The law enforcement community and beyond are mourning the passing of a well known officer in Duchesne County on January 28th. Roosevelt City Police Chief Mark Watkins shared the following statement about the loss on Tuesday: “The Roosevelt Police Department would like...
On January 26th, officers with the Uintah Basin Narcotics Strikeforce and the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office were informed of a vehicle seen leaving a known drug distribution residence in another jurisdiction. The vehicle was registered to a Myton man and the...
In the early morning hours of January 24th, an officer noticed a man walking on the shoulder of Highway 40 traveling east in the Myton area and pulled over to check in with the individual. The man identified himself as 34-year-old Casey Milan who stated that he was on...
It’s been a few weeks since the tragedy that occurred on New Year’s Eve resulting in the deaths of a mother and son in Uintah County and there is now no doubt as to what happened. Police reported that police and fire were dispatched to an active fire at a Vernal City...
A Jensen woman is now facing new felony charges as she has continued to assaultofficers after being arrested on outstanding warrants in Uintah County this month. OnJanuary 11th, 39-year-old Crystal Zelazny was a back seat passenger in a vehicle that wasstopped and it...
A vehicle pursuit on January 16th ended in the arrest of a convicted felon who was in possession of a large amount of fentanyl pills and weapons. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, the officer attempted to pull over a vehicle in rural Duchesne County at...
A man arrested on outstanding warrants has new charges after he tried to discard drugsduring his arrest. 29-year-old Jonah Grant Betts was arrested on January 12th in UintahCounty and in the process threw tin foil containing Fentanyl and other drug materialsunder a...
A man was arrested this month in Uintah County after a list of crimes from recent months caught up to him. 28-year-old William Ruel Edrington was arrested on the night of January 10th and the following felony charges were filed after his arrest. According to court...
A federal permit granted by the Forest Service that would have authorized the Uinta Basin Railway to be constructed across 12 miles of Forest Service land in Duchesne County has been withdrawn. The Forest Service announced the withdrawal on January 17th in response to...
A Duchesne County man is being held on no bail after being charged with 1st DegreeFelony Rape. Court documents state that 49-year-old Bryan Keith Dumas was arrestedafter the victim reported the alleged assault to police and an investigation took place. Theassault...