| by Travis Uresk | July 5th 2026 | Uintah County (7/3/26)—A Utah Highway Patrol Trooper was on US-40 in Uintah County when he noticed a pickup heading East at 76 MPH. The vehicle had slowed down significantly before approaching him. The trooper initiated a traffic stop and approached the vehicle from the passenger side, noticing numerous spider web cracks on the windshield. When asked for his driver's license, the driver admitted he did not have one. He presented the trooper

By Travis Uresk 5-1-25 Vernal, Ut. | April 19th, 2025 | Just after midnight, Sgt Watt was patrolling the Vernal area when a small passenger car going north on Vernal Ave stopped in the left turn lane as if it was waiting for an oncoming vehicle to pass or as if it was a 4-way stop intersection, neither of which were applicable. As the officer turned onto Vernal Ave, the car continued North, driving in the opposing directing left turn lane. The vehicle approached Main Street,

By Travis Uresk 4-13-25 | Vernal, Ut. | April 11th, 2025 | A Vernal City Police Officer was leaving the parking lot of the Vernal City building at 374 West Main Street when a green car passed by him. The tail lights on the vehicle were not illuminated, so the officer began to follow the car. The car approached the 500 East Main Street intersection and entered the parking lot of 7-Eleven. Officer Boren activated his emergency lights to stop the vehicle, and it continued until

By Travis Uresk 4-6-25 | Uintah County | April 5th, 2025 | At around 10 pm, police were dispatched to a welfare check on SR-191 near MM 357 to a male sitting in a red car that appeared to be on "something." UHP Trooper Willoughby was traveling northbound when he was advised that the vehicle had left and was traveling South on SR-191. At MM 354, the trooper saw a vehicle matching the description coming toward him weaving, and it almost left its lane and hit the trooper. Troop

By Travis Uresk 8/28/24 | Uintah County | August 17th, 2024 | At 9:45 p.m., the Utah Highway Patrol was dispatched to a single-vehicle...

By Travis Uresk 8/24/24 | Heber, Ut. | August 18th, 2024 | Heber City Police Officers responded to a report of a male beating and trying...

Posted by Travis Uresk | Jan. 28th, 2023 | Domestic Violence | By Travis Uresk 1/28/23 Vernal, Ut.- On January 5, 2023, Vernal City...

Posted by Travis Uresk | Jan. 9th, 2023 | Assault | By Travis Uresk 1/9/23 Vernal, Ut.- On 01/01/2023, Corporal Randall responded to the...

Posted by Travis Uresk | Aug. 27th, 2022 | Domestic Violence | By Travis Uresk Aug. 27th, 2022 Roosevelt, Ut.- Officer Barton was...