Canyon no longer ‘trustworthy place’ after rise in burglaries [Video]

SPRINGVILLE, Utah — It was a busy summer for the Utah County Sheriff’s Office as it investigated eight burglaries in the relatively small area of Hobble Creek Canyon near Springville.

Nevertheless, the sheriff’s office said crime is common in the great outdoors.

“Times are hard, but it doesn’t mean that you can destroy other people’s happiness,” said Springville resident Jenna Vincent.

For years, Vincent and her family have taken their trailer up the canyon and left it unattended for a few days at a time.

“It’s just a place that you can call home, that’s always been safe, right?” she said. “Like, things happen, and we know that, but it’s always been a trustworthy place to be, and now it’s just not that anymore.”

The family had never had an incident involving their trailer until this summer..

“They had taken a lot of things out of our stove, our toilet. …