Assault On A Peace Officer

| by Travis Uresk | July 8th 2026 | Vernal, Utah (7/5/26)—At approximately 5:30 PM, TSA agents confiscated contraband during a security check at the Vernal Airport. A woman assaulted two TSA agents during the incident. Following the altercation, she grabbed a bag from the screening table and fled the airport heading west. Deputy Oldham was sent to the airport in response to the contraband seizure. The items involved included marijuana products and related paraphernalia, and t

| by Travis Uresk | July 5th 2026 | Vernal, Utah (7/1/26)—Cpl. Nielsen responded to the Rec Center after receiving reports about 43-year-old Jamie Scott Slaugh attempted to attack a woman by swinging a PVC pipe at her. The woman described seeing Jamie walking south on Vernal Avenue, dressed in a gray shirt with blue sleeves and jeans, and appeared to be intoxicated. As the officer made his way to the scene, dispatch provided a driver's license photo of Jamie. Upon reaching th

By Travis Uresk 4-15-25 | Roosevelt, Ut. | April 14th, 2025 | At around 7:30 PM, Duchesne County Deputies were dispatched to a rural area North of Roosevelt of North Crescent. The complainant informed the officer a man knocked on their door, saying someone had shot him. When she called dispatch, the male walked away. When the complainant tried talking with him, he turned and came at them, so they drove away before he could do anything to them. The caller stated the male was l

By Travis Uresk 10/4/24 | Vernal, Ut. | October 2nd, 2024 | Vernal City Police were notified of a theft at the 7-Eleven at 501 East Main...

By Travis Uresk 9/14/24 | Roosevelt, Ut. | September 9th, 2024 | At around 1:00 pm, Deputy Borrelli responded to the Uintah Basin Medical...

By Travis Uresk 8/17/24 | Ft. Duchesne, Ut. | August 15th, 2024 | Three officers with the UHP, Uintah County Sheriff's Office, and the...

By Travis Uresk 7/9/24 | Duchesne, Ut. | June 27th, 2024 | At around 11:43 pm, Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office Cpl. Nichols received a...