A masked suspect robbed a Del Taco in West Point before dawn on Tuesday, and now Davis County deputies are asking the public to help track them down. No one was hurt in the incident, and authorities have not said publicly what, if anything, was taken from the restaurant.
The Davis County Sheriff's Office responded to the fast-food location at 123 North 2000 West early Tuesday morning, according to KUTV. As FOX 13 News reported, the sheriff's office confirmed that no injuries occurred during the robbery, and deputies released surveillance photos to generate leads on the suspect's identity. The Del Taco sits along 2000 West, per DoorDash listings, which functions as West Point's primary commercial corridor.
Deputies Ask Residents to Call In Tips
Investigators are urging anyone who recognizes the suspect or their clothing from the released photos to call the sheriff's office's non-emergency dispatch line at 801-451-4150. The request for community help underscores how thin the investigative trail appears to be so far, with no arrest and no public description of a getaway vehicle or direction of travel.
West Point does not run its own police department. The city instead contracts with the Davis County Sheriff's Office for municipal law enforcement, an arrangement that guarantees one dedicated deputy on patrol around the clock under an interlocal agreement updated this month, according to Utah.gov records. That contract requires staffing equivalent to five full-time deputies to cover the city.
A Fast-Growing Suburb Watches 2000 West
West Point has grown from a rural township into a suburban community of roughly 13,470 residents in 2026, a population increase of more than 20% since the 2020 Census, per World Population Review data. The Del Taco robbery marks the second high-profile law enforcement response on the 2000 West corridor this year. In June, pre-dawn gunfire near a Smith's grocery store on the same street triggered a shelter-in-place order before five juveniles were detained, Hoodline previously reported in its piece on the West Point teen street scare.
County deputies also have newer investigative tools at their disposal. Davis County commissioners approved a memorandum of understanding with the Utah Department of Public Safety earlier this month allowing automated license plate reader data sharing, a technology Hoodline detailed in its coverage of the license plate camera deal. The county's camera network is integrated with statewide public safety databases, giving deputies another avenue to track a fleeing suspect's vehicle.
What Charges Could Follow
Whether the suspect ultimately faces a lesser or greater felony charge hinges on a detail investigators have not disclosed: whether a weapon was used or threatened during the robbery. Under Utah Code Ann. § 76-6-301, standard robbery is a second-degree felony punishable by one to 15 years in prison and fines up to $10,000. But under Utah Code Ann. § 76-6-302, if a suspect uses or even threatens to use a dangerous weapon, the charge escalates to aggravated robbery, a first-degree felony carrying a sentence of five years to life. It remains unclear which scenario applies in this case, as deputies have not said whether a weapon was displayed.
Early-morning robberies at quick-service restaurants are not new to northern Utah. In November 2018, a suspect attempted to rob a Salt Lake City Del Taco by presenting a demand note before fleeing, according to Gephardt Daily, illustrating the vulnerability late-night and early-morning fast-food shifts can face. No arrest has been announced in the West Point case, and the Davis County Sheriff's Office continues to seek information from the public.
