| by Travis Uresk | June 17th 2026 | Vernal, Utah (6/11/26)—At around 7:30 PM, VPD Officer Monsen was sent to 235 E 600 S after a gray Chevy truck crashed into a fence in the church parking lot. The complainant notified dispatch that the driver exited the vehicle and walked south toward an apartment complex. Upon arrival, Officer Monsen found a gray Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck that had crossed the curb and was pushing against the fence, with an empty alcohol bottle nearb

| by Travis Uresk | June 6th 2026 | Vernal, Utah (6/1/26)—Vernal City Police responded to a disturbance call near 860 S Vernal Ave. involving a person running up and down the stairs while threatening others. Officers arrived to find multiple individuals inside a vehicle in the adjacent parking lot. A physical altercation was immediately apparent: one man exhibited significant facial swelling and bruising on the right side, a blood ring around his lips, and a shirt torn from t

| by Travis Uresk | June 5th, 2026 | Vernal, Utah (6/4/2026)—Several customers in Walmart witnessed a woman throwing up and acting strangely. She was seen with an approximately 3-year-old child. The child appeared dirty and disheveled. Witnesses spoke with the police and directed them to the location of the female. 33-year-old Jessica Dorothy Limberty was found erratically pacing through the aisles, having difficulty maintaining control of the items in her hands, and showing

| by Travis Uresk | June 4th, 2026 | Vernal, Utah (6/2/26)—It was reported that two men on a Basin Transit Association (BTA) bus were drinking and being belligerent. Vernal City Police arrived in the area of 1850 W Highway 40, and one of those individuals, 27-year-old Melicio Ledbeter Cesspooch, admitted he had been drinking earlier in the day. Melicio agreed to provide a Portable Breath Test (PBT). The results of that test indicated a positive result for alcohol in his syste

| by Travis Uresk | June 4th, 2026 | Roosevelt, Utah (5/27/26)—A neighbor at an apartment building at 700 E 290 N called police, saying she could hear a lot of screaming and banging around. Police arrived at the scene and could see a man looking out of a window. The officer knocked on the door, and a man asked who it was. Officer Arnold identified himself as a Roosevelt City Police officer, and the male opened the door. The officer asked the man what was going on inside the a

| by Travis Uresk | June 2nd 2026 | Vernal, Utah (5/30/2026)—A couple had gone out to the bar and consumed a large amount of alcohol, and when they returned home, an argument started. When police arrived, they encountered the male outside the residence. According to the male, 26-year-old Bailee Lorraine Christensen became angry and told him to leave. He told police that Bailee became physical, scratching him on the neck and then biting him on the hand. Officer Escobedo saw a

| by Travis Uresk | May 26th, 2026 | Vernal, Utah (5/24/26)—At 5:40 pm, police were notified of a sexual offense that occurred at the Landmark Assisted Living facility at 301 E 100 S. The administrator of the facility told dispatch that one of the residents, who is a 69-year-old with dementia, was groped by a visitor. Officer Monsen with the VPD arrived at the address and spoke with the administrator and a CNA who witnessed the incident. The CNA told the officer she was walki

| by Travis Uresk | May 24th, 2026 | Vernal, Utah (5/24/26)—An intoxicated male was found lying in the roadway near 700 E and Main Street. When the police arrived, they found him lying on his side in the parking lane just outside the outer lane of travel. Across the street, police noticed a vehicle with its hazard lights on, and the officer first thought the man may have been hit by a passing vehicle. As the police pulled up next to the man, he started to get up, and he was a

| by Travis Uresk | May 24th, 2026 | Vernal, Utah (5/16/26)—Central Dispatch put out an ATL on an intoxicated driver who had been drinking and driving all day, and could barely stand up. The caller also stated that she was driving a newer model Jeep Wrangler and gave a license plate number. A short time later, a white Jeep Wrangler was spotted parked at the Top Stop on 1500 E 500 S with the same license plate number. The Jeep passed by the officer while in the parking lot, an

| 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 | May 18th, 2026 | Vernal, Utah (5/16/26)—Cpl. Candelas was notified of a hit and run at approximately 1050 W Highway 40. There was also a report of a road rage incident in the same area. The description of the vehicle involved in the hit-and-run and the road rage incident matched. It was reported that a large white male in a red shirt was driving recklessly, nearly hitting multiple vehicles. Both complainants also mentioned that the male exited his White To

| by Travis Uresk | May 17th, 2026 | Vernal, Utah (5/16/2026)—Vernal Police responded to the Ashley Regional Medical Center on a report of a child abuse incident. When the police arrived, the medical staff informed them that the victim was a 5-year-old female. The father and mother told medical staff that the mother had kicked the child. Due to the statements made by the parents, the medical staff separated the mother from the father and child and called for police to respond

| by Travis Uresk | May 15th, 2026 | On Thursday, May 14th, 2026, Cpl. Ross was informed of a reported traffic offense: that 59-year-old Billy Quinn Pierce was driving with a revoked license. Earlier in the day, The Corporal had responded to Billy's residence for a separate issue and confirmed Billy's license status was REVOKED MANDATORY OFFENSE. Cpl. Ross watched the reported vehicle pull into the garage and saw Billy exit the driver's seat. The officer attempted to speak wi

| 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 8th, 2026 | Vernal, Utah (5/6/26)—Officer Maughan was dispatched to Basin Sports on a reported shoplifting that had occurred on April 29th, 2026. When the officer arrived, he met with the manager, who explained what had happened. The manager told the officer that a male who was identified as 45-year-old James Burnett Swett had stolen a suppressor. Officer Maughan watched the security camera footage and, upon review, he saw a male looking at the suppres

| by Travis Uresk | May 4th, 2026 | Vernal, Utah (5/1/26)—Asset Protection Personnel at Walmart made contact with a male, identified as 37-year-old Blaine Harrison Duggins, pushing a cart with various items. Blaine was also seen with a woman later identified as 31-year-old Isabel Jean Cothrun. Efforts to locate Isabel were initially unsuccessful. Blaine stated that Isabel is his girlfriend. Officers with the Vernal City Police Department arrived on scene and spoke with Blaine

| by Travis Uresk | April 30th, 2026 | Vernal, UT (4/28/26)—Officers with the Vernal City Police Department received a report of an individual who was being attacked. The complainant advised that the involved parties were being drunk and belligerent. Officers arrived on scene and made contact with one of the involved parties, who had left the residence and was walking down the road. Officer White noticed the individual appeared to have a dark substance around his lips, which

| by Travis Uresk | April 25th, 2026 | Vernal, Utah (4/6/26)—In the evening, Detective Collom was contacted by the on-duty VPD sergeant regarding a case of a sex offender violation that was being investigated. The detective was informed that one of the patrol officers seized a cell phone from 42-year-old William John Kremin regarding a sex offender violation at the Vernal City Park, where he was sitting, watching the children. The investigating officer was preparing a search

| 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