Criminal Mischief

| by Travis Uresk | June 18th 2026 | Roosevelt, Utah (6/6/26)—Roosevelt Police were dispatched to the Davis Food & Drug on reports of possible property damage. Dispatch advised that the complainant stated the tires were slashed on her Hyundai Sonata. Dispatch advised that the complainant believed it was 35-year-old Anthony James Reuss who had slashed her tires because he had been making threats that morning about damaging her car, and it had been going on for the last six mon

| by Travis Uresk | June 4th, 2026 | Roosevelt, Utah (5/27/26)—A neighbor at an apartment building at 700 E 290 N called police, saying she could hear a lot of screaming and banging around. Police arrived at the scene and could see a man looking out of a window. The officer knocked on the door, and a man asked who it was. Officer Arnold identified himself as a Roosevelt City Police officer, and the male opened the door. The officer asked the man what was going on inside the a

| by Travis Uresk | June 2nd 2026 | Vernal, Utah (6/1/26)—According to dispatch, an adult male was seen by a third party assaulting his mother outside in the yard. When Uintah County Deputies arrived, they spoke with a female on the porch who told them that 19-year-old Joshua James Elmer had gotten into an argument with her and his mother outside in the yard. The female told police that Joshua grabbed his mother and began to choke her from behind. The woman stated she tried t

| by Travis Uresk | May 8th, 2026 | Ballard, Utah (5/6/26)—Deputy Pratt with the Uintah County Sheriff’s Office received information that 43-year-old Daniel Patrick Engle had direct involvement with the burglary at the Basin livestock sales barn in the Ballard area. During this burglary, multiple power tools, miscellaneous electronics, checkbooks, bank records, cash, a dump truck, and a Polaris Side by Side were stolen. Of course, the burglary occurred after hours, and the bu

| by Travis Uresk | March 16 th , 2026 | Vernal, Utah—At 9 pm, on March 5 th , 2026, Sgt. Watt received a criminal mischief call at Davis Food and Drug regarding someone who had spray-painted or tagged the walls in the men's bathroom. One of the managers took Sgt. Watt into the men's public restroom where two walls inside a stall had been spray-painted in black, and had the initials "ERA" sprayed next to their artwork. An employee stated he went on break at 7:45 pm and went i

By Travis Uresk 4-16-25 | Roosevelt, Ut. | April 14th, 2025 | During a domestic disturbance near the Roosevelt Golf Course on Clubhouse Drive, dispatch could hear a woman on the phone yelling, “Stop it, don’t touch me.” The complainant then stated that a male kept trying to throw her out of the house. The male said that the female was throwing knives at him, and he was leaving and would be at the house down the road in a white Chevy. Officer Arnold arrived to find the male ou

By Travis Uresk 4-15-25 | Vernal, Ut. | April 14th, 2025 | On April 5th, 2025, a Uintah County Sheriff’s Deputy responded to a burglary in Vernal, Utah. The homeowner reported that an unknown male had entered her home and tried to steal a Kubota tractor from the backyard. The male subject was captured on surveillance cameras driving the tractor and damaging an exposed water line. The victim stated the tires on the tractor were low on air, and the thief didn't know how to oper

By Travis Uresk 1/24/25 | Roosevelt, Ut. | January 24th, 2025 | Officers responded to a domestic assault that occurred in a vehicle on...

By Travis Uresk 12/17/24 | Roosevelt, Ut. | December 15th, 2024 | On Saturday the 14th, police responded to a report of an assault that...

By Travis Uresk 12/15/24 | Vernal, Ut. | December 12th, 2024 | Vernal City Police were dispatched to the East Meadows trailer court at...

By Travis Uresk 12/9/24 | Duchesne, Ut. | December 5th, 2024 | On Thursday, December 5th, at around 11:00 pm, Cpl. Nichols was dispatched...

By Travis Uresk 11/22/24 | Duchesne County | November 12th, 2024 | During the days leading up to November 12th, a female and 53-year-old...

By Travis Uresk 11/13/24 | Myton, Ut. | November 5th, 2024 | On November 5th, Cpl. Cox was dispatched to Myton, Ut, on the report of drug...

By Travis Uresk 10/3/24 | Talmage, Ut. | September 18th, 2024 | At 7:00 pm, Duchesne County Deputies were dispatched to a family fight in...

By Travis Uresk 8/27/24 | Roosevelt, Ut. | August 15th, 2024 | Roosevelt City Police received a report of an intoxicated male who was...

By Travis Uresk 7/25/24 | Roosevelt, Ut. | July 19th, 2024 | Officer Arnold responded to a report of a domestic violence incident at 158...

By Travis Uresk 6/8/24 | Vernal, Ut. | June 6th, 2024 | At 12:25 pm, UHP Trooper Lorensen received a text message from a victim in an...

By Travis Uresk 5/26/24 | Roosevelt, Ut. | May 21st, 2024 | While on a call for suspicious activity, Roosevelt Police Officers...

By Travis Uresk 5/10/24 | Vernal, Ut. | May 8th, 2024 | A Uintah County Deputy responded to a property damage call at 925 South 1500 West...

By Travis Uresk 4/20/24 | Duchesne, Ut. | April 12th, 2024 | At 11:00 am, Duchesne County Jail Sergeant Roberts informed Deputy Green of...