| by Travis Uresk | July 11th 2026 | Uintah County (7/10/26)—Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Searle was patrolling on US-40 near mile marker 157 when he noticed a red Toyota Scion tailgating a truck and horse trailer. As the truck and trailer passed the trooper's driver's-side mirror, the Toyota was roughly 1 second behind the horse trailer. The trooper decided to initiate a traffic stop for following dangerously too closely. The driver, 21-year-old Angel S. Garcia Rico, provided

| by Travis Uresk | July 5th 2026 | Uintah County (7/3/26)—A Utah Highway Patrol Trooper was on US-40 in Uintah County when he noticed a pickup heading East at 76 MPH. The vehicle had slowed down significantly before approaching him. The trooper initiated a traffic stop and approached the vehicle from the passenger side, noticing numerous spider web cracks on the windshield. When asked for his driver's license, the driver admitted he did not have one. He presented the trooper

| 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 | May 9th, 2026 | Vernal, Utah (5/1/26)—Witnesses reported that a truck was driving on the football field, nearly hitting people, hitting a fence, causing damage, and then driving away. At approximately 7:30 pm, police were advised by dispatch of a hit-and-run that had just occurred at the Uintah High School. Trooper Lorensen with the UHP was near the area and began looking for the truck matching the description. After attempting to locate the vehicle, the t

| by Travis Uresk | May 8th, 2026 | Duchesne County (5/2/26)—Trooper Minchey performed a traffic stop for speeding at approximately 7500 N Hwy 121. Upon speaking with the driver, 40-year-old Steven Joseph Lucero. The trooper performed a records check on Steven and confirmed that his driver's license was denied. Upon performing the records check, Trooper Minchey located two active state-wide warrants for Steven's arrest. Steven was asked to exit the vehicle, and the trooper re

| by Travis Uresk | April 24th, 2026 | 4/22/26—At around 10 pm, police responded to a traffic accident on SR-35 at mile marker 42. The witnesses on scene stated that a female was slumped over the steering wheel, unconscious. The first EMT on scene stated that she had to physically shake the female to wake her up. When the UHP Trooper arrived on the scene, the female, who was later identified as 23-year-old Harlee Ann Humphrey, was sitting in the ambulance. The trooper tried t

| by Travis Uresk | April 20 th , 2026 | Duchesne County (4/18/26)— Deputy Green received a call from dispatch of a domestic violence detail. Dispatch advised there was screaming with a female crying and a male in the background saying he was punched in the face. The caller was not answering dispatch's questions and stated that the female kept crying, telling the male to get out. The line got disconnected, and the dispatcher wasn't able to reach the female when calling back.

| by Travis Uresk | April 10 th , 2026 | Naples, Utah— At around 7 pm on Tuesday, April 7 th , 2026, the UHP was dispatched to a report of a suspicious vehicle in the area of 2500 E US-40. The individual who called stated that a maroon minivan was pulled off the side of the road, and that inside were a female driver and a male passenger who appeared to be slumped over, with the male's head tilted back and mouth open. The caller's husband spoke with the female driver, who repo

| 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 | February 16 th , 2026 | Back on January 4 th , 2026, a broadcast on the radio stated that an individual had fled on foot from the Utah Highway Patrol West of Roosevelt, Utah. The description of the clothing the individual was wearing sweats and a red hoodie. Dispatch advised the officers of two addresses in Roosevelt that the suspect was known to frequent. One was on North State Street. While Officer Arnold with RPD was patrolling North State Street, he no

by Travis Uresk 7-5-25 | Lapoint, Ut. | June 12 th, – June 17 th , 2025 | On June 12, 2025, UHP Trooper Carson was patrolling 8500 East in the Lapoint area when he noticed a white Ford truck that he had stopped before involving DUI and drugs and knew that Richard Potter was a habitual drug user. At the intersection of 8500 East and 7500 North, the truck took an unusual amount of time to enter the intersection and then continued East on 7500 North. The trooper thought this wa

by Travis Uresk 6-29-25 | Uintah County | June 25th, 2025 | UHP was dispatched to a motor vehicle accident near milepost 172 on US-40, where multiple vehicles and several patients were involved. Trooper Ryan arrived on the scene and observed a Chevy Avalanche behind a Ford F-250. The Chevy had severe front-end damage, and the Ford had severe rear-bumper damage. The trooper recognized one of the drivers as 41-year-old Delmar Ray Cesspooch from previous law enforcement encounte

by Travis Uresk 6-24-25 | Duchesne County | June 23rd 2025 | The UHP was dispatched to a call involving two vehicles in a road rage incident where a pickup ran into the back of a blue SUV, and the truck sped past the SUV, almost hitting the driver of the SUV. Trooper Englebright located the described vehicles near milepost 111 on US-40. The white truck was in the number 1 lane, and the SUV was passing the truck in the turning lane at a high rate of speed, almost crashing

by Travis Uresk 5-31-25 | Uintah County | May 29th, 2025 | UHP Troopers were called to a welfare check on SR-121 near milepost 20. Trooper Watt arrived on the scene and was waved down by a female in the driver's seat of a Chevy Trailblazer, who was identified as 36-year-old Aleice Collins. Aleice's eyes were bloodshot and she smelled of alcohol, and was extremely emotional. She told the trooper she had been drinking and using marijuana. Trooper Ryan asked Aleice if she had dr

by Travis Uresk 5-27-25 | Uintah County | May 26th, 2025 | Monday at 7 AM, Utah Highway Patrol responded to a single-vehicle accident on SR-121 near milepost 24. Dispatch advised Trooper Willoughby that a vehicle had run off the road and into a pond. When the trooper arrived at the crash scene, there was a vehicle wreaked in a field just off SR-121 with EMTs getting an individual onto a stretcher and into the ambulance. The individual was identified as 19-year-old Anilora Pau

by Travis Uresk 5-26-25 | Vernal, Ut. | May 24th, 2025 | On Saturday, a citizen called into dispatch stating they saw a Chevy Malibu parked on the side of the road with a male drinking beer near the intersection of 3500 W 500 N around 4 pm. Deputy Fairey observed the vehicle traveling East on 500 North tailgating a pickup truck and swerving out of its travel lane into westbound traffic. The deputy conducted a traffic stop on the Chevy Malibu near 2700 W 500 N. UHP Trooper Sea

by Travis Uresk 5-20-25 | Roosevelt, Ut. | May 15th, 2025 | Trooper Englebright was approached by a man stating he saw a female sitting in her car at the Family Dollar. The man described her as being very fidgety, and he was worried about her well-being. The man asked the trooper if he could check if she was alright. Trooper Englebright walked up to the vehicle and saw a female sitting in the driver's seat, looking at her phone while fidgeting and scratching herself. The troo

by Travis Uresk 5-4-25 | Naples, Ut. | May 3rd, 2025 | Officer Ashman responded to a suspect pointing a gun at a vehicle call that originated in Naples near 2450 South 1500 East. Dispatch updated the call, stating that the suspect, later identified as 37-year-old Timothy Williams, traveling westbound in a white SUV on 500 South. While Officer Ashman was en route, she heard Sgt Roth on the radio saying he had the suspect's car stopped at 100 West 500 South. Within a few second

By Travis Uresk 4-26-25 | Uintah County | April 25th, 2025 | On Friday at 10:43 PM, Central Dispatch sent out an Attempt to Locate (ATL) for a white Pontiac G6 swerving, flashing their lights, and almost hitting a guard rail. The complainant stated he had been following the vehicle on US-40 since Vernal and watched the Pontiac leave its lane 8-10 times. The complainant gave a license plate number that returned to a male subject out of Magna, Utah. Trooper Dodd, who was in Roo

By Travis Uresk 4-21-25 | Jensen, Ut. | April 20th, 2025 | At approximately 12:00 PM, UHP responded to a shots fired call on US-40 near milepost 160. The call notes said: "Was just shot at by a guy in a silver Chevy truck with WY license plates." "Some kind of unknown pistol fired three or four rounds." The victims described the suspect to the 9-1-1 dispatcher as a white male wearing a black hat and having a brownish beard. The victims stated that they were traveling eastboun