| by Travis Uresk | May 21st, 2026 | Vernal, Utah (May 19th, 2026)—Cpl. White received call notes on his onboard computer while responding to a report of an assault, stating that the female victim was at a local hospital. The officer met with the nurse who had been treating the woman, who informed Cpl. White, it was reported to them that the woman and her partner, identified as 56-year-old Alvin Russell Kartchner, met the night before to talk. The conversation evolved into an

| by Travis Uresk | March 21 st , 2026 | Vernal, Utah—At around 1 pm on March 20 th , 2026, a female called 911 to report that 26-year-old Caleb Jay White had gotten angry and started throwing punches at family members, and Caleb had already left the residence. Police arrived at the residence and met with three adult victims and one adult witness. They began to tell police that the male victim and Caleb are co-owners of a pickup truck that has been parked in the yard for five

by Travis Uresk 6-15-25 | Ballard, Ut. | June 13th, & 14th, 2025 | Deputy Pratt informed Deputy Anderton that he had probable cause to arrest 36-year-old Aleice Collins. Deputy Andeton was in the area, and when he got closer to her address, he could see Aleice walking from the fence line that separates the home she rents from her parent's house. Aleice's parents' home is listed as a protected place on a protective order issued by the 8th District Court. The fence line is clos

by Travis Uresk 6-5-25 | Uintah County | June 4th, 2025 | Deputy Pratt was dispatched to a report of a stolen vehicle and was informed that 36-year-old Aleice Collins had stolen her father's vehicle from his house. The deputy was also informed that Aleice had previously been trespassed from the property, and another deputy was looking for her to charge her with trespassing from a prior incident. Roosevelt City Police Officer Bellon was assisting the Uintah County Sheriff's Of

By Travis Uresk 5-3-25 | Vernal, Ut. | May 2nd, 2025 | The complainant reported that his daughter had received messages from a female saying that her boyfriend had beaten her up and she was hiding in the bushes near her residence. When Officer Escobedo arrived, he wasn't able to find the victim. The call notes indicated that the victim wasn't willing to cooperate with law enforcement. The victim's boyfriend was later identified as 39-year-old Timothy O’Brian Hester through th

By Travis Uresk 3/8/25 | Vernal, Ut. | March 6th, 2025 | A female victim reported to 9-1-1 that she had been assaulted by her ex-boyfriend, 50-year-old Denny Jay Hatch, the night before. Vernal City Police responded to the assault detail and met with the victim, who said Denny had come over to her trailer the night before drunk and belligerent. The victim told Officer Escobedo that Denny had punched her twice during the argument, and another individual had witnessed the incid

By Travis Uresk 12/7/24 | Vernal, Ut. | December 5th, 2024 | Cpl. Ross with the Vernal City Police Department responded to an address on...

By Travis Uresk 11/21/24 | Vernal, Ut. | November 20th, 2024 | Vernal police were notified that three people and their dogs were living...

By Travis Uresk 10/24/24 | Naples, Ut. | October 21st, 2024 | Officer McDavid with the Naples City Police Department was assisting on a...

By Travis Uresk 8/12/24 | Naples, Ut. | August 10th, 2024 | Deputy Oldham was traveling northbound on US-40 in Naples when a Ford...

By Travis Uresk 7/13/24 | Duchesne, Ut. | July 11th, 2024 | At around midnight, Deputy Smith received a call about a domestic violence...

By Travis Uresk 6/11/24 | Vernal, Ut. | June 8th, 2024 | Deputy Fairey was dispatched to a disorderly incident, and while en route,...

By Travis Uresk 5/19/24 | Roosevelt, Ut. | May, 11th, 2024 | Officer Knight was dispatched to an address on a report of a domestic...

By Travis Uresk 5/16/24 | Vernal, Ut. | May 15th, 2024 | Deputy Pratt was working patrol in the Vernal area when he was dispatched to a...

By Travis Uresk 5/3/24 | Altamont, Ut. | April 26th, 2024 | At 6:19 p.m., Duchesne County Deputies were dispatched to 15550 West 3700...

By Travis Uresk 1/3/24 On 12/28/24, in Vernal, Utah, police from multiple departments responded to the report of a domestic violence...

By Travis Uresk 12/26/23 Manila, Ut. At around 10:00 am on 12/15/23, DCSO was called to the Sinclair in Manila. The call was in reference...

By Travis Uresk 8/17/23 Roosevelt, Ut.- Around noon on 7/26/23, a report came in that a male had contacted a victim the night before,...

Posted by Travis Uresk | Feb. 23rd, 2023 | Domestic Violence & Violation Of Court Order | By Travis Uresk 2/23/23 Vernal, Ut.- On...

Posted by Travis Uresk | Feb. 2nd, 2023 | Violation Of Protection Order | By Travis Uresk 2/2/23 Vernal, Ut.- On 01/28/2023, Officer...