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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.
Uintah Basin Sex Offenders: Update
By Travis Uresk Update 8/22/23 SEX OFFENDER & KIDNAP OFFENDER REGISTRY The Utah Department of Corrections manages the state’s Sex...
Travis Uresk
Jun 23, 20231 min read
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WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Kevin Davis calmly and brutally murdered his mother
Interrogation video's from the show " Signs Of A Psychopath." From the ID Channel Psychopaths live among us. They can be friends, family...
Travis Uresk
Jun 22, 20239 min read
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Johann Defa arrested for fraudulently filling out an application for a Food Establishment Permit
By Travis Uresk 6/17/23 Hanna, Ut.-On 6/6/23, The Duchesne County Sheriff's Office investigated the allegations that Johann Defa, who...
Travis Uresk
Jun 17, 20232 min read
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UHP and other Officers chase down two sports cars traveling into Vernal at speeds of 90 to 100 MPH
By Travis Uresk 6/13/23 Vernal, Ut.- On 5/26/23, Sgt. Hill was traveling South on US-40 when UHP Trooper Sgt. Carson radioed dispatch,...
Travis Uresk
Jun 13, 20232 min read
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When was the first school shooting ever recorded?
By Travis Uresk 5/30/23 This might surprise many of you, but school shootings are not anything new. The first school shooting ever...
Travis Uresk
May 30, 202322 min read
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Duchesne County Man Arrested For DUI
Posted by Travis Uresk | May 26th, 2023 | DUI | By Travis Uresk 5/26/23 Roosevelt, Ut.-On 5/20/23, Deputy Cox was traveling on Summerall...
Travis Uresk
May 26, 20232 min read
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A Woman Keeps Getting Arrested For Trespassing From A Lapoint Property
Posted by Travis Uresk | May 16th, 2023 | Criminal Trespass | By Travis Uresk 5/16/23 Lapoint, Ut.-On 4/28/23, Deputy Lyman was advised...
Travis Uresk
May 16, 20233 min read
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A Man On A Motorcycle Speeds Away From A Traffic Stop At speeds Over 100 mph
Posted by Travis Uresk | May 6th, 2023 | Evading & Drugs | By Travis Uresk 5/6/23 Vernal, Ut.- On 4/30/23, at around 12:30 am Deputy...
Travis Uresk
May 6, 20232 min read
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Vernal Man Claims His Neighbors Were Burning Him With A Laser
Posted by Travis Uresk | April 30th, 2023 | Intoxicated | By Travis Uresk 4/30/23 Vernal, Utah- On 4/9/23, Cpl. Randall responded to a...
Travis Uresk
Apr 30, 20232 min read
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Man Gets Arrested For Disrupting And Harassing Customers In The Roosevelt Liquor Store
Posted by Travis Uresk | April 28th, 2023 | Intoxicated | By Travis Uresk 4/28/23 Roosevelt. Ut.- On 4/22/23, Officer Harrison and other...
Travis Uresk
Apr 28, 20231 min read
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A Man Gets Arrested For Tampering With A Witness Regarding A Prior Domestic Violence Incident
Posted by Travis Uresk | April 26th, 2023 | Tampering With A Witness | By Travis Uresk 4/26/23 Vernal, Ut.- On 4/23/23, a Deputy with the...
Travis Uresk
Apr 26, 20232 min read
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Why do children need ‘Drag Queen Story Hour’?
Posted by Travis Uresk | April 19th, 2023 | Drag Queen Story Hour | by ALLINE CORMIER Making children vulnerable to adult predators is...
Travis Uresk
Apr 19, 202317 min read
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A man passes out in the McDonalds drive-thru from being drunk
Posted by Travis Uresk | April 17th, 2023 | DUI | By Travis Uresk 4/17/23 Vernal, Ut.- On 4/8/23, Cpl. Johnstun was dispatched to...
Travis Uresk
Apr 17, 20232 min read
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A fugitive from AP&P found at the Econo Lodge Motel
Posted by Travis Uresk | April 16th, 2023 | Fugitive & Drugs | By Travis Uresk 4/16/23 Vernal, Ut.- On Saturday, April 1st, 2023, Officer...
Travis Uresk
Apr 16, 20235 min read
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A wanted person gets arrested at the liquor store in Vernal
Posted by Travis Uresk | April 15th, 2023 | Warrants & Drugs | By Travis Uresk 4/15/23 Vernal, Ut.- On 4/13/23, a tip was called in...
Travis Uresk
Apr 15, 20232 min read
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Arizona Supreme Court Finds The Mormon Church Can Conceal Crimes Against Children
Posted by Travis Uresk | April 13th, 2023 | Child Sex Abuse | By Michael Rezendes & Jason Dearen 4/11/23 On April 7, the Arizona Supreme...
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Apr 13, 20237 min read
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Human Trafficking Recruitment Tactics: How Traffickers Lure in Victims
Posted by Travis Uresk | April 12th, 2023 | Human Trafficking | 7 ways to tell if a job posting is actually a human sex trafficker By...
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Apr 12, 202315 min read
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While an Officer was working an investigation, he was approached by a female, and she gets arrested
Posted by Travis Uresk | April 12th, 2023 | Warrants | By Travis Urek 4/12/23 Vernal, Ut.- On 4/1/23, Officer White was working an...
Travis Uresk
Apr 12, 20232 min read
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Police go to a domestic disturbance, a man spits on and headbutts an officer
Posted by Travis Uresk | April 12, 2023 | Assault | By Travis Uresk 4/12/23 Vernal, Ut.- On 3/30/23, Officers with the VPD were...
Travis Uresk
Apr 12, 20231 min read
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A man with a suspended driver's license spotted at Maverick, leads Police on a high-speed chase
Posted by Travis Uresk | April 10th, 2023 | High-Speed Chase | By Travis Uresk 4/10/23 Roosevelt, Ut.- On 4/3/23, at around 1:00 am,...
Travis Uresk
Apr 10, 20232 min read
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