Two men from Michigan landed in jail June 29 after a routine traffic stop led a Utah Highway Patrol trooper to discover eight pounds of marijuana and 12 marijuana plants inside the vehicle in which they were riding.
The trooper stopped the 2005 Pontiac at about 10 a.m. on Interstate 70 near Green River, Utah, according to a report from the UHP.
The men, ages 41 and 28, were taken into custody and face charges of possession and possession with the intent to distribute. The trooper also found $4,000 in cash inside the vehicle, according to the report.
Girl injured in fall at Power Dam
An 8-year-old Moab girl was injured June 25 after she slipped and fell 20 feet onto rocks near the power dam east of Moab.
The girl’s right ankle was broken in the fall, according to a report from the Grand County Sheriff’s Office.
The girl’s father carried her to his vehicle, where sheriff’s deputies and Grand County EMS workers met them. She was transported to Allen Memorial Hospital by ambulance for treatment of her injuries, according to the report.
Police investigate hit and run
A Moab woman contacted police June 10 to report that a mirror on her vehicle had been broken by a hit-and-run driver. Police at the scene found the mirror laying on the ground about 60 feet from the vehicle, according to a report from the Moab City Police Department.
The vehicle appeared to have been sideswiped, according to the report.
A neighbor told police he saw a pickup truck collide with the vehicle sometime during the night, and another neighbor reported seeing a pickup truck later run over the mirror, throwing it up into the nearby yard.
Man arrested trespassing
A Moab man was arrested June 13 for unlawfully entering a woman’s home after he had been told he was not welcome there, according to a report from the Moab City Police Department. The man, 49, was also suspected of being intoxicated, according to the report.
The woman, 40, called police at 2:18 a.m. after her 10-year-old son told her the man had walked into the home, asked where the woman was, and then left. She told police his vehicle was still parked on the street outside.
Police later located the man when he returned to his vehicle. He was arrested for trespassing and public intoxication, according to the report.
Window broken at Main Street business
Moab City Police searched for three men who witnesses said broke out a front window at a Main Street business on June 11. A worker at a nearby restaurant told police that the same three men had attempted to skip out on paying their bar tab and she had followed them out onto the street to get payment, according to a report from the Moab City Police Department.
Other witnesses said they then saw the men walk down the street, break the window and then flee the scene.
When police arrived, the men were no longer in the area, according to the report.
The damaged window was valued at $300, according to the report.
Theft of construction vehicle reported
Moab City Police officers investigated a report of someone “joyriding” on a piece of construction equipment at the site of the new Moab Regional Medical Center. The incident was reported on June 16 at about 8 p.m., according to a report from the Moab City Police Department.
While en route to the scene, the police were told that the man was driving the vehicle away, down the street. Police located the vehicle and its driver, who told them he had been given permission by the owner of the equipment to borrow the vehicle for a few hours to move some rocks at his home, which was located nearby.
The man was released after police officers determined that he had been given permission to use the equipment, according to the report.