The man who had been behind the wheel and fled from a high speed crash in Vernal has been arrested. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, officers responded to the area of Vernal Avenue and Main Street on February 19th after a vehicle hit a traffic light pole...
The work to get Fentanyl and other drugs off the streets is ongoing and something law enforcement is focused on. A man with a criminal history had new charges filed in 8th District Court this week for actions performed in Uintah County in November 2024. According to...
A passenger in a Uintah County traffic stop this month was arrested on a no bail warrant and additional charges. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, a narcotics detection canine was deployed giving a positive indication and a search was conducted of the...
A traffic stop east of Duchesne City on Highway 40 ended in arrest and a long list of felony charges. On February 18th, the officer conducting the stop recognized the driver as Tyson Grant who was currently a suspect in a case of using counterfeit $50 dollar bills...
Charges have been filed in 8th District Court in an incident from last month when a repeat offender once again was caught driving under the influence. According to the Probable Cause Statement, 33-year-old Hiet Delenor Jenks of Roosevelt was observed in Uintah County...
A DUI crash could have been much worse for a local celebrity if it weren’t for a concrete sign taking the damage. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, officers responded to the area of 800 West Main Street in Vernal near the T-Rex dinosaur statue where the...
A repeat DUI offender was booked into Uintah County Jail after police responded to a rollover accident on Thursday. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, the GMC pickup truck was on its side when authorities arrived and the vehicle’s occupants enlisted the...
A delivery driver is charged in 8th District Court for allegedly stealing tools from a work site he delivered to in Duchesne County. According to the Affidavit for Arrest Warrant, the driver for Yuma Express Services made a delivery to a work site in Arcadia on...
A traffic stop on February 8th ended in arrest after the driver gave a teenage passenger a THC vape pen to hold so she wouldn’t get in trouble for it. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, the driver was speeding and observed to have expired registration...
Individuals that were living in the home where a baby overdosed on Fentanyl in January have also been arrested. The baby was brought to Uintah Basin Medical Center unconscious on January 26th and was put on a Narcan drip and life flighted to Primary Children’s...