MOUNT PLEASANT, Utah — Utah’s Mount Pleasant and Fairview police departments will merge to form the North Valley Police Department starting July 1, FOX 13 reported.
The merger follows staffing challenges in both departments. In March, officers from both agencies were injured on duty, prompting a temporary agreement to share personnel. That arrangement revealed coverage gaps, with periods where neither department had an officer on duty.
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“Both cities will now have 24 coverage, meaning no officers will be on call, they will be at a minimum 1 officer on at all time,” Chief Steve Gray wrote. “That may surprise some of you that we actually have not been 24 hours a day, but we wanted that secret to not be out there.”
Following the initial cooperation, city leaders held several meetings that led to the formal merger. The new department will operate fully within the existing budgets of both cities.
Residents can expect to see a mix of Mount Pleasant and Fairview police vehicles and officers in both cities until uniform and vehicle updates are completed.
The merger will enable the new department to staff a full-time school resource officer and hire a full-time secretary, ensuring consistent office hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
The Mount Pleasant office will serve as the department’s headquarters, while the Fairview location will operate as a satellite station.
Chief Steve Gray will lead the new agency, with Logan Ludvigon serving as deputy chief.
