Vehicle Theft

| by Travis Uresk | July 13th 2026 | Vernal, Utah (7/8/26)—Vernal City Police responded to a call regarding a stolen rental car located at 992 W Main Street. Pro Recovery Solutions notified authorities about the Enterprise Rent-A-Car vehicle that had been reported stolen from Salem, OR. The 2026 Jeep Compass, registered in Utah, had a Utah license plate. Pro Recovery Solutions also mentioned they had reached out to the person who rented the car, a 54-year-old named Sandy Chri

| by Travis Uresk | June 20th 2026 | Naples, Utah (6/16/26)—Law enforcement responded to a traumatic eBike accident at approximately 1070 E 620 S in Naples, Utah. Uintah County deputies arrived to assist Gold Cross Ambulance with Eric Osborn, who had crashed his eBike and was experiencing shoulder pain. The deputies checked the eBike's serial number, and Dispatch confirmed an NCIC entry from Denver, Colorado, indicating the bike was stolen. Osborn was taken to Ashley Regional

| by Travis Uresk | June 12th 2026 | Vernal, Utah (6/5/26)—Uintah County Sheriff's Deputies responded to UBMC in Vernal to speak with a 22-year-old man who had sustained injuries. The individual reported being at a bonfire at McCoy Flats. He explained that after some time, he fell asleep in his truck and was awakened by 20-year-old Izaiah Conrad Goff, 19-year-old Shyanne Rhea Eckert, and 19-year-old Tegan Z. Reynolds. The victim recounted that Tegan began yelling at him, accu

| by Travis Uresk | March 28 th , 2026 | Ballard, Utah— On 3/27/26, while Deputy Fairey was on patrol in the Ballard area, a vehicle was showing suspicious behavior. The vehicle pulled to the shoulder of the road behind the deputy's patrol vehicle, turned its signal on for a long period of time as if they were going to pull into traffic, then backed up 200 feet before entering the Jiffy Lube parking lot, and turned off the headlights. Deputy Fairey ran the plates, and dispatc

| by Travis Uresk | March 15 th , 2026 | Vernal, Utah—On Saturday, March 14 th , 2026, at around 5:30 in the morning, it was reported that a white 2022 Ram 5500 pickup was found on fire in the area of 1491 East 500 North. It was found that the registered owner of the pickup was B&B Roustabout. Assisting Officers on the scene of the fire found what appeared to be brush and straw debris inside the cab. The fire appeared to be intentionally set, as no individuals were found in t

| by Travis Uresk | 7/22/25 | | Roosevelt, Ut. | July 17 th , 2025 | At 3:22 PM, a female driving a GMC Acadia pulled into the Roosevelt Police Department's parking lot, whom police recognized as 35-year-old Minnie Amelia Gutierrez. Officer Bellon, who saw her pull into the parking lot and was looking for Minnie to speak with her about a trespassing case she is a suspect in, asked her if she needed any help. She said she came here because she was told the police were looking

by Travis Uresk 6-20-25 | Vernal, Ut. | June 14th, 2025 | The victim of the theft reported to police that his vehicle was broken into while he was attending the rodeo, and a little over $1,200 was stolen from the center console while it was parked at the Uintah Conference Center. On June 17, 2025, Officer Webb retrieved camera footage from the conference center. In the video, the officer saw a Kia Soul park behind the victim's vehicle. A male driver exits the vehicle, enters

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

By Travis Uresk 3/16/25 | Uintah Basin | March 16th, 2025 | The Uintah Basin experiences a range of violent crimes, including homicide, assault, and sexual assaults, but this area has seen a significant increase in drug-related crimes including the possession and distribution of Fentanyl. Below are crime statistics for the Uintah Basin from the Utah Department of Public Safety. https://bci.utah.gov/ Duchesne County Officers Injured Uintah County Officers Injured The data port

By Travis Uresk 1/12/25 | Vernal, Ut. | January 11th, 2025 | Officer Murray responded to a report of a stolen vehicle. The car's owner...

By Travis Uresk 1/4/25 | Fruitland, Ut. | December 31st, 2024 | A Duchesne County Deputy was patrolling West on US-40 near milepost 63 in...

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...

By Travis Uresk 11/6/24 | Maeser, Ut. | November 2nd. 2024 | Uintah County Deputies responded to a 911 hangup call in the Maeser area...

By Travis Uresk 11/2/24 | Myton, Ut. | October 19th, 2024 | The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a vehicle burglary...