The University of Utah police department spent $6,000 to throw a retirement party for outgoing Chief Dale Brophy — a celebration that came as he was stepping down and his force was under fire for ignoring concerns reported by student-athlete Lauren McCluskey before she was killed on campus.
The invoice for the party was obtained by The Salt Lake Tribune through a public records request as part of a review of university spending following McCluskey’s October 2018 murder. The school has allocated more than $1 million to projects to improve safety in response.