About a week after firing long-time Salt Lake City police chief Mike Brown, Mayor Erin Mendenhall on Thursday announced Brian Redd, the executive director of the Utah Department of Corrections, as her pick to replace him.

Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall said Friday she made the call to remove Mike Brown as police chief of the Salt Lake City Police Department. "It was my decision. It was time after five years of our department being through incredible change ...

"This was my decision," Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall told reporters Friday after attending a hearing on a bill that would ask cities similar to Salt Lake City's size to partner with state police on issues or risk losing out on state funds.