Two Arrested for Dealing Cocaine
Detectives with the Evansville-Vanderburgh County Drug Task Force began receiving information in September 2025 indicating that Ramiro Chapa Jr. was distributing cocaine in the Evansville area…READ MORE
Sex Offender Verification Detail Completed Before Halloween
In preparation for Halloween, the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office conducted a countywide compliance operation focused on registered sex and violent offenders….READ MORE
Update: Two Evansville Residents Stabbed; Suspect now in Custody
The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an incident in which two Evansville residents were stabbed at a southeast-side home. The suspect, Bryan Douglas Schini, is wanted for two counts of Attempted Murder…READ MORE
Deputies Investigating Fatal Crash on Lloyd Expressway
On September 19, 2025, at approximately 8:28 AM, deputies were dispatched to a motor vehicle crash with injuries at the intersection of westbound Lloyd Expressway and Middle McDowell Road…READ MORE
Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Deputy Honored at Statewide DUI Awards
The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office is proud to announce that Deputy Matt Gardner has been recognized as one of Indiana’s Top 25 DUI Enforcement Officers at the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute’s annual awards ceremony….READ MORE
Narcotics Investigation Leads to Multiple Arrests
In June 2025, Detectives assigned to the Evansville-Vanderburgh County Drug Task Force, along with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), began receiving information that Brian Anthony McCurry and Frank Scott Pascoccio Jackson were distributing large quantities of Schedule I controlled chemicals used to manufacture synthetic cannabinoids, commonly referred to as “K2.” Both Jackson and McCurry are currently on supervised federal probation for prior narcotics-related convictions…READ MORE
Detectives Arrest Construction Owner for Fraud & Theft
The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has arrested the owner of a local construction company on Fraud and Theft charges…READ MORE
Sheriff’s Office Arrests Suspect in Pair of West Side Burglaries
The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has arrested an Evansville man on felony charges following an investigation into two burglaries at the same west side business earlier this month….READ MORE
Suspect Arrested for Setting Off Sparkler Bomb near Construction Site
The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has arrested an Evansville man on charges related to the detonation of an explosive device in close proximity to INDOT workers at a job site…READ MORE
Driver Arrested After Striking Patrol Vehicle and Fleeing Scene
On Saturday, August 3, 2025, at approximately 2:17 AM, a Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Deputy was involved in an incident in which a suspect sideswiped his marked patrol unit near East Columbia Street and North Morton Avenue…READ MORE