I'VE GOT A BADGE, WADDA YOU GOT?

Salt Lake Tribune -- Tens of thousands of Salt Lake County residents can expect a one-two punch to their pocketbooks next year -- higher property taxes and a brand new bill for police protection.

That's the reality facing 170,000 residents of the unincorporated county, who may be asked to pay more for policing when the patrol arm of the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office splinters into a stand-alone police agency known as the Unified Police Department.

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