Operation Rio Grande: Many 'sheep' being netted in the hunt for 'wolves'

SALT LAKE CITY — Emil Wells was asleep on the sidewalk on Rio Grande Street when police found him.The next thing he knew, he was in handcuffs and on his way to the Salt Lake County Jail. His arrest, on Sept. 9, became a statistic — one of nearly 1,400 arrests since Operation Rio Grande began last month.Wells' offenses: Five outstanding warrants carrying a combined $6,635 price tag for possession of drugs and paraphernalia, shoplifting and criminal trespassing.But Wells, 33, was back