Sheriff’s Office Increases Patrols for Thanksgiving Travel Safety
The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office will increase patrols during the Thanksgiving travel period as part of the Safe Family Travel campaign, starting November 16. The campaign focuses on curbing impaired and aggressive driving, enforcing seat belt use, and includes sobriety checkpoints funded by NHTSA grants through the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI). With Thanksgiving Eve…
Deputies Arrest Suspect Waving Hatchets
On Tuesday, October 22nd at 6:41 PM, deputies were dispatched to the area of N. Saint Joseph Ave. and Allens Ln. in reference to a male subject reportedly waving two hatchets around and talking to himself. Witnesses advised that prior the the arrival of deputies, the subject was screaming at people in the area and had walked out in front of traffic at one point and stuck a vehicle.