Drugs

| by Travis Uresk | July 17th 2026 | Vernal, Utah (7/12/26)—Emergency Medical Technicians and Uintah County Deputies responded to a report from a hotel employee who discovered a naked woman in the bathroom. The woman was unresponsive and barely conscious, lying on the floor. Emergency personnel and law enforcement arrived to assess the situation. An EMT handed Deputy Alarid the woman's purse and pants, which contained identification for 37-year-old Iris Charae Cuch. Upon chec

| by Travis Uresk | July 16th 2026 | Vernal, Utah (7/13/26)—Vernal City Police received a call about property damage/traffic accident in the Smith’s Food & Drug parking lot. A female had backed into a truck while trying to leave. Officers arrived where the female was parked in the dirt lot next to Smith's. The 21-year-old female, Dallie Faye Hislop, was sitting in the driver's seat. Dallie explained she was backing up her car, not realizing she was in reverse. Dallie was aske

| by Travis Uresk | July 13th 2026 | Vernal, Utah (7/7/26)—At 3:30 PM, the Vernal Police responded to a report regarding 52-year-old Jesse Clark Mitchell, who was reportedly acting erratically, brandishing a knife, and had left the home. Upon arrival, the officer learned from the complainant that Jesse might have been using meth and was behaving unpredictably. The officer then began searching for him. A short time later, Officer Boren was informed that Jesse had returned to t

| by Travis Uresk | July 11th 2026 | Uintah County (7/10/26)—Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Searle was patrolling on US-40 near mile marker 157 when he noticed a red Toyota Scion tailgating a truck and horse trailer. As the truck and trailer passed the trooper's driver's-side mirror, the Toyota was roughly 1 second behind the horse trailer. The trooper decided to initiate a traffic stop for following dangerously too closely. The driver, 21-year-old Angel S. Garcia Rico, provided

| 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 8th 2026 | Vernal, Utah (7/3/26)—Deputies were alerted to an attempted assault reported on or about July 1, 2026. The victim, an elderly woman, claimed that 64-year-old Wade Alan Simonton threw a wooden stake at her, narrowly missing her head. She described Wade as becoming enraged and intentionally throwing the stake in her direction. Sgt. Leishman collected the wooden stake, which was roughly three feet long with a pointed end, and noted that it cou

| by Travis Uresk | July 7th 2026 | Duchesne County (7/1/26)—Deputies responded to a theft report occurring 5 miles west of Roosevelt on Crooked Sky Lane. The report indicated someone had been stealing fuel from equipment, and tanks at a job site. Approximately 100 gallons of diesel fuel were reported missing. The complainant noted footprints in the construction area leading to a residence at 4900 W. Police followed the footprints to the residence and knocked on the camper do

| by Travis Uresk | July 5th 2026 | Uintah County (7/3/26)—A Utah Highway Patrol Trooper was on US-40 in Uintah County when he noticed a pickup heading East at 76 MPH. The vehicle had slowed down significantly before approaching him. The trooper initiated a traffic stop and approached the vehicle from the passenger side, noticing numerous spider web cracks on the windshield. When asked for his driver's license, the driver admitted he did not have one. He presented the trooper

| by Travis Uresk | July 1st 2026 | Duchesne County (6/27/26)—At around 3:30 PM, Deputy Borrelli was driving eastbound on SR-35 when a vehicle driving westbound at a dangerously slow speed passed by. The driver wasn't wearing his seatbelt properly, and the license plate was not clearly visible. Deputy Borrelli turned around, and the vehicle accelerated quickly. He activated his lights and initiated a stop near milepost 58. The driver, 71-year-old Kirk Allan Schocker, was iden

| by Travis Uresk | June 30th 2026 | Roosevelt, Utah (6/24/26)—The Uintah Basin Narcotics Strike Force stopped a vehicle on Highway 40 in Roosevelt for crossing the center line several times. Agents checked the vehicle's records and found that the registered owner, 39-year-old Bailey Ryan Birchell, had a suspended driver's license due to a lack of insurance. Bailey presented her state-issued driver's license, while the front passenger offered her ID in an effort to switch pla

| by Travis Uresk | June 10th 2026 | Duchesne, Utah (6/6/26)— At 6:43 pm, deputies observed a white 2008 Nissan Titan run a red light at 100 W and Main Street. Deputy Meeks attempted to pull over the truck for this violation, but it fled the scene. The vehicle drove to a secluded area in Duchesne County, specifically near Antelope Canyon. It ended up on a dead-end road at an oil site and came to a stop. Both the driver and passenger were instructed to exit the vehicle and com

| by Travis Uresk | June 9th 2026 | Duchesne, Utah (6/4/26)—Deputies at the Duchesne County Jail received information about a planned drug drop intended to deliver illegal substances to inmates at the facility. During their inquiry, law enforcement monitored recorded phone calls and electronic messages involving inmates Brayden Frank Street, 26, Scott Allen Abel, 44, and Neddy Annette Street, 48. At the time, Brayden and Scott were incarcerated at the Duchesne County Jail. Th

| by Travis Uresk | June 5th, 2026 | Vernal, Utah (6/4/2026)—Several customers in Walmart witnessed a woman throwing up and acting strangely. She was seen with an approximately 3-year-old child. The child appeared dirty and disheveled. Witnesses spoke with the police and directed them to the location of the female. 33-year-old Jessica Dorothy Limberty was found erratically pacing through the aisles, having difficulty maintaining control of the items in her hands, and showing

| by Travis Uresk | June 4th, 2026 | Vernal, Utah (6/2/26)—It was reported that two men on a Basin Transit Association (BTA) bus were drinking and being belligerent. Vernal City Police arrived in the area of 1850 W Highway 40, and one of those individuals, 27-year-old Melicio Ledbeter Cesspooch, admitted he had been drinking earlier in the day. Melicio agreed to provide a Portable Breath Test (PBT). The results of that test indicated a positive result for alcohol in his syste

| by Travis Uresk | May 31st, 2026 | Vernal, Utah (5/29/26)—A traffic stop was made by Deputy Fairey in the area of 800 N and 1500 E due to the car not having a visible license plate or a temporary registration. The driver told the deputy she was the vehicle's owner, and the temporary registration in the rear window fell down. The vehicle's VIN was provided to dispatch, which confirmed that no insurance information was on file with the state. The driver was unable to provide

| by Travis Uresk | May 31st, 2026 | Vernal, Utah (5/29/26)—Deputy Leishman stopped a vehicle near 400 N on Vernal Avenue after the Colorado license plate didn’t return to a vehicle. A records check of the vehicle VIN showed that the vehicle registration had expired and that there was no insurance associated with it. It also showed that Holly's driver's license was suspended in Colorado. The driver was identified as 40-year-old Holly Lynn Acord, and 34-year-old Ty Pierre Morg

| by Travis Uresk | May 24th, 2026 | Vernal, Utah (5/24/26)—An intoxicated male was found lying in the roadway near 700 E and Main Street. When the police arrived, they found him lying on his side in the parking lane just outside the outer lane of travel. Across the street, police noticed a vehicle with its hazard lights on, and the officer first thought the man may have been hit by a passing vehicle. As the police pulled up next to the man, he started to get up, and he was a

| by Travis Uresk | May 19th, 2026 | Uintah County, Utah (5/19/26)—A female walked into the lobby of the Uintah County Sheriff's Office and requested to speak with a deputy in private. Deputy W. Russell escorted the woman to a private area of the sheriff's office, where a formal interview was conducted. The woman was visibly upset and paranoid that someone would hear what she was about to tell him. During the interview, the female said she discovered concerning material on a

| by Travis Uresk | May 18th, 2026 | Roosevelt, Utah (5/12/26)—Agents with the Uintah Basin Narcotics Strike Force conducted a traffic stop on a White Ford SUV. The stop was conducted due to the vehicle drifting in and out of its lane and making abrupt corrective movements. The agents activated the emergency lights and conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle at 333 W. Highway 40 in Roosevelt City. A K9 was requested for the traffic stop. An agent informed the driver, identifi

| by Travis Uresk | May 4th, 2026 | Duchesne, Utah (5/2/26)—An individual reported that a silver vehicle with a couch attached to the roof had been parked at the gas station pumps at 94 E Main Street for a long period of time. The complainant reported seeing a female slumped over the steering wheel and a male passenger. They were unsure of the driver's status and too afraid to approach the vehicle. They did see the passenger move around at some point. Cpl. Cox arrived at the