| by Travis Uresk | April 30th, 2026 | Vernal, UT (4/28/26)—Officers with the Vernal City Police Department received a report of an individual who was being attacked. The complainant advised that the involved parties were being drunk and belligerent. Officers arrived on scene and made contact with one of the involved parties, who had left the residence and was walking down the road. Officer White noticed the individual appeared to have a dark substance around his lips, which

| 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 | March 29 th , 2026 | Vernal, Utah— At 1:30 this morning, Vernal City Police were dispatched to the Quality Inn hotel because a male in the parking lot had a drug pipe and was showing it to people. The male was described as being on crack or meth, wearing a multi-colored poncho, and having knives and machetes on him. A second complainant called dispatch to report that the male was standing by a white car with a broken window. The complainant also informed d

| by Travis Uresk | March 26 th , 2026 | Roosevelt, Utah— On March 24 th , 2026, Officer Bellon responded to a fight where two males were fighting each other with sticks. The officer arrived at the scene, where both males were separating and holding banisters. 31-year-old Troy Michael Johnson stated he and his roommate had been drinking vodka and started to argue. Troy stated that his roommate had been teaching him how to fight, but he took it too far. Troy shoved his roommat

| by Travis Uresk | March 19 th , 2026 | Vernal, Utah—On 3/18/2026, Deputy Young with the Uintah County Sheriff’s Department was dispatched to a welfare check for a man wearing a blue shirt who was walking in the middle of the road near 2000 N 1000 W. The caller told dispatch he believed the man may be intoxicated. The deputy arrived and met the man matching the description, a 25-year-old named Brandon Bryce Pierce, walking down the shoulder of the road. Brandon was using a s

| by Travis Uresk | February 17 th , 2026 | Around 1 AM on 2/15/26, Cpl. Moody was working in the booking area in the Uintah County Jail when he heard loud banging coming from the jail’s lobby. Deputy Huffaker, Deputy Smuin, and Cpl. Moody went to the lobby, where they heard the banging. They entered the sally port and saw a man later identified as 24-year-old Brad Clay Crozier in the lobby on the other side of the door, through a plexiglass window. Crozier began hitting the

| by Travis Uresk | 7/22/25 | | Vernal, Ut. | July 19 th , 2025 | At 2:15 in the morning, a Vernal City Police Officer saw a female walking in the eastbound lane of US-40 stumbling onto the sidewalk, and then continuing to stumble down the sidewalk. Officer Boren parked, got out, and asked the woman if she was ok. At first, she did not respond and continued walking. However, she then stopped, removed the headphones from her ears, and attempted to continue walking down the si

| by Travis Uresk | 7/21/25 | | Roosevelt, Ut. | July 18 th , 2025 | Roosevelt City Police were dispatched to the Roosevelt Golf Course where an employee reported that a group of males came into the Clubhouse, and one of them was drunk and smelled of alcohol. Police arrived, and the employee told them they recognized the drunk male as 19-year-old Kason Lee Shearwood. The employee stated that the two males left where they had met up with another group of males, who were seen

| 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 | | Naples, Ut. | July 9 th , 2025 | A female was seen walking and stumbling down US-40 with no shoes by Officer Silcox. The Naples City officer turned around to see if she was ok. The female was identified as 27-year-old Kali Raylice Cuch. Kali told the officer that she had been dropped off by her boyfriend in Dinosaur, Colorado. She also said that she had gotten a ride from an oilfield worker who dropped her off on the side of the road in Naples

By Travis Uresk 7-9-25 | Duchesne County | July 1 st , 2025 | At 5 pm, a call came into dispatch from the Lake View Estates area to report a domestic violence situation. The woman stated that her husband, 55-year-old Domingo Ibanez Victoria, was drunk and pushed her. Domingo and his wife were outside the residence when the deputy arrived. Domingo stated that he and his wife had been arguing and claimed that nothing physical had occurred between the two. When the deputy asked

by Travis Uresk 7-7-25 | Vernal, Ut. | July 5 th , 2025 | On Saturday night at around 9:30 pm, an adult minor was found passed out near the bathrooms in the parking lot at Red Fleet State Park, and a witness was unable to revive him. When Deputy Oldham approached the State Park, dispatch informed him that the individual was beginning to regain consciousness. The deputy arrived and saw that the ambulance was already on the scene, evaluating the young male. The deputy entered t

by Travis Uresk 7-6-25 | Vernal, Ut. | July 5 th , 2025 | Around 5:30 p.m., the Vernal City Police received a report of an intoxicated person walking in and out of traffic near 400 E. Main Street. Police arrived and found a male lying on the sidewalk with an open case of beer in front of a business at 395 E Main. There was a dented plastic garbage can next to him on its side and trash scattered around. Officer Watt recognized the man from a call the previous night where polic

by Travis Uresk 6-28-25 | Vernal, Ut. | June 24th, 2025 | Deputy Young was dispatched to Walmart on a report of a Native American man chasing after cars in the parking lot, flipping off pedestrians, and screaming at the customers inside the store. When the deputy arrived at the Walmart parking lot, a witness began telling him that a male who looked dirty, with long black hair and a plaid shirt, had gone into the store, flipping off customers while screaming. A male matching t

by Travis Uresk 6-28-25 | Vernal, Ut. | June 28th, 2025 | Vernal City Police responded to the Silver Pines Apartment Complex at building H to a report of a male who was possibly intoxicated and seen on camera attempting to enter several apartments. When Officer Maughan arrived on the scene, he was directed by the complainant to a male who was standing on the third floor, identified as 22-year-old Jordan Quade Checora. The complainant provided the officer with video evidence o

by Travis Uresk 6-19-25 | Vernal, Ut. | June 18th, 2025 | Deputy Russell arrived at a residence and spoke to the victim, who reported that she and 40-year-old Jace Adam Robinson had been in an argument, and then was assaulted. When the victim told Jace to sleep on the couch, he became upset and started yelling. The victim then called Jace's mother to help de-escalate the situation. According to the victim, Jace subsequently grabbed her wrist, twisted it behind her neck, and a

by Travis Uresk 6-3-25 | Vernal, Ut. | May 31st, 2025 | Vernal Police responded to the apartment complex at 1350 W 150 N to a domestic violence call. When police arrived after several knocks on the door and no answer. A family member permitted the officers to enter the apartment. While police were going through the residence, they found the victim lying on the floor in the bedroom alongside her two children. Officer Candelas spoke with the victim and noticed that the left sid

by Travis Uresk 5/31/25 | Ballard, Ut. | May 31st, 2025 | It was reported that a female had been punched multiple times by her son, 33-year-old Durrell Garth Miller. During the investigation, it was found that Durrell had been consuming alcohol earlier, along with the victim, who was driving the vehicle. While the victim was driving Durrell back to his residence with his child in the backseat, Durrell and the victim got into a disagreement, which escalated and became physical

by Travis Uresk 5-29-25 | Vernal, Ut. | May 25th, 2025 | Officer Escobedo was parked at the stoplight at 100 West and Main Street when a man stumbled across the road. The officer approached the man, later identified as 47-year-old Michael Lawrence White from Denver, Colorado. Officer Escobedo noticed that Michael was soaking wet along the inseam of his pants, and when he spoke, he slurred his words and smelled of alcohol. He denied drinking anything, refused to provide the of

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