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Theft/Burglary
The unlawful taking of the property of another; larceny. The act of entering another's premises without authorization in order to commit a crime, such as theft.
FBI Crime Data For Roosevelt, Vernal, Uintah County, and Duchesne County 2024
By Travis Uresk 2/17/25 The Crime Data Explorer (CDE) is a tool provided by the FBI that allows users to access and analyze crime...
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Feb 173 min read
A woman leaves her purse at a tire store, when she returns, the purse is missing
By Travis Uresk 12/30/24 | Duchesne, Ut. | December 27th, 2024 | Police were dispatched to a theft at the Precision Tire store. The...
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Dec 30, 20243 min read
A man breaks a window with a rock, gains entry to the home to steal a gun
By Travis Uresk 12/25/24 | Vernal, Ut. | December 23rd, 2024 | Police responded to a home burglary where the front window of the...
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Dec 25, 20242 min read
Vernal City Police Issue An Arrest Warrant For a Man Who Stole His Grandmother’s Jeep and Debit Card
By Travis Uresk 12/13/24 | Vernal, Ut. | December 3rd, 2024 | On 11/20/24, 29-year-old Allen Logan Hileman stole his grandmother's Jeep...
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Dec 13, 20241 min read
An employee at a Duchesne gas station tries breaking into a safe with an axe
By Travis Uresk 12/9/24 | Duchesne, Ut. | December 5th, 2024 | On Thursday, December 5th, at around 11:00 pm, Cpl. Nichols was dispatched...
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Dec 9, 20243 min read
A strange man tries to enter a home, female juvenile slams door just in time
By Travis Uresk 11/28/24 | Roosevelt, Ut. | November 24th, 2024 | Police responded to a suspicious activity call at a residence in...
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Nov 28, 20243 min read
Vernal Police arrested a man for a felony credit card case using the stolen card 185 times
By Travis Uresk 11/20/24 | Vernal, Ut. | November 18th, 2024 | Sgt. Watt arrested 57-year-old Richard “Rick” Earl Hodges for a felony...
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Nov 20, 20245 min read
A donation jar with $500 gets stolen from a local restaurant
By Travis Uresk 11/8/24 | Roosevelt, Ut. | November 6th, 2024 | An individual reported a theft at 75 South Main St. The complainant...
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Nov 8, 20242 min read
A vehicle almost stolen out of a front yard in Myton
By Travis Uresk 11/2/24 | Myton, Ut. | October 19th, 2024 | The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a vehicle burglary...
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Nov 2, 20242 min read
Police arrested a male who had taken wire from the Uintah County landfill and sold it to a scrap yard
By Travis Uresk 11/1/24 | Vernal, Ut. | October 21st, 2024 | It was reported that 42-year-old James Alfred Gates had taken wire from the...
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Nov 1, 20243 min read
An intoxicated thief caught with a stolen vehicle
By Travis Uresk 10/30/24 | Roosevelt, Ut. | October 26th, 2024 | A Roosevelt City Police Officer was patrolling North on 500 East when a...
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Oct 30, 20242 min read
A truck gets stolen out of a Vernal vape shop parking lot.
By Travis Uresk 10/23/24 | Vernal, Ut. | October 19th, 2024 | The victim stated that he last drove the vehicle on 10/7/24 and possibly...
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Oct 23, 20243 min read
A man wanted for murder of a Roosevelt woman flees the country to the Philippines
By Travis Uresk 10/18/24 | Vernal, Ut. | October 7th, 2024 | **GRAPHIC CONTENT** | On 10/7/24, at around 7:54 pm, Central Dispatch...
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Oct 18, 20244 min read
Vernal man arrested for stealing and selling ex-wife’s $3000 watch that belonged to her grandmother
By Travis Uresk 10/18/24 | Vernal, Ut. | October 8th, 2024 | On 9/27/24, a woman told police that her ex-husband, 26-year-old Jared Dale...
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Oct 18, 20242 min read
Man wanted in connection with stolen trailer West of Duchesne
By Travis Uresk 10/16/24 | Duchesne, Ut. | On October 12, 2024 | Deputy Smith responded to a report of a stolen trailer in the Koch Road...
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Oct 16, 20241 min read
Bystander Pushes Thief To The Ground In A Foot Pursuit, Helping Police With The Arrest
By Travis Uresk 10/4/24 | Vernal, Ut. | October 2nd, 2024 | Vernal City Police were notified of a theft at the 7-Eleven at 501 East Main...
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Oct 4, 20243 min read
Duchesne County woman arrested for assault one day and the next for criminal trespass
By Travis Uresk 9/30/24 | Duchesne County | September 18th, 2024 | On 9/18/24, Deputy Woodhouse was called to a report of a domestic...
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Sep 30, 20243 min read
A shoplifter tries leaving Walmart with almost $800 worth of groceries. When stopped by an employee, she leaves the cart, jumps into a vehicle, and leaves
By Travis Uresk 9/30/24 | Vernal, Ut. | September 27th, 2024 | Officer Candelas responded to a shoplifting at the Vernal Walmart. While...
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Sep 30, 20242 min read
A man breaks into a home, and the homeowner finds the intruder taking a bath
By Travis Uresk 9/27/24 | Uintah County | September 21st, 2024 | Deputy Roth responded to an address in the area of 5000 East 4000 South...
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Sep 27, 20242 min read
Person Flags Down Officer Thinking A Male Laying On The Corner Could Be Dead. Police Find He’s A Wanted Man
By Travis Uresk 9/26/24 | Roosevelt, Ut. | September 11th, 2024 | An officer with the Roosevelt Police Department was flagged down at 300...
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Sep 26, 20243 min read
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