by Travis Uresk 6-30-25 | Vernal, Ut. | June 28th, 2025 | At 5:00 a.m., police were dispatched to McDonald's, located at 1050 W US-40 in Vernal. The complainant stated that individuals in a dark-colored vehicle had open containers of Arnold Palmer while at the drive-thru. The officer arrived at McDonald’s and located the gray Hyundai parked in a waiting stall for the drive-thru. Cpl. McCurdy approached the Hyundai and identified a 19-year-old male, Camden Isaiah Escalante, st

By Travis Uresk 4/8/25 | Vernal, Ut. | April 8th, 2025 | Officer Boren with the Vernal Police Department was dispatched to the 7-11 on 100 North Vernal Avenue. It was reported that a male had stolen some beer, left the store in a gray vehicle without headlights, and driven on a flat tire. While the officer was getting closer to the gas station, a gray vehicle with no headlights on and a flat tire pulled onto Vernal Avenue from the back parking lot of Blackburn Vernal Mortuary