| by Travis Uresk | May 27th, 2026 | Uintah County (5/24/26)—Deputies with the Uintah County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to a shots-fired call on Brush Creek Rd. The woman said her sister fired a gun at her several times. When police arrived on scene, a white van was leaving the property, from which they recognized the driver from previous law enforcement encounters with, and was identified as 55-year-old Dawn Marae Lafferty. Dawn was visibly upset with the police being

| by Travis Uresk | March 15 th , 2026 | Vernal, Utah—On Saturday, March 14 th , 2026, at around 5:30 in the morning, it was reported that a white 2022 Ram 5500 pickup was found on fire in the area of 1491 East 500 North. It was found that the registered owner of the pickup was B&B Roustabout. Assisting Officers on the scene of the fire found what appeared to be brush and straw debris inside the cab. The fire appeared to be intentionally set, as no individuals were found in t

by Travis Uresk 6-14-25 | Vernal, Ut. | May 31st, 2025 | Police spoke with the female victim, Kailey, about an domestic violence incident that took place at the Quality Inn on Highway 40 in Vernal the day before. Kailey stated that she and her ex-boyfriend, 25-year-old Hayden Chad Robinson, checked into the hotel and began drinking. Sometime in the night, they got into an argument when Hayden called her a whore, which escalated things. Hayden began throwing and breaking thing

By Travis Uresk 4-7-25 | Vernal, Ut. | April 6th, 2025 | Vernal City Police Officer Maughan received a call from dispatch to check Mr. S clothing store. A male was in the Uintah County Jail parking lot, wanting to turn himself in for attempting to break into the store. When the officer arrived at the store, he noticed a large rock in front of the door with multiple deep scrapes in the glass. The officer left the store and drove to the jail to meet with the male suspect, who w

By Travis Uresk 10/28/24 | Vernal, Ut. | October 23rd, 2024 | Police responded to a disorderly detail at 251 North 200 East, where...

By Travis Uresk 8/6/24 | Vernal, Ut. | August 3rd, 2024 | Sgt. Johnstun was contacted by a female at the Vernal Police Department who...

By Travis Uresk 5/20/24 | Duchesne County | May 13th, 2024 | At around 12:30 am, Deputy Kearney was dispatched to a domestic assault in...

By Travis Uresk 5/6/24 | Fruitland, Ut. | May 2nd, 2024 | At 3:00 p.m., Duchesne County Deputies received a call from dispatch about a...

By Travis Uresk 7/2/23 Vernal, Ut.- On 6/12/23, police were called to a hit and run in the parking lot at the church at 250 North 200...