| by Travis Uresk | April 16 th , 2026 | Vernal, Utah— In the early morning hours of April 15 th , 2026, Vernal City Police responded to a local business to a report of a male being confrontational with individuals in the store and saying he had a gun. Upon officers' arrival on the scene, they were met by a witness to the incident who told police that a male, later identified as 21-year-old Tyler Louis Flye Davis, had been at that location and had become confrontational with

| 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 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 28 th , 2026 | Ballard, Utah— On 3/27/26, while Deputy Fairey was on patrol in the Ballard area, a vehicle was showing suspicious behavior. The vehicle pulled to the shoulder of the road behind the deputy's patrol vehicle, turned its signal on for a long period of time as if they were going to pull into traffic, then backed up 200 feet before entering the Jiffy Lube parking lot, and turned off the headlights. Deputy Fairey ran the plates, and dispatc

| by Travis Uresk | March 21 st , 2026 | Uintah County—On March 18 th , Trooper Ryan was patrolling US-40 when a silver car with window tint that appeared to be darker than the legal limit, and initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle near milepost 136. The trooper approached the vehicle and could smell the strong odor of burnt marijuana coming from the vehicle. The driver identified himself as 24-year-old Elver Moises Vicente Munoz by his Florida driver's license. A records c

| 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 7-2-25 | Duchesne County | June 26 th , 2025 | On June 19, 2025, the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office received a Child Abuse Neglect Report (CANR) that 41-year-old Jennifer Marie Todd and her boyfriend, Tracy Olsen, would smoke "Blues" (a common name used to describe Fentanyl) in a shed where they would sleep. The alleged drug use was done in the presence of Jennifer's three young children, who also would sleep in the shed. It was learned during an interview w

by Travis Uresk 6-19-25 | Roosevelt, Ut. | June 15th, 2025 | Roosevelt City Police were advised of a vehicle leaving a suspected drug house in Roosevelt City. A short time later, an officer located the vehicle as it was leaving the area and initiated a traffic stop. Three occupants were inside the vehicle. The driver is unknown. A front-seat passenger and a rear driver-side passenger occupied the vehicle. The front passenger identified himself as 48-year-old Alfred Scott Chec

By Travis Uresk 4-19-25 | Ballard, Ut. | April 16th, 2025 | FBI Task Force agents ran a routine license plate check on a vehicle and found that this vehicle didn’t have insurance and that an arrest warrant was attached to it. The Task Force Agents conducted a traffic stop on this vehicle at approximately 1697 East Main, Ballard, Utah. 32-year-old Lenora Lu Christensen told the agent at her window that she didn’t have a valid driver’s license. A certified narcotics K9 was depl

By Travis Uresk 3-27-25 | Ballard, Ut. | March 26th, 2025 | Deputy Pratt with the UCSO, DCFS, and Uintah County Sheriff detectives, executed a search warrant in Ballard. During the search, they located meth, drug paraphernalia, and other evidence of illegal drug use. 30-year-old Harley Web Christensen was found inside the home and detained for safety reasons during the search for illegal narcotics. While Deputy Pratt gathered items from his truck, Harley asked to speak with h

By Travis Uresk 3/7/25 | Uintah County | March 6th, 2025 | While on patrol, a Uintah County Deputy noticed a muddy Ford F-150 parked in a pullout near milepost 33.5 on SR 121. Next to the truck, a subject was laying on the ground. When the deputy pulled up to the vehicle, he saw a female quickly jump to her feet and into the driver's seat. Deputy Fairey approached the truck and smelled an overwhelming odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. The driver was uncooperative and

By Travis Uresk 1/17/25 | Vernal, Utah | January 15th, 2025 | A call came into dispatch from a complainant saying Chardel had been...

By Travis Uresk 11/22/24 | Duchesne, Ut. | November 15th, 2024 | A female reported that her boyfriend, 39-year-old Blake William Hammer,...

By Travis Uresk 11/13/24 | Myton, Ut. | November 5th, 2024 | On November 5th, Cpl. Cox was dispatched to Myton, Ut, on the report of drug...

By Travis Uresk 9/4/24 | Duchesne County | September 3rd, 2024 | On 6/24/24, Detective Hunter received a Department of Child and Family...

By Travis Uresk 8/26/24 | Roosevelt, Ut. | August 23rd, 2024 | Officer Adams with the Roosevelt Police Department was dispatched to a...

By Travis Uresk 6/30/24 | Ballard, Ut. | June 29th, 2024 | A Uintah County Deputy observed a silver SUV traveling on 3000 East Main...

By Travis Uresk 5/27/24 | Vernal, Ut. | May 11th & 15th, 2024 | Officers were told that the male they were looking for was staying at...

By Travis Uresk 3/24/24 Roosevelt, Ut—On March 20th, 2024, Officer Arnold was notified of a suspicious activity call in the parking lot...

By Travis Uresk 3/18/24 Lapoint, Ut.—March 14th, 2024, a light-colored Cadillac SUV was traveling near 11000 East 7000 North when Deputy...