| by Travis Uresk | June 20th 2026 | Naples, Utah (6/16/26)—Law enforcement responded to a traumatic eBike accident at approximately 1070 E 620 S in Naples, Utah. Uintah County deputies arrived to assist Gold Cross Ambulance with Eric Osborn, who had crashed his eBike and was experiencing shoulder pain. The deputies checked the eBike's serial number, and Dispatch confirmed an NCIC entry from Denver, Colorado, indicating the bike was stolen. Osborn was taken to Ashley Regional

| by Travis Uresk | May 13th, 2026 | Vernal, Utah (5/13/26)—Vernal City Police were informed of a burglary in progress where the victim stated that an unknown male entered his house before engaging in a physical altercation. The victim also reported that the male had exited his residence out the back door into the backyard. When Officer Maughan arrived at the residence, the burglar was found still in the backyard of the victim’s home and was identified as 20-year-old Gabriel

| by Travis Uresk | May 13th, 2026 | Vernal, Utah (4/13/26)—Sgt. Cannon was notified that an RV business reported that a customer's RV, which was there for repairs, was burglarized between 4/8/26 and 4/10/26. The employee informed the Sergeant that several thousand dollars' worth of items had been stolen from the RV. These items included a 30-gallon propane bottle, two Furrion Vision side cameras, a Furrion backup camera monitor, a propane tank gauge, and two Battleborn lithi

| by Travis Uresk | May 6th, 2026 | Uintah County (5/4/26)—On 4/30/26, Deputy A. Russell responded to a report of theft in the area of 6750 S 6000 E, a well location for stolen copper wire. When the deputy arrived on scene, several electrical wires had been cut, and a machine had been damaged due to the wires being cut in multiple places. Deputy Russell photographed the scene and all the damage. On May 2nd, 2026, Deputy A. Russell responded to the same address for a similar i

| by Travis Uresk | April 21 st , 2026 | Fruitland, UT. (4-19-26)— The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office received a report of property being stolen near 40000 W US-40 in the Fruitland area. Deputy Phillips met with the property owner, who stated that a white pickup with a bed rack came onto his property. The driver got out, hooked the truck up to a black utility trailer, drove over to the neighbors', and took a canoe. The thief then drove to another shed, hitting it and causin

| 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 15 th , 2026 | Vernal, Utah (4/13/26)— Sgt. Cannon responded to a residential burglary, and upon arrival, the victim stated he allowed three young adult males onto his property to use his Pickleball court. The victim stated that around 6 pm, he was at home, and the males were outside. He then left the residence, and when he returned later that evening, he found that his home had been broken into. A door in the front foyer area had been kicked in, and

| 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 | March 6 th , 2026 | (Duchesne County) Deputy Robinson responded to a call for a theft in the area of 12000 W 6000 N in Duchesne County. The complainant was 59-year-old Bruce Edward Jenkins. The deputy called Bruce, and during their phone call, he explained that some property had been stolen. He told the deputy he had an employee, 48-year-old Elton E. Rojas, who had worked for him. Bruce told Deputy Robinson he believed Elton had taken the property that was

| by Travis Uresk | March 4 th 2026 | This case started in the early summer of 2023 when a 2010 Wells Cargo trailer was reported stolen in Vernal, Utah. The trailer was listed as stolen on NCIC shortly after. On 01/28/26, the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office was notified by the Vernal City Police Department that the stolen trailer had been flagged by the DMV in Roosevelt City when someone attempted to gain a new title and transfer ownership of the trailer. The DCSO deputy in

| by Travis Uresk | February 27 th . 2026 | (Naples, Ut. 2/26/2026) Officer Beatty was dispatched to the Naples Maverik on a shoplifting that occurred around 5:30 AM. The officer met with the store manager, who told him that 37-year-old Brandon Steven Boyer had stolen breakfast sandwiches from the food warmer. The Manager played the security footage that showed a male in a black jacket and a gray hoodie grab an item from the food warmer, place it in his jacket pocket, then la

by Travis Uresk 7-8-25 | Duchesne County | July 4 th , 2025 | On Friday in the late afternoon, a couple was leaving their home when they saw a female walking past their property. The couple decided to turn around and check their property, making sure everything was secure, out of suspicion of the female walking down the road. One property owner went to look for the female. The suspect had entered the property and made contact with the other property owner. During that time, t

by Travis Uresk 7-3-25 | Naples, Ut. | June 23 rd , 2025 | A man called into dispatch and stated he would like to speak with a Naples City Officer regarding a theft that occurred at a storage unit at 1365 E 2000 S in Naples. Officer Ashman called the man, and he informed the officer that he stored his boat at the facility. Someone had come in over the last two weeks and stolen fishing gear from his boat, as well as siphoned gas out of it. The caller stated that he had contact

by Travis Uresk 6-24-25 | Roosevelt, Ut. | June 19th, 2025 | The Duchesne County Sheriff's Office was notified that 36-year-old Barbara Jo Bracken and 44-year-old Cliffton David Riker had stolen property. A search warrant was issued and served on the property in Roosevelt, Utah, at the Bracken home. Another search warrant was issued for drug paraphernalia that had been seen in plain view inside the home. During the investigation, Barbra walked through the property, showin

by Travis Uresk 6-20-25 | Vernal, Ut. | June 14th, 2025 | The victim of the theft reported to police that his vehicle was broken into while he was attending the rodeo, and a little over $1,200 was stolen from the center console while it was parked at the Uintah Conference Center. On June 17, 2025, Officer Webb retrieved camera footage from the conference center. In the video, the officer saw a Kia Soul park behind the victim's vehicle. A male driver exits the vehicle, enters

by Travis Uresk 6-10-25 | Fruitland, Ut. | June 8th, 2025 | Duchesne County Sheriff's Office were notified of an outside fire in Fruitland. When Deputy Davis arrived at the residence, a female stated she had seen 63-year-old Charlene Dorothy Dessaints and 20-year-old Haili Jean Swain burning items in a 50-gallon drum. When the female stopped Charlene and Haili, Charlene ran to one of the homes, where a man in a black hat reportedly got into the car, and they fled the scene. D

by Travis Uresk 5-5-25 | Roosevelt, Ut. | May 1st, 2025 | On April 19, 2023, at 4:00 PM, a burglary was reported at a storage unit in Roosevelt, Utah where several Native American clothing items were stolen. The victim stated she went to her storage unit and noticed her locks were gone, and when she opened the door, she found things missing. Some of the Native American items were, a shawl white/with rose, light and dark blue shawls, red, white, green, purple, yellow, orange s

By Travis Uresk 4-15-25 | Vernal, Ut. | April 14th, 2025 | On April 5th, 2025, a Uintah County Sheriff’s Deputy responded to a burglary in Vernal, Utah. The homeowner reported that an unknown male had entered her home and tried to steal a Kubota tractor from the backyard. The male subject was captured on surveillance cameras driving the tractor and damaging an exposed water line. The victim stated the tires on the tractor were low on air, and the thief didn't know how to oper

By Travis Uresk 3/20/25 | Naples, Ut. | March 16th, 2025 | Naples City Police responded to the Microtel Inn in Naples on a report that a male had entered the maintenance room and stolen some power tools. They had the incident on their security cameras. When Officer McGaha arrived, he was provided with Ring video footage that showed a male inside the maintenance room. The male was approximately 5'08 tall, with dark hair and a slim build. He was wearing dark pants and a purple-

By Travis Uresk 12/30/24 | Duchesne, Ut. | December 27th, 2024 | Police were dispatched to a theft at the Precision Tire store. The...