by Travis Uresk 5-26-25 | Vernal, Ut. | May 23rd, 2025 | On Friday at around 12:38 AM, Vernal City Officers were dispatched to 1410 S 675 E on a report of a group of disorderly partygoers in the parking lot. Sgt Cannon arrived at the address and found several young adults yelling. As the officer approached, it appeared four individuals were trying to calm down a shirtless male, later identified as 19-year-old Hunter Dan Dimick. Hunter was yelling, slurring his words, and had

by Travis Uresk 5-17-25 | Vernal, Ut. | May 17th, 2025 | On May 16th, police received a call regarding an intoxicated male causing a disturbance at McDonald’s, but the man had left before police arrived. On May 17th, just after 12:30 PM, 65-year-old Wayne Ussery called dispatch several times, stating he was cold, lost, and needed blankets but would not provide his location. Deputies Russell and Roth searched areas Wayne was known to frequent and located his bicycle and cart i

by Travis Uresk 5-14-25 | Vernal, Ut. | May 13th, 2025 | A male was identified as 31-year-old Joseph Anthony Montoya in the middle of the road at 650 South 1250 West, yelling at passing cars and people outside their place of business. Passing vehicles had to wait for Joseph to move out of their lane so they could get by. Officer Maughan was patrolling in the area rolled his window down to talk with Joseph. Joseph told the officer that he was sick of all the dogs barking in a

by Travis Uresk 5-10-25 | Vernal, Ut. | May 8th, 2025 | At 11:30 PM, Vernal City Police received a report of a disorderly woman at The Valley Saloon. It was reported that the intoxicated female had tried to sexually assault a hotel employee and left two children in her hotel room. Police arrived and made contact with 30-year-old Erica Lopez Miller. Upon making contact with Erica, she was sitting on the ground just inside the back doors of the building. Erica was slurring her

by Travis Uresk 5-2-25 | Vernal, Ut. | May 2nd, 2025 | A Vernal City Police Officer was out on patrol when a male he knew had a warrant was in a green car parked at 690 West Main Street. A records check revealed that 31-year-old Brandon Jay Larsen had an active full extradition US Marshall's Warrant for his arrest. Officer Cannon asked Brandon to step out of the vehicle. He informed Brandon of his warrant, and he asked if he could smoke a cigarette before being placed into cu

By Travis Uresk 4-30-25 | Vernal, Ut. | April 30th, 2025 | On 4/29/2025, Police were dispatched to a criminal trespass at a Uintah County residence. Uintah County Deputies arrived at the residence, where a witness told Deputy Young they were inside the home and heard 35-year-old Brandon Oneal Oxendine screaming at the door for one of the residents who had been staying with Brandon in a camper at the rear of the property. The property owner and her family had told Brandon not

By Travis Uresk 4-10-25 | Vernal, Ut. | April 8th, 2025 | Uintah County Deputies responded to North Vernal Avenue to a 9-1-1 unknown call. Upon arriving at the scene, the deputies were met by an elderly male who said his girlfriend's nephew had assaulted him. While police spoke with the man, an odor of alcohol could be detected coming from his person. He became emotional when telling deputies that he had bothered the poor, decent people living down the street. Deputy Anderton

By Travis Uresk 4-4-25 | Lapoint, Ut. | March 24th, 2025 | A Uintah County Deputy responded to a call from a male complainant who reported that a ranch hand, 50-year-old Juan Carlos Lopez, had been fired and was now wanting to fight with multiple people. Deputy Russell arrived at the ranch in Lapoint and met with the male complainant, who stated the owner of the ranch had fired Juan, asked him to leave the property, and was trying to start a fight. The deputy spoke with the r

By Travis Uresk 4-3-25 | Vernal, Ut. | March 29th, 2025 | Officer Kirk met with the Victim, who said he had been assaulted in the parking lot of the Quality Inn. The officer noticed he had visible injuries on his face and both arms. The Victim stated that 24-year-old Alex Casarez Lopez tried to come into his hotel room around 4:00 am that morning. He said that Alex had the peephole covered when he knocked on the door. When the Victim opened the door, Alex tried to push his wa

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 3/4/25 | Roosevelt, Ut. | February 21st, 2025 | Roosevelt City Police responded to disorderly conduct on North State Street, based on a dispatch report that the complainant was trying to get some belongings from her ex's house. Dispatch advised that the male subject was breaking the complainant's belongings and was still gathering information as Officer Arnold arrived on scene. When the officer arrived, he found the complainant on the phone with 9-1-1 crying i

By Travis Uresk 3/1/25 | Uintah County | February 28th, 2025 | On February 28th, at approximately 7:00 pm, Deputy Mieure was called to a domestic disturbance involving a firearm. According to dispatch, the complainant reported that 70-year-old Susan Lee Carraway was involved in an altercation where she had pointed a firearm at family members. The complainant also stated that Susan had assaulted her husband, causing injuries to his face. It was unknown if the injuries were cau

By Travis Uresk 3/1/25 | Vernal, Ut. | February 26th, 2025 | While Deputy Pratt was patrolling the Vernal area, he was dispatched to a bar fight at the Gateway Saloon. When the deputy arrived the parties were separated, and he spoke to a male who identified himself as the victim. The victim stated he had been knocked out by a male who he pointed to who was currently speaking to a Vernal City Officer. That male was later Identified as 29-year-old Taoipu Patu. The victim stated

By Travis Uresk 2/22/25 | Vernal, Ut. | February 18th, 2025 | Vernal City Police Officer Candelas was called to a domestic disturbance at the East Meadows Mobile Home Park at 126 North 500 East. The officer contacted the complainant, who was waiting for law enforcement at the entrance to the trailer park. The male complainant stated that he and his girlfriend were fighting over car keys. The male showed the officer a bite mark on his left ribcage along with several scratch ma

By Travis Uresk 2/16/25 | Vernal, Ut. | February 15th, 2025 | Vernal City Police were dispatched to a disorderly at the Valley Saloon at...

By Travis Uresk 2/6/25 | Vernal, Ut. | February 3rd, 2025 | At 2:24 am, Vernal Police were dispatched on a call for service. Dispatch...

By Travis Uresk 1/8/25 | Duchesne, Ut. | January 5th, 2025 | At 10:46 am, Deputy Green was dispatched to the Family Dollar in Duchesne to...

By Travis Uresk 11/27/24 | Vernal, Ut. | November 24th, 2024 | Officer Escobedo arrived at a residence and saw a set of tire tracks in...

By Travis Uresk 11/26/24 | Vernal, Ut. | November 25th, 2024 | Vernal City Police were dispatched to the Uintah County Library for a...

By Travis Uresk 11/22/24 | Duchesne County | November 12th, 2024 | During the days leading up to November 12th, a female and 53-year-old...