Identity fraud

| 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

| by Travis Uresk | April 24th, 2026 | Vernal, Utah (3/10/26)—Det. K. Russell was notified by Det. Blackham, with the Utah State University (USU) Police, was asked to investigate a fraud case. It was discovered that an employee, 47-year-old Latrisha Mae Fall, had used her USU credit card to make several fraudulent purchases. These items were either for personal use or for her side business. Det. Russell was given a spreadsheet from the USU administration that had been broken

by Travis Uresk 7-3-25 | Naples, Ut. | June 23 rd , 2025 | A man called into dispatch and stated he would like to speak with a Naples City Officer regarding a theft that occurred at a storage unit at 1365 E 2000 S in Naples. Officer Ashman called the man, and he informed the officer that he stored his boat at the facility. Someone had come in over the last two weeks and stolen fishing gear from his boat, as well as siphoned gas out of it. The caller stated that he had contact

By Travis Uresk 2/18/25 | Duchesne County | February 18th, 2025 | On January 23rd, 2025, Cpl. Nichols took a report of a theft at the Myton Family Dollar. The employee stated that on 1/18/25, a male came into the store and was observed placing a $5 USB cable into his pocket. The male walked up to the front counter with nothing to purchase but wanted to put money on his cash app. The male presented a 50-dollar bill to the clerk and left the store. Later, the clerk found that s

By Travis Uresk 4/26/24 | Vernal, Ut. | April 24th, 2024 | Uintah County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a lost wallet and...