Beyond The Badge

Detective Javier Chavez is a 12 year veteran of Salt Lake County and works in the Midvale Precinct of Unified Police department.  At UPD, Detective Chavez has taken on a challenging assignment, The Road Home Shelter in Midvale. Detective Chavez has worked hard to build relationships with the shelter, shelter residents, and local businesses and residents. These relationships have helped Detective Chavez in his police work as he has been able to solve numerous crimes in the shelter and surrounding area. Chavez focuses a lot on helping people have positive experiences with the police.  He tries to be very helpful in teaching people about the law and police work.  He has even assisted Road Home residents resolve warrants and other matters so they can get a fresh start.   The NAACP recently honored Detective Chavez with an award for his great work   See our website for privacy information.