| by Travis Uresk | July 17th 2026 | Vernal, Utah (7/12/26)—Emergency Medical Technicians and Uintah County Deputies responded to a report from a hotel employee who discovered a naked woman in the bathroom. The woman was unresponsive and barely conscious, lying on the floor. Emergency personnel and law enforcement arrived to assess the situation. An EMT handed Deputy Alarid the woman's purse and pants, which contained identification for 37-year-old Iris Charae Cuch. Upon chec

| by Travis Uresk | July 11th 2026 | Uintah County (7/10/26)—Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Searle was patrolling on US-40 near mile marker 157 when he noticed a red Toyota Scion tailgating a truck and horse trailer. As the truck and trailer passed the trooper's driver's-side mirror, the Toyota was roughly 1 second behind the horse trailer. The trooper decided to initiate a traffic stop for following dangerously too closely. The driver, 21-year-old Angel S. Garcia Rico, provided

| by Travis Uresk | July 8th 2026 | Vernal, Utah (7/5/26)—At approximately 5:30 PM, TSA agents confiscated contraband during a security check at the Vernal Airport. A woman assaulted two TSA agents during the incident. Following the altercation, she grabbed a bag from the screening table and fled the airport heading west. Deputy Oldham was sent to the airport in response to the contraband seizure. The items involved included marijuana products and related paraphernalia, and t

| by Travis Uresk | June 17th 2026 | Roosevelt, Utah (6/15/26)—27-year-old Dylan Tanner Laing became involved in a road rage altercation with another motorist. The incident began when the other driver passed Dylan, releasing a cloud of black smoke onto his truck. After overtaking the other vehicle, Dylan abruptly applied his brakes, then releasing black smoke over the other driver's vehicle. Officer Denver determined that the other driver pursued Dylan to his home to confront

| by Travis Uresk | June 4th, 2026 | Vernal, Utah (6/2/26)—It was reported that two men on a Basin Transit Association (BTA) bus were drinking and being belligerent. Vernal City Police arrived in the area of 1850 W Highway 40, and one of those individuals, 27-year-old Melicio Ledbeter Cesspooch, admitted he had been drinking earlier in the day. Melicio agreed to provide a Portable Breath Test (PBT). The results of that test indicated a positive result for alcohol in his syste

| 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 | 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 19 th , 2026 | Vernal, UT (4/16/26)— Vernal City Police were dispatched to the Quality Inn for a disorderly detail. Dispatch advised a Native American male who was possibly intoxicated had taken a phone and a jacket from the hotel. In the dispatch call notes, the male was acting aggressively, assaulted the complainant, and had fled the scene on foot. Shortly after officers arrived, one of them heard a male yelling from a vacant field across the stree

| 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 | March 28 th , 2026 | Duchesne, Utah— At midnight on March 20 th , Cpl. Cox noticed a car parked at the Well's Club that he recognized from prior investigations and knew the driver was wanted on a statewide warrant. The driver, 54-year-old Kandi Ann Thomas, got into her vehicle and drove eastbound through an alley. When entering the roadway from the alley, she failed to signal as she passed the deputy. Cpl. Cox pulled the vehicle over and asked Kandi for he

| by Travis Uresk | March 23rd, 2026 | Uintah County —At approximately 12:00 PM, on March 21 st , 2026, 911 received several reports of a gray SUV with hazards on driving over 100 MPH. Deputies searched the area but were unable to locate the vehicle. Deputy Russell confirmed the vehicle did not travel through Ballard on US-40. At around 4:30 PM, 911 received additional reports of a gray SUV with its hazard lights on driving eastbound on US-121. It was reported that the vehicl

| by Travis Uresk | March 23 rd , 2026 | Vernal, Utah —On March 22 nd , 2026, a neighbor called the police, saying he was woken up by a female screaming, followed by a gunshot. Responding officers arrived and met with the complainant, who directed the police to a backyard of the townhouses at 1300 S 500 E, where he saw a female and 31-year-old Darius Antillon physically fighting. Officers made entry through the back door and found Darius on top of the victim on the kitchen fl

| by Travis Uresk | February 23 rd , 2026 | (Vernal, Ut. 2/18/26) At around 5 PM, Vernal City Officers responded to a report of a domestic where a female told dispatch her boyfriend choked her, and took the car. She also reported that a door had been broken while she was holding their baby. The suspect, 43-year-old Justin Joseph Fosmire, left before officers arrived, and she was unsure where he went. Police arrived at the residence and met the female, who was holding a child

| by Travis Uresk | February 22 nd , 2026 | First traffic stop & arrest On Saturday, February 14 th , 2026, Officer Kirk was on duty and patrolling in the area of 1500 W and US 40 in Vernal, Ut. A vehicle drove past him with a headlight out. The officer turned around and caught up to the vehicle near 1800 W US 40. He turned on his emergency lights, and the vehicle came to a stop at 1980 W and US 40. Officer Kirk identified the driver of the vehicle as 36-year-old Clinton Glad

| by Travis Uresk | July 23 rd , 2025 | | Vernal, Ut. | July 22 nd , 2025 | At 4:09 PM, dispatch received a 9-1-1 call with an unknown caller, during which the dispatcher could hear two males talking. Uintah County Deputies arrived in the area of 150 E 750 N, where the call originated, and were met by two males outside a mobile home. They asked the older male who his neighbors were. While the deputies were speaking with him, they could smell the odor of marijuana. A younger

| by Travis Uresk 7-14-25 | | Maeser, Ut. | July 13 th , 2025 | At 11 PM, a Ford Expedition entered the Maeser 7-Eleven parking, stopped, and then moved and parked in front of the building West of the convenience store. A man got out of the front passenger seat and stood outside the vehicle, looking as if he was waiting or watching for someone. The male got back inside the Expedition with several other individuals. The deputy continued to watch this suspicious behavior. A sh

| by Travis Uresk | 7-12-25 | | Vernal, Ut. | July 11 th , 2025 | Vernal City Police arrived at a house where they met with a male, and while speaking with him, his breath smelled of alcohol. One of the victims showed officers a door that 36-year-old Quinn James Westwood destroyed in part of the house that was cluttered with items that Quinn had thrown everywhere. Victim 1 stated that they had sustained a cut to their lower leg, which they said happened after Quinn had attack

| by Travis Uresk | 7-11-25 | | Jensen, Ut. | July 9 th , 2025 | Deputy Fairey was conducting a follow-up investigation regarding a protective order violation in Jensen. The night before, a Vernal City Police Officer informed the deputy he encountered 64-year-old Brian Paul Fitzwater in Jensen while serving papers. Upon further investigation, it was discovered that Brian had an active protective order prohibiting him from being at that location. The petitioner was also prese

by Travis Uresk 6-17-25 | Neola, Ut. | June 14th, 2025 | At 8:00 am, Deputy Clyde with the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Neola area on a report of a possible burglary. The reporting party told the deputy he saw a male go to a residence that had been vacant for a couple of months. The suspect appeared to be trying to enter the home by checking the front door and windows to see if they were unlocked. As the caller was describing the male to the deputy, the c

By Travis Uresk 6-13-25 | Uintah County | June 9th, 2025 | On 5/14/2025, Deputy Pratt assisted Deputy Russell in an investigation into a vehicle that had fled a traffic stop in the early morning hours. Through the investigation, it was learned that the vehicle is owned by an individual from the Salt Lake area, who reported that his 24-year-old son, Dillan Avery, who is on parole, had been purchasing the car from him. Dillan then took the car to the Roosevelt area. Dillan’s pa