GARLAND, Utah — A Cache County-based nonprofit that serves domestic violence and sexual assault says it’s speeding up plans to build transitional housing in Box Elder County. A push for CAPSA to speed up the process comes after two Tremonton police officers were killed this month while responding to a domestic violence call.

According to CAPSA, one in three women and one in seven men in Utah will experience domestic violence in their lifetime. He says the events in Tremonton created a new sense of urgency. “It has emboldened us,” he said. “It encouraged us to move more quickly.”

For survivor Erica Sandberg, who lives in Brigham City, the tragedy feels personal. “Fortunately, nobody lost their lives in mine,“ she said. “But it could’ve easily turned out the same.”

Six years ago, Sandberg

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