| by Travis Uresk | June 11th 2026 | Ballard, Utah (6/7/2026)—Deputy Young responded to a call regarding a domestic disturbance at a residence in Ballard. The dispatcher reported hearing a woman shouting, "get away from me," followed by loud banging sounds that may have been gunfire. Upon arrival, Deputy Young, along with other officers, found the female victim outside a camper. She was visibly upset and crying. After ensuring the area was safe, no additional individuals were

| by Travis Uresk | May 8th, 2026 | Ballard, Utah (5/6/26)—Deputy Pratt with the Uintah County Sheriff’s Office received information that 43-year-old Daniel Patrick Engle had direct involvement with the burglary at the Basin livestock sales barn in the Ballard area. During this burglary, multiple power tools, miscellaneous electronics, checkbooks, bank records, cash, a dump truck, and a Polaris Side by Side were stolen. Of course, the burglary occurred after hours, and the bu

| by Travis Uresk | May 5th, 2026 | Ballard, Utah (5/4/26)—Two brothers were forced out of their home by their father, 37-year-old Emmette Cordell Cesspooch, during a domestic incident. The brothers also reported they received a call from their mother, during which she was crying and sounded scared, leading them to believe she may be being held at gunpoint. Deputy Roth with the UCSO requested assistance from RPD, and Officer Adams responded and arrived at the residence just b

| by Travis Uresk | April 1 st , 2026 | Ballard, Utah— On March 31 st , 2026, Deputy Fairey conducted a traffic stop on a silver Nissan car at 2800 East Main in Ballard, Utah. Prior to initiating the stop, the deputy conducted a registration check, which returned information indicating that the car's registration was revoked and that a letter requesting proof of insurance had been sent. Deputy Fairey made contact with the two occupants, and the male identified himself as 37-y

| 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 17 th , 2026 | Ballard, Utah—At around 6:30 pm on March 15 th , 2026, Sgt. Watkins ran the vehicle's license plate and found that the registered owner had an active statewide warrant, and conducted a traffic stop on the black Jeep Cherokee in the area of 1400 North 2500 East in Ballard. As the deputy approached the driver's side window, he noticed the driver was not the registered owner but a female he had dealt with before, and confirmed his suspici

| by Danielle MacKimm, KUTV | | Sat, July 19th 2025 at 8:33 AM | BALLARD, Utah (KUTV) — A registered sex offender from Uintah County is facing 18 felony charges after allegedly exchanging explicit photos and videos with an 11-year-old boy over text. A Duchesne County Sheriff's deputy was assigned to investigate a case involving 23-year-old Jacob Kimball Bates on July 12. Family members of an 11-year-old boy reportedly reached out to law enforcement after finding texts on the

by Travis Uresk 6-15-25 | Ballard, Ut. | June 13th, & 14th, 2025 | Deputy Pratt informed Deputy Anderton that he had probable cause to arrest 36-year-old Aleice Collins. Deputy Andeton was in the area, and when he got closer to her address, he could see Aleice walking from the fence line that separates the home she rents from her parent's house. Aleice's parents' home is listed as a protected place on a protective order issued by the 8th District Court. The fence line is clos

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 5/31/25 | Ballard, Ut. | May 31st, 2025 | It was reported that a female had been punched multiple times by her son, 33-year-old Durrell Garth Miller. During the investigation, it was found that Durrell had been consuming alcohol earlier, along with the victim, who was driving the vehicle. While the victim was driving Durrell back to his residence with his child in the backseat, Durrell and the victim got into a disagreement, which escalated and became physical

By Travis Uresk 4-19-25 | Ballard, Ut. | April 16th, 2025 | FBI Task Force agents ran a routine license plate check on a vehicle and found that this vehicle didn’t have insurance and that an arrest warrant was attached to it. The Task Force Agents conducted a traffic stop on this vehicle at approximately 1697 East Main, Ballard, Utah. 32-year-old Lenora Lu Christensen told the agent at her window that she didn’t have a valid driver’s license. A certified narcotics K9 was depl

By Travis Uresk 3-27-25 | Ballard, Ut. | March 22nd, 2025 | A white Dodge Neon was stopped at 3000 East US-40 in Ballard, Utah. A records check of the vehicle revealed that an active warrant was attached to it in 30-year-old Jessica Ann Zamora's name. After stopping the vehicle, Deputy Fairey made contact with Jessica and was met with the heavy odor of alcohol coming from the passenger compartment with an infant in the front passenger seat, not in a car seat, unrestrained. Di

By Travis Uresk 3-27-25 | Ballard, Ut. | March 26th, 2025 | Deputy Pratt with the UCSO, DCFS, and Uintah County Sheriff detectives, executed a search warrant in Ballard. During the search, they located meth, drug paraphernalia, and other evidence of illegal drug use. 30-year-old Harley Web Christensen was found inside the home and detained for safety reasons during the search for illegal narcotics. While Deputy Pratt gathered items from his truck, Harley asked to speak with h

By Travis Uresk 3/13/25 | Ballard, Ut. | March 13th, 2025 | It was reported to 9-1-1 that an intoxicated larger adult male wearing a white hoodie and shorts had came into Maverik and passed out at their seating area. The complainant then reported the male then went into the bathroom and urinated all over the floor, which upset another patron who was inside the bathroom at the time. The complainant further stated the male had taken some food from the shelf and possibly did not

By Travis Uresk 2/15/25 | Ballard, Ut. | February 10th, 2025 | Deputy Simmons was stationary along Highway 40 near 3500 East in Ballard...

By Travis Uresk 1/15/25 | Vernal, Ut. | January 14th, 2025 | Deputy Anderton arrived at a residence in Ballard, Utah, and spoke with a...

By Travis Uresk 11/27/24 | Ballard, Ut. | November 26th, 2024 | Uintah County Deputies were dispatched to a domestic incident in the...

By Travis Uresk 11/10/24 | Ballard, Ut. | November 9th, 2024 | A Uintah County Deputy performed a records check on a vehicle that passed...

By Travis Uresk 10/28/24 | Ballard, Ut. | October 23rd, 2024 | A traffic stop was conducted on the vehicle at 1317 East Main Street...

By Travis Uresk 8/14/24 | Ballard, Ut. | August 11th, 2024 | At around 9:30 pm, UHP Trooper Englebright observed a vehicle traveling...