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True Crime
True crime is a nonfiction literary, podcast, and film genre in which the author examines an actual crime and details the actions of real people associated with and affected by criminal events.
RPD and Duchesne County Sheriff Deputies searched for a female who cut off her ankle monitor
By Travis Uresk 8/6/23 Roosevelt, Ut.-On 7/30/23, around 10:00 pm, Deputy Hargis received information that 21-year-old Aja Dakota Jaeger...
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Aug 5, 20232 min read
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An 18-year-old male accused of raping a 14-year-old female
By Travis Uresk 8/5/23 Roosevelt, Ut.- On 6/22/23, the RPD received a call about a sex offense that occurred in Roosevelt. It was...
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Aug 5, 20232 min read
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A person calls the police on their neighbor because they could hear a woman screaming for help
By Travis Uresk 8/2/23 Vernal, Ut.- On 7/30/23, the Vernal Police were called to the Silver Pines Apartment by a complainant who was...
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Aug 2, 20232 min read
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A Roosevelt, Ut. Woman Sexually Abuses Two Young Boys
By Travis Uresk 8/2/23 Roosevelt, Ut. On 4/26/23, Roosevelt City Police received information from the Division of Child and Family...
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Aug 2, 20231 min read
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A BIA Officer is struck in the face multiple times while attempting to arrest a drunk male
By Travis Uresk 7/31/23 Whiterocks, Ut.- 7/27/23, Deputy Fairey was dispatched to an agency assist in the Whiterocks area. Units of the...
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Jul 31, 20232 min read
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A male with a warrant and a known drug user seen at Napa Auto Parts
By Travis Uresk 7/31/23 Roosevelt, Ut.- On 7/26/23, Cpl. Barton was dispatched to the Napa Auto Parts store by a complainant saying a...
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Jul 31, 20231 min read
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A man from Cortez, Colorado arrested in Vernal for having a stolen UTV
By Travis Uresk 7/31/23 Vernal, Ut.- On 7/25/23, Vernal City Police was dispatched to a suspicious incident at 350 N 221 West. The...
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Jul 31, 20232 min read
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A Whiterocks man arrested for having child pornography on his cell phone
By Travis Uresk 7/29/23 Whiterocks, Ut.- On 5/10/23, the Uintah County Sheriff’s Department received a Cybertip for further investigation...
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Jul 29, 20232 min read
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A Roosevelt man is being accused of rape of a child
By Travis Uresk 7/29/23 Roosevelt, Ut.- Detective Kirkham was assigned a case to follow up on a possible rape of a child. The Detective...
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Jul 29, 20232 min read
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A Uintah County man was arrested for the rape and human trafficking of a 15-year-old girl
By Travis Uresk 7/26/23 Vernal, Ut.- On 7/19/23, Deputies were notified of a possible rape that occurred South of Vernal. On 7/20/23, the...
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Jul 26, 20231 min read
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A man with multiple warrants gives an officer false information
By Travis Uresk 7/25/23 Uintah Co. Ut.- On 7/19/23, UHP Trooper Carson was dispatched to a public assist detail for a male that had...
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Jul 25, 20232 min read
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A Uintah County Deputy Finds A Man Passed Out On The Side Of Hwy 40
By Travis Uresk 7/23/23 Uintah Co. Ut.- On 7/3/23, Deputy Lyman was patrolling US-40 when he saw a truck parked off the side of the road....
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Jul 23, 20233 min read
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An intoxicated woman gets into an argument with her tenant, shoves her in the face knocking her down
By Travis Uresk 7/23/23 Duchesne Co. Ut.- On 7/14/23, around 5:30, two Duchesne County Deputies responded to a domestic violence call...
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Jul 23, 20232 min read
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A vehicle leaving 7-Eleven drives on the wrong side of the road and then onto the sidewalk
By Travis Uresk 7/21/23 Vernal, Ut.~On 7/8/23, a Hyundai Elantra was at the 7-Eleven at 100 North Vernal Avenue and left the South...
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Jul 21, 20232 min read
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Intoxicated male chokes and slams a females head against an unknown object
By Travis Uresk 7/20/23 Roosevelt, Ut. On 7/18/23, at around 8:30 pm, Officer Arnold was dispatched to a domestic violence report near...
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Jul 20, 20232 min read
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Jensen man arrested for threatening voicemails and text messages
By Travis Uresk 7/12/23 Jensen, Ut.- On 7/3/23, Naples City Police Officer Gray met with a female who showed him some text and voicemail...
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Jul 12, 20232 min read
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Uintah County Deputies Respond To A Unknown 911 Call
By Travis Uresk 7/4/23 Because of the situation of this story, some names will be left out. Uintah Co. Ut.- On 6/28/23, Deputy Ouderkirk...
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Jul 4, 20239 min read
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A Vernal man purposely drives his truck into another vehicle and tells the woman, You will be dead
By Travis Uresk 7/2/23 Vernal, Ut.- On 6/12/23, police were called to a hit and run in the parking lot at the church at 250 North 200...
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Jul 2, 20233 min read
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Judge orders prison for Bluebell man who killed 2 in crash but was only charged with 1 death
By Emily Ashcraft 6/30/23 A father told a judge Thursday that the man who caused the crash that killed his daughter made a clear,...
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Jun 30, 202311 min read
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Law Enforcement Responds To A Shots-Fired Call In Neola, Ut.
By Travis Uresk 6/23/23 Neola, Ut.- On 6/12/23, Law enforcement responded to a shots-fired call at a residence in the Neola area. The...
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Jun 23, 20233 min read
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