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A person calls the police on their neighbor because they could hear a woman screaming for help
By Travis Uresk 8/2/23 Vernal, Ut.- On 7/30/23, the Vernal Police were called to the Silver Pines Apartment by a complainant who was...
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Aug 2, 20232 min read
A BIA Officer is struck in the face multiple times while attempting to arrest a drunk male
By Travis Uresk 7/31/23 Whiterocks, Ut.- 7/27/23, Deputy Fairey was dispatched to an agency assist in the Whiterocks area. Units of the...
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Jul 31, 20232 min read
A man from Cortez, Colorado arrested in Vernal for having a stolen UTV
By Travis Uresk 7/31/23 Vernal, Ut.- On 7/25/23, Vernal City Police was dispatched to a suspicious incident at 350 N 221 West. The...
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Jul 31, 20232 min read
A Whiterocks man arrested for having child pornography on his cell phone
By Travis Uresk 7/29/23 Whiterocks, Ut.- On 5/10/23, the Uintah County Sheriff’s Department received a Cybertip for further investigation...
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Jul 29, 20232 min read
A Uintah County man was arrested for the rape and human trafficking of a 15-year-old girl
By Travis Uresk 7/26/23 Vernal, Ut.- On 7/19/23, Deputies were notified of a possible rape that occurred South of Vernal. On 7/20/23, the...
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Jul 26, 20231 min read
A man with multiple warrants gives an officer false information
By Travis Uresk 7/25/23 Uintah Co. Ut.- On 7/19/23, UHP Trooper Carson was dispatched to a public assist detail for a male that had...
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Jul 25, 20232 min read
A vehicle leaving 7-Eleven drives on the wrong side of the road and then onto the sidewalk
By Travis Uresk 7/21/23 Vernal, Ut.~On 7/8/23, a Hyundai Elantra was at the 7-Eleven at 100 North Vernal Avenue and left the South...
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Jul 21, 20232 min read
A man in Naples, Utah, tries to drive a backhoe into his mother's home
By Travis Uresk 7/19/23 Naples, Ut.- On 7/16/23, multiple police agencies were called in to assist Naples police officer Roth to a...
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Jul 19, 20233 min read
An intoxicated male walks into the wrong room, then passes out in the landlords bed
By Travis Uresk 7/19/23 Vernal, Ut.-On 7/5/23, Cpl. Johnstun was dispatched on a residential detail and was advised by dispatch that the...
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Jul 19, 20232 min read
A female on probation for a no-alcohol clause gets arrested for possession of alcohol
By Travis Uresk 7/14/23 Vernal, Ut.- On 7/9/23, Deputy Pratt was dispatched to a female subject that was suicidal. When he arrived, he...
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Jul 14, 20231 min read
Neighbors get into a fight because one neighbor gets called a “Meth head.”
By Travis Uresk 7/14/23 Vernal, Ut.- On 7/6/23, Deputy Ouderkirk responded to a report of an assault at 2151 West 700 South, where he met...
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Jul 14, 20231 min read
Man arrested for carrying 16 grams of meth
By Travis Uresk 7/12/23 Ft. Duchesne, Ut.-On 6/29/23, at around 9:30 pm, Sgt. Watkins with the Uintah County Sheriff's Department...
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Jul 12, 20232 min read
A vehicle gets stopped for a nonworking license plate light. Officers find drugs and a shotgun
By Travis Uresk 7/8/23 Vernal, Ut.- On 7/1/23, Sgt. Gledhill noticed a vehicle exiting the Maverik parking at 1740 West US-40. The...
Travis Uresk
Jul 8, 20232 min read
A 911 call comes into dispatch with a female saying, “You pushed me down!”
B/y Travis Uresk 7/8/23 Ballard, Ut.- On 7/1/23, a report of an open 911 call in the area of 2390 N 3500 E dispatch reported that a...
Travis Uresk
Jul 8, 20231 min read
Uintah County Deputies Respond To A Unknown 911 Call
By Travis Uresk 7/4/23 Because of the situation of this story, some names will be left out. Uintah Co. Ut.- On 6/28/23, Deputy Ouderkirk...
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Jul 4, 20239 min read
Vernal hotel guest jailed after alleged sexual abuse of child pulled into room
By Nancy Van Valkenburg July 2, 2023 VERNAL, Utah, July 2, 2023 — A 31-year-old man visiting from out of town was booked into the Uintah...
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Jul 2, 20231 min read
Police stop a vehicle for no tail lights and find a large amount of drugs.
By Travis Uresk 7/3/23 On 6/25/23, BIA Officer Foster stopped a vehicle near milepost 121 on US-40 for no tail lights and asked Uintah...
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Jul 2, 20233 min read
A Vernal man purposely drives his truck into another vehicle and tells the woman, You will be dead
By Travis Uresk 7/2/23 Vernal, Ut.- On 6/12/23, police were called to a hit and run in the parking lot at the church at 250 North 200...
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Jul 2, 20233 min read
An intoxicated female falls and cuts her head. While at the hospital, she assaults a nurse
By Travis Uresk 6/30/23 Vernal, Ut.- On 6/23/23, an intoxicated female fell and had a head wound. Deputy Russell arrived and made contact...
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Jun 30, 20231 min read
A female was found doing drugs in a Vernal Motel
By Travis Uresk 6/29/23 Vernal, Ut.- On 6/15/23, Uintah County Deputies were dispatched to the Comfort Inn at 2500 West 1500 South for a...
Travis Uresk
Jun 29, 20231 min read
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