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Protective Order Violation
A protective order (sometimes mistakenly called a restraining order) is an order issued by the court designed to give victims of domestic violence protection by preventing the abuser from having contact with, threatening, or entering onto the property of the victim.


A neighbor at an apartment complex can hear screaming. A man gets beaten up, and a child gets taken.
| 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
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Jun 45 min read


Vernal Man Arrested For Violation of a Protection Order. Five days later, he was arrested again for child abuse
| by Travis Uresk | March 25 th , 2026 | Vernal, Utah— On Sunday, March 15, 2026, at around 10 pm, Vernal Police Officer McCurdy was dispatched on a protective order violation in Vernal, Utah. Call notes sent from dispatch to the officers' on-board computer indicated that 20-year-old Jordan Jerry Stowe tried to contact the victim by phone from a 7-Eleven telephone at approximately 3 am on 3/15/26. According to the protected person, she looked up the phone number and discovere
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Mar 253 min read


A female arrested on multiple crimes, from DUI one week to stealing a vehicle this week
by Travis Uresk 6-5-25 | Uintah County | June 4th, 2025 | Deputy Pratt was dispatched to a report of a stolen vehicle and was informed that 36-year-old Aleice Collins had stolen her father's vehicle from his house. The deputy was also informed that Aleice had previously been trespassed from the property, and another deputy was looking for her to charge her with trespassing from a prior incident. Roosevelt City Police Officer Bellon was assisting the Uintah County Sheriff's Of
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Jun 5, 20253 min read


Man violates protective order by assaulting his girlfriend
By Travis Uresk 5-3-25 | Vernal, Ut. | May 2nd, 2025 | The complainant reported that his daughter had received messages from a female saying that her boyfriend had beaten her up and she was hiding in the bushes near her residence. When Officer Escobedo arrived, he wasn't able to find the victim. The call notes indicated that the victim wasn't willing to cooperate with law enforcement. The victim's boyfriend was later identified as 39-year-old Timothy O’Brian Hester through th
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May 3, 20252 min read


A Uintah County Man Arrested For The Third Time This Year For Violation Of A Protective Order
By Travis Uresk 3/8/25 | Vernal, Ut. | March 6th, 2025 | A female victim reported to 9-1-1 that she had been assaulted by her ex-boyfriend, 50-year-old Denny Jay Hatch, the night before. Vernal City Police responded to the assault detail and met with the victim, who said Denny had come over to her trailer the night before drunk and belligerent. The victim told Officer Escobedo that Denny had punched her twice during the argument, and another individual had witnessed the incid
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Mar 8, 20252 min read


A man in Ft. Duchesne gets hit on the head with a hammer by a man with a protective order
By Travis Uresk 1/13/24 | Ft. Duchesne, Ut. | January 11th, 2024 | On 1/10/25, officers were dispatched to 8100 East US-40 in Ft....
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Jan 13, 20253 min read
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