man as 31-year-old Armando Martinez Jr., whose last known address was in Provo. Kearns Several police officers Thursday apprehended a wanted man in Kearns after a brief chase and gunshots but no one was injured.

At about 5:15 p.m., a Taylorsville police officer with the Joint Criminal Apprehension Team (JCAT) tried to stop a man wanted on outstanding warrants near 4900 West and West Sams Boulevard (5260 South), said Unified Police Lt. Justin Hoyal.
"He saw [the suspect] walking down the sidewalk, he attempted to stop him and then the suspect fled on foot," Hoyal said. JCAT is a team headed by the U.S. Marshals and assisted by officers from various agencies around the state with the main purpose of arresting fugitives. As the man ran down the street, he pulled out a gun, Hoyal said. The officer fired his gun after the suspect ignored commands to put down his gun and stop. It was not immediately known whether the suspect fired back.

Other police officers with UPD and JCAT helped arrest the man at about 5:22 p.m. and took him to jail on outstanding warrants and suspicion of aggravated assault on a police officer, failure to stop at the command of a police officer, and possession of a firearm by a restricted person. "Fortunately, no one was hurt in the situation," Hoyal said. The incident is being investigated by UPD, the U.S. Marshals Service, Taylorsville police and the Salt Lake County District Attorneys Office. On a summer day nearly 30 years ago, a man used the promise of bubble gum and ice cream to entice 3-year-old Rachael Runyan away from a Sunset park.

Inside the girls home, located less than 15 feet away, her mother was unaware of the abduction as she prepared Sloppy Joes for her childrens lunch on Aug. 26, 1982. "It is like some demon swooped out of the sky, and we have never seen her again," Elaine RunyanSimmons said this week of her daughter. The girls almost unrecognizable body was discovered 24 days later, naked and hog-tied, in a stream in Morgan County. Runyan-Simmons has never stopped hoping the killer will be found, and police are still looking. Sunset Police Chief Ken Eborn said this week that detectives are currently checking out a former Utah resident now living in Pennsylvania who has been a long-time person of interest in the case. The girls mother believes the Pennsylvania man may be her daughters killer. "This same guy keeps surfacinBy Aaron Falk The Salt Lake Tribune First published Mar 01 2012 12:59PM Updated Mar 1, 2012 11:40PM A West Valley City woman charged with more than 50 felony counts for coaxing her way into the homes of more than a dozen elderly victims and stealing jewels, bank cards and cash is now weighing a plea deal. After two hours of preliminary hearing testimony Thursday, 51-year-old Kerri Ann Brugger waived the remainder of the hearing to consider an offer from prosecutors, who will dismiss all but two seconddegree felony counts if she agrees to pay full restitution. Police and prosecutors say Brugger targeted homes in the Millcreek area over the course of several months last year. The woman reportedly told homeowners she needed to use their restroom or telephone to gain entry, officials said.

"It varied from each case what she told the victim and what she needed," Unified Police Detective Angie Hunter said. Each of the 15 alleged victims was elderly, and Salt Lake County prosecutor Steve Gibbon asked to dismiss three of the cases against Brugger because the alleged victims had died or suffered from dementia and other ailments. Three of those alleged victims testified against Brugger Thursday in 3rd District Court. Don Seely, a 72-year-old Holladay man, said Brugger knocked on his door last October and said she had eaten at a nearby Indian restaurant and needed to use his bathroom. Seely, who requires crutches or a walker to get around, said he always kept his valuables in a canvas bag, which he had hung from the back of a kitchen chair. Seely said he had his back to Brugger as he filled a glass with water. g," Runyan-Simmons said. "You cant help but keep your eye on him."

By nate carlisle and Aaron Falk The Salt Lake Tribune First published Feb 28 2012 05:07PM Updated Feb 29, 2012 01:33PM Matthew David Stewart, who is accused of killing one police officer and wounding five others in an Ogden shootout, had 16 marijuana plants in his home, according to a court documents filed Tuesday. Its the first time law enforcement has disclosed details of what they allege was marijuana growing in Stewarts home. The Weber County Attorneys Office made the claim Tuesday in paperwork seeking to permanently seize Stewarts home at 3268 Jackson Ave. Matthew Stewarts father, Michael Stewart, didnt learn of the news until The Tribune told him. "Why are they doing that?" Michael Stewart asked Tuesday evening. "How can they do that when he hasnt been convicted of anything now they are going to take his home?" The county attorney did not specify the maturity of the plants or if they were found harvested. The day after the shooting, reporters watched detectives remove large PVC pipes with holes in them and two long, florescent lighting systems from Stewarts home. The county attorneys office argues in court papers that Utahs Controlled Substances Act allows for the homes forfeiture because it was used to manufacture or distribute drugs.

Michael Stewart said since the shooting almost two months ago, his family has not been allowed inside the home their son still legally owns, and the family wants "access to his personal property." They have asked authorities if they could go into the home to get their sons belongings and personal papers, but have been denied.