The Salt Lake Police Department is defending itself in the case of the man accused of a string of hit-and-runs in the city and questions about why Ahn Pham wasn’t arrested after the initial hit-and-run last August.

A department spokesman told KSL TV that the case was investigated as an aggravated assault. But, it was determined that there wasn’t enough probable cause to arrest Pham, despite having a license plate number, a victim, and two witness accounts of what happened.

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    6 months ago

    That hole must be 10 ft deep by now. You sure you wanna go further?

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      6 months ago

      Sure? I’m not defending the dude in the article, who I now know was attacking people. I admit I skipped a few paragraphs and misunderstood this case. But I’m still steadfast in my belief that property crimes don’t deserve prison sentences. A hit and run in and of itself does not warrant being locked up.