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Search Warrant Executed In Uintah County Ends In Arrests

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Multiple arrests were made on Monday when agents with the Uintah Basin Narcotics Strike Force assisted the Uintah County Sheriff’s Office in executing an 8th District Court search warrant in Uintah County. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, the warrant was served at the residence of Kelly Porritt regarding a theft investigation.

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