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Disorderly Conduct
Disorderly conduct is an umbrella term used to describe crimes that are considered to be obnoxious or annoying. The behavior described by the term generally causes some type of public disturbance, such as public urination or peeping into someone’s window. Disorderly conduct is done in a public area, and creates a threat or disturbance to other people in that area.


Police arrested a man who was chasing after cars in the Walmart parking lot
by Travis Uresk 6-28-25 | Vernal, Ut. | June 24th, 2025 | Deputy Young was dispatched to Walmart on a report of a Native American man chasing after cars in the parking lot, flipping off pedestrians, and screaming at the customers inside the store. When the deputy arrived at the Walmart parking lot, a witness began telling him that a male who looked dirty, with long black hair and a plaid shirt, had gone into the store, flipping off customers while screaming. A male matching t
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Jun 28, 20252 min read


A Duchesne County woman charged with threat of violence and damaging a police vehicle
by Travis Uresk 6-12-25 | Duchesne County | June 10th, 2025 | The Duchesne County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to a report of a female subject driving on SR-87 from milepost 10.5 in Talmage. The complainant stated he and his girlfriend had been arguing when she threatened to kill herself and left the residence. He said that they have been having problems because he caught her driving while high with their children recently and other drama. Cpl. Cox located the vehicle and
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Jun 12, 20253 min read


Uintah County Deputies dispatched to a disorderly in progress at the Vernal Memorial Cemetery
by Travis Uresk 6-5-25 | Vernal, Ut. | June 3rd, 2025 | Uintah County Sheriff's Deputies were dispatched to a disorderly in progress located at 1700 S Vernal Ave, Vernal Memorial Cemetery. Dispatch advised the two males removed their shirts and were physically pushing each other. As the deputies entered the cemetery, two males and a female were standing on the hill. Deputy Oldham exited his vehicle and called over a male he recognized to come over to him. The male explained t
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Jun 5, 20252 min read


Uintah County Deputies responded to a 9-1-1 call, during which dispatch could hear yelling in the background
by Travis Uresk 6-1-25 | Vernal, Ut. | June 1st, 2025 | Dispatch reported to Uintah County Deputies there was an unknown 9-1-1 call where they could hear two males and a female yelling and arguing in the background. Deputy Russell and other deputies arrived and separated the three and obtained information that 20-year-old Tyler Louis Flye Davis was also on the property, but he had fled before police arrived. Tyler was located hiding in the backyard of the residence and placed
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Jun 1, 20251 min read


A mother gets punched by her son while driving him home
by Travis Uresk 5/31/25 | Ballard, Ut. | May 31st, 2025 | It was reported that a female had been punched multiple times by her son, 33-year-old Durrell Garth Miller. During the investigation, it was found that Durrell had been consuming alcohol earlier, along with the victim, who was driving the vehicle. While the victim was driving Durrell back to his residence with his child in the backseat, Durrell and the victim got into a disagreement, which escalated and became physical
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May 31, 20252 min read


Colorado man arrested for public intoxication
by Travis Uresk 5-29-25 | Vernal, Ut. | May 25th, 2025 | Officer Escobedo was parked at the stoplight at 100 West and Main Street when a man stumbled across the road. The officer approached the man, later identified as 47-year-old Michael Lawrence White from Denver, Colorado. Officer Escobedo noticed that Michael was soaking wet along the inseam of his pants, and when he spoke, he slurred his words and smelled of alcohol. He denied drinking anything, refused to provide the of
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May 29, 20252 min read


A Roosevelt man has a really bad day over some dogs
by Travis Uresk 5-28-25 | Roosevelt, Ut. | May 27th, 2025 | Roosevelt Police Officer Reed was dispatched to a disorderly on North Union Street because a male had jumped a fence screaming, trying to fight his neighbors over some dogs. When Officer Reed arrived on the scene, there were three males on the sidewalk. One of the males stated his neighbor, 32-year-old Whaley C Webster, was in his yard banging on the door and yelling at his girlfriend. When the other two males arrive
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May 28, 20252 min read


Vernal police respond to a group of rowdy partygoers, one gets arrested
by Travis Uresk 5-26-25 | Vernal, Ut. | May 23rd, 2025 | On Friday at around 12:38 AM, Vernal City Officers were dispatched to 1410 S 675 E on a report of a group of disorderly partygoers in the parking lot. Sgt Cannon arrived at the address and found several young adults yelling. As the officer approached, it appeared four individuals were trying to calm down a shirtless male, later identified as 19-year-old Hunter Dan Dimick. Hunter was yelling, slurring his words, and had
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May 26, 20252 min read


An intoxicated male calls 9-1-1 22 times, yelling profanities, then hangs up
by Travis Uresk 5-17-25 | Vernal, Ut. | May 17th, 2025 | On May 16th, police received a call regarding an intoxicated male causing a disturbance at McDonald’s, but the man had left before police arrived. On May 17th, just after 12:30 PM, 65-year-old Wayne Ussery called dispatch several times, stating he was cold, lost, and needed blankets but would not provide his location. Deputies Russell and Roth searched areas Wayne was known to frequent and located his bicycle and cart i
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May 17, 20252 min read


Police arrest a man yelling in the middle of the road at passing cars
by Travis Uresk 5-14-25 | Vernal, Ut. | May 13th, 2025 | A male was identified as 31-year-old Joseph Anthony Montoya in the middle of the road at 650 South 1250 West, yelling at passing cars and people outside their place of business. Passing vehicles had to wait for Joseph to move out of their lane so they could get by. Officer Maughan was patrolling in the area rolled his window down to talk with Joseph. Joseph told the officer that he was sick of all the dogs barking in a
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May 14, 20253 min read


A mother leaves her children in a hotel room while getting drunk at the bar
by Travis Uresk 5-10-25 | Vernal, Ut. | May 8th, 2025 | At 11:30 PM, Vernal City Police received a report of a disorderly woman at The Valley Saloon. It was reported that the intoxicated female had tried to sexually assault a hotel employee and left two children in her hotel room. Police arrived and made contact with 30-year-old Erica Lopez Miller. Upon making contact with Erica, she was sitting on the ground just inside the back doors of the building. Erica was slurring her
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May 10, 20253 min read


While police are talking to a male about his warrant, he decides to run
by Travis Uresk 5-2-25 | Vernal, Ut. | May 2nd, 2025 | A Vernal City Police Officer was out on patrol when a male he knew had a warrant was in a green car parked at 690 West Main Street. A records check revealed that 31-year-old Brandon Jay Larsen had an active full extradition US Marshall's Warrant for his arrest. Officer Cannon asked Brandon to step out of the vehicle. He informed Brandon of his warrant, and he asked if he could smoke a cigarette before being placed into cu
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May 4, 20252 min read


Police arrest a male and female for criminal trespass and heroin
By Travis Uresk 4-30-25 | Vernal, Ut. | April 30th, 2025 | On 4/29/2025, Police were dispatched to a criminal trespass at a Uintah County residence. Uintah County Deputies arrived at the residence, where a witness told Deputy Young they were inside the home and heard 35-year-old Brandon Oneal Oxendine screaming at the door for one of the residents who had been staying with Brandon in a camper at the rear of the property. The property owner and her family had told Brandon not
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Apr 30, 20252 min read


One man threatens another man he is going to “cut his head off with a shovel.”
By Travis Uresk 4-10-25 | Vernal, Ut. | April 8th, 2025 | Uintah County Deputies responded to North Vernal Avenue to a 9-1-1 unknown call. Upon arriving at the scene, the deputies were met by an elderly male who said his girlfriend's nephew had assaulted him. While police spoke with the man, an odor of alcohol could be detected coming from his person. He became emotional when telling deputies that he had bothered the poor, decent people living down the street. Deputy Anderton
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Apr 10, 20252 min read


After a ranch hand gets fired, he refuses to leave the property and then tries to fight with multiple people
By Travis Uresk 4-4-25 | Lapoint, Ut. | March 24th, 2025 | A Uintah County Deputy responded to a call from a male complainant who reported that a ranch hand, 50-year-old Juan Carlos Lopez, had been fired and was now wanting to fight with multiple people. Deputy Russell arrived at the ranch in Lapoint and met with the male complainant, who stated the owner of the ranch had fired Juan, asked him to leave the property, and was trying to start a fight. The deputy spoke with the r
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Apr 4, 20253 min read


A male gets assaulted in a Vernal hotel parking lot after the man tries breaking into his hotel room
By Travis Uresk 4-3-25 | Vernal, Ut. | March 29th, 2025 | Officer Kirk met with the Victim, who said he had been assaulted in the parking lot of the Quality Inn. The officer noticed he had visible injuries on his face and both arms. The Victim stated that 24-year-old Alex Casarez Lopez tried to come into his hotel room around 4:00 am that morning. He said that Alex had the peephole covered when he knocked on the door. When the Victim opened the door, Alex tried to push his wa
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Apr 3, 20253 min read


Police arrest a male who urinated on the floor and passed out in the Ballard Maverik
By Travis Uresk 3/13/25 | Ballard, Ut. | March 13th, 2025 | It was reported to 9-1-1 that an intoxicated larger adult male wearing a white hoodie and shorts had came into Maverik and passed out at their seating area. The complainant then reported the male then went into the bathroom and urinated all over the floor, which upset another patron who was inside the bathroom at the time. The complainant further stated the male had taken some food from the shelf and possibly did not
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Mar 13, 20252 min read


A woman gets assaulted by three other females while her ex watches and laughs
By Travis Uresk 3/4/25 | Roosevelt, Ut. | February 21st, 2025 | Roosevelt City Police responded to disorderly conduct on North State Street, based on a dispatch report that the complainant was trying to get some belongings from her ex's house. Dispatch advised that the male subject was breaking the complainant's belongings and was still gathering information as Officer Arnold arrived on scene. When the officer arrived, he found the complainant on the phone with 9-1-1 crying i
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Mar 4, 20253 min read


A female uses a firearm in an attempt to evict tenants from the property
By Travis Uresk 3/1/25 | Uintah County | February 28th, 2025 | On February 28th, at approximately 7:00 pm, Deputy Mieure was called to a domestic disturbance involving a firearm. According to dispatch, the complainant reported that 70-year-old Susan Lee Carraway was involved in an altercation where she had pointed a firearm at family members. The complainant also stated that Susan had assaulted her husband, causing injuries to his face. It was unknown if the injuries were cau
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Mar 1, 20253 min read


While police are investigating a bar fight, the suspect walks over and punches another patron
By Travis Uresk 3/1/25 | Vernal, Ut. | February 26th, 2025 | While Deputy Pratt was patrolling the Vernal area, he was dispatched to a bar fight at the Gateway Saloon. When the deputy arrived the parties were separated, and he spoke to a male who identified himself as the victim. The victim stated he had been knocked out by a male who he pointed to who was currently speaking to a Vernal City Officer. That male was later Identified as 29-year-old Taoipu Patu. The victim stated
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Mar 1, 20253 min read
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