| 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 25th, 2026 | Vernal, Utah (4/6/26)—In the evening, Detective Collom was contacted by the on-duty VPD sergeant regarding a case of a sex offender violation that was being investigated. The detective was informed that one of the patrol officers seized a cell phone from 42-year-old William John Kremin regarding a sex offender violation at the Vernal City Park, where he was sitting, watching the children. The investigating officer was preparing a search

| by Travis Uresk | April 25th, 2026 | Vernal, Utah (4/23/26)— 38-year-old Dustin Joseph Nielson is currently on parole with AP&P and is also required to register with the Child Abuse Registry due to a conviction on September 24, 2008. Nielson was granted parole by the Utah Board of Pardons on December 16, 2025. According to the Utah Sex Kidnap and Child Abuse Registry, Nielson failed to update the registry during his birth month of December 2025. Nielson is currently on paro

| by Travis Uresk | April 10 th , 2026 | Vernal, Utah— Vernal City Police were called to City Park after a male was reported sitting in his car, taking pictures of children playing. It was reported by the complainant that the male was suspected of being a registered sex offender. The male was described as a white male wearing a blue shirt, a hat, and jeans. Cpl. Ross arrived at the park and spoke to a separate witness who said the male was sitting inside a silver car. The off