Meet the only female police chief in the state of Utah
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah — The police department for Utah's second-largest city, West Valley City, is led by a woman who hopes to inspire young girls...
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah — The police department for Utah's second-largest city, West Valley City, is led by a woman who hopes to inspire young girls to pursue a career in police work. Colleen Jacobs is the sole member of an exclusive club - she's the only female police chief in the state of Utah. "We have, I think, 109 chiefs of police in Utah, I'm the only female in Utah," Jacobs said. The West Valley City Police Department has 218 sworn officers and 16 are female. She prefers to stay out of the spotlight, but Jacobs is a lifelong Utahn, born and raised in Tooele and said it's taken a lot of hard work to get where she is today.