An Attempt to Locate on an alleged drunk driver resulted in a variety of serious charges for the night’s events. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, an officer saw the reported vehicle and observed the driver pull into a driveway and enter a residence. The...
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Repeat DUI Offender Arrested With Minors In Vehicle
A repeat offender was arrested for DUI in the Fruitland area with minors in the vehicle. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, dispatch received a call that a woman had been drinking and was driving in the Fruitland area. An Officer observed a vehicle matching...
Man With 3 Statewide Warrants Brought Into Custody During Welfare Check
A welfare check in Uintah County resulted in the arrest of a man with multiple warrants. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, officers were conducting the welfare check on an individual believed to be staying at a residence near 1000 West 700 South in Vernal....
Man Arrested In Duchesne County Charged With Murder
The man arrested during a search warrant issued in Duchesne County last month has been charged with murder. The South Valley SWAT team traveled over 100 miles to the Duchesne County property on December 28th searching for the second suspect in a fatal South Jordan...
Probation Check In Duchesne Results In Drug Arrest
A probation check in Duchesne City resulted in arrest for new drug violations. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, officers performing the compliance check located Methamphetamine, Fentanyl, 9 Suboxone strips without a prescription, and marijuana....
Woman Rams Truck Into Car And Power Box, Taking Out Power To Complex
The Cottonwood Apartments in Roosevelt were without power on Sunday after a fight ended in an arrest for property destruction, assault and DUI. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, a couple fighting led to the woman, identified as Esperanza Martinez, getting...
Caretaker Convicted In Beating Of NES Non-Verbal Resident Sentenced
The caretaker arrested in September 2024 for the physical beating of a non-verbal adult resident at a North Eastern Services residence in Vernal was sentenced in 8th District Court this week. Kayla Jeanine Evans was convicted of 2nd Degree Felony Intentional...
Driver Arrested After Allegedly Traveling 100mph Through Vernal Downtown
Traveling at 100 mph in a 45 mph zone will attract attention and for one driver heading west through downtown Vernal that attention was from an officer. ABC4 reports that according to court documents, on the night of December 30th, an officer witnessed the BMW SUV...
Woman Charged With Child Abuse Homicide Had Been Caretaker For 6 Weeks
Vernal Police issued a press release last week on the arrest of 50-year-old Angela Accuttoroop who was booked into Uintah County Jail on charges of child abuse homicide. Vernal PD shared that a 3-year-old boy died on September 4th due to blunt force injuries. Court...
Stolen Uintah County Skid Steer Tracked To Texas; Arrest Made
Having GPS trackers installed on equipment paid off big time for the owner of a trailer and skid steer that were recently stolen in Uintah County. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, law enforcement was dispatched to a report of the stolen trailer and skid...










