| by Travis Uresk | July 7th 2026 | Duchesne County (7/1/26)—Deputies responded to a theft report occurring 5 miles west of Roosevelt on Crooked Sky Lane. The report indicated someone had been stealing fuel from equipment, and tanks at a job site. Approximately 100 gallons of diesel fuel were reported missing. The complainant noted footprints in the construction area leading to a residence at 4900 W. Police followed the footprints to the residence and knocked on the camper do

| by Travis Uresk | July 1st 2026 | Duchesne County (6/27/26)—At around 3:30 PM, Deputy Borrelli was driving eastbound on SR-35 when a vehicle driving westbound at a dangerously slow speed passed by. The driver wasn't wearing his seatbelt properly, and the license plate was not clearly visible. Deputy Borrelli turned around, and the vehicle accelerated quickly. He activated his lights and initiated a stop near milepost 58. The driver, 71-year-old Kirk Allan Schocker, was iden

| by Travis Uresk | June 25th 2026 | Fruitland, Utah (6/18/26)—At approximately 2 AM, 911 received a report regarding a domestic disturbance in the Fruitland vicinity. Chantelle reported an ongoing argument with her girlfriend, 37-year-old Ashley Nicole Duran, escalating after Ashley allegedly threw a kitten against a wall. Deputies Green and Robinson responded and met with Chantelle, who explained that Ashley had been drinking all day and was currently lying down in their sh

| by Travis Uresk | June 18th 2026 | Duchesne County (6/16/26)—The FBI executed a federal search warrant at the residence of 51-year-old Russell Dean Steinke, based on information suggesting he had exchanged Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) on the dark web. Russell is already listed on the sex offender registry due to a felony conviction for sexual exploitation of a child while residing in Wyoming. During the search, several electronic devices were confiscated, including hi

| by Travis Uresk | June 11th, 2026 | Duchesne, Utah (6/4/26)—The Duchesne County Sheriff's Office received information from Roosevelt City Police Officer Arnold regarding 26-year-old inmate Trevor Eugene Phillips, who may have contacted a protected individual while incarcerated at the Duchesne County Jail, in an attempt to sway a Witness’s testimony. Deputy Bird, Deputy Ehrman, and Corporal Woodhouse conducted an investigation. They reviewed communication records, electronic

| by Travis Uresk | June 10th 2026 | Duchesne, Utah (6/6/26)— At 6:43 pm, deputies observed a white 2008 Nissan Titan run a red light at 100 W and Main Street. Deputy Meeks attempted to pull over the truck for this violation, but it fled the scene. The vehicle drove to a secluded area in Duchesne County, specifically near Antelope Canyon. It ended up on a dead-end road at an oil site and came to a stop. Both the driver and passenger were instructed to exit the vehicle and com

| by Travis Uresk | June 9th 2026 | Duchesne, Utah (6/4/26)—Deputies at the Duchesne County Jail received information about a planned drug drop intended to deliver illegal substances to inmates at the facility. During their inquiry, law enforcement monitored recorded phone calls and electronic messages involving inmates Brayden Frank Street, 26, Scott Allen Abel, 44, and Neddy Annette Street, 48. At the time, Brayden and Scott were incarcerated at the Duchesne County Jail. Th

| by Travis Uresk | June 4th, 2026 | Roosevelt, Utah (5/27/26)—A neighbor at an apartment building at 700 E 290 N called police, saying she could hear a lot of screaming and banging around. Police arrived at the scene and could see a man looking out of a window. The officer knocked on the door, and a man asked who it was. Officer Arnold identified himself as a Roosevelt City Police officer, and the male opened the door. The officer asked the man what was going on inside the a

| by Travis Uresk | June 3rd, 2026 | Roosevelt, Utah (6/1/26)—A woman reported to police that her two teenage daughters, a 13-year-old and a 16-year-old, had been drinking alcohol provided to them by their father, 36-year-old Brycyn Gerald Ralph Payne, during his parental time. Deputy Phillips arrived on scene and spoke with the 16-year-old female, who showed signs of alcohol consumption. With consent from her mother, the deputy administered a preliminary breath test that sho

| by Travis Uresk | May 30th, 2026 | Duchesne, Utah (5-26-26)—The animal control deputy and his wife saw a strange female walking up and down Main Street toward the high school. The deputy notified Cpl. Cox said the woman was attempting to hitchhike and was hugging street poles. While Cpl. Cox was en route. Another caller reported that he saw the same female urinating on the sidewalk in front of the high school, then continued walking West, trying to hitch a ride. The deputy

| by Travis Uresk | May 27th, 2026 | Hanna, Utah (5/16/26)—Cpl. Cox with the Duchesne County Sheriff's Office was notified of a report of a threat made by 57-year-old Michael Deloy Dye, saying he was going to shoot the caller's husband. The deputy arrived, and the caller stated that her husband and other witnesses saw Mike pull up in front of his house, which they figured he was there to buy eggs, as he had done in the past. The daughter went into the house to get the eggs, a

| by Travis Uresk | May 13th, 2026 | Duchesne, Utah (5/10/26)—At the Duchesne County Jail, 36-year-old Sean Davion Souza intentionally flooded the H-Block housing of the jail by tearing up jail-issued books and other paper materials and flushing them into the sewer system, causing the main sewer line to H-Block to become obstructed. After creating the blockage, Souza repeatedly flushed the toilet in his cell, causing sewage, urine, feces, and contaminated water to backflow th

| by Travis Uresk | May 8th, 2026 | Duchesne County (5/2/26)—Trooper Minchey performed a traffic stop for speeding at approximately 7500 N Hwy 121. Upon speaking with the driver, 40-year-old Steven Joseph Lucero. The trooper performed a records check on Steven and confirmed that his driver's license was denied. Upon performing the records check, Trooper Minchey located two active state-wide warrants for Steven's arrest. Steven was asked to exit the vehicle, and the trooper re

| by Travis Uresk | May 4th, 2026 | Duchesne, Utah (5/2/26)—An individual reported that a silver vehicle with a couch attached to the roof had been parked at the gas station pumps at 94 E Main Street for a long period of time. The complainant reported seeing a female slumped over the steering wheel and a male passenger. They were unsure of the driver's status and too afraid to approach the vehicle. They did see the passenger move around at some point. Cpl. Cox arrived at the

| by Travis Uresk | April 30th, 2026 | Duchesne County (4/22/26)—Around the beginning of April of this year, Detective Hunter received some information that an individual had an online Facebook account that was not listed on his registry. The detective had a copy of 68-year-old Rickey Lee Gayler's registry, which showed he had no social media, email, or other internet services listed. Detective Hunter looked Ricky up on Facebook and found 2 accounts under his name. The detect

| by Travis Uresk | April 24th, 2026 | 4/22/26—At around 10 pm, police responded to a traffic accident on SR-35 at mile marker 42. The witnesses on scene stated that a female was slumped over the steering wheel, unconscious. The first EMT on scene stated that she had to physically shake the female to wake her up. When the UHP Trooper arrived on the scene, the female, who was later identified as 23-year-old Harlee Ann Humphrey, was sitting in the ambulance. The trooper tried t

| by Travis Uresk | April 21 st , 2026 | Fruitland, UT. (4-19-26)— The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office received a report of property being stolen near 40000 W US-40 in the Fruitland area. Deputy Phillips met with the property owner, who stated that a white pickup with a bed rack came onto his property. The driver got out, hooked the truck up to a black utility trailer, drove over to the neighbors', and took a canoe. The thief then drove to another shed, hitting it and causin

| by Travis Uresk | April 17 th , 2026 | Bluebell, Utah (4/13/26)— Det. Sgt. Nichols was notified by AP&P agents that they had conducted a compliance check on a probationer, 36-Heather June Marron, at her residence in Bluebell. Agent Draper observed in Heather's bedroom, in plain view, a glass pipe with a burnt residue in it visible inside her purse. Agents notified deputies of the drug paraphernalia, which was sufficient evidence to obtain a search warrant for the rest of th

| by Travis Uresk | April 11 th , 2026 | Fruitland, Utah— Cpl. Cox noticed a vehicle traveling North on Coleman Drive in the Pinion Ridge area and saw the same vehicle earlier at a residence known for criminal activity. As the vehicle approached Old US-40 and made a right-hand turn, the driver committed a traffic violation, and the deputy attempted to initiate a traffic stop. But the vehicle continued slowly rolling East. While Cpl. Cox was behind the vehicle, waiting for the