Escaped Federal Inmate Captured In Evansville
DATE: Thursday, October 24, 2019 SUBJECT: Escaped Federal Inmate Captured In Evansville RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-052 CONTACT: Lt. Doug Daza AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding US Marshals and Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office deputies assigned to the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force with the assistance of the Kentucky State Police and the Evansville Police Department located and apprehended an […]
Sheriff’s Office Offers Halloween Safety Advice
DATE: Monday, October 29, 2018 SUBJECT: Sheriff’s Office Offers Halloween Safety Advice RELEASE NUMBER: 2018-NR-061 CONTACT: Major Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding This Halloween the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office will be closely monitoring the residential areas of Vanderburgh County. Sheriff’s deputies will be watching for unsafe, mischievous and suspicious activity. Sheriff Dave Wedding explained, […]
VCSO Regional Jail Officers Course Graduates 16 New Officers
The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office graduated sixteen (16) new confinement officers from the Indiana Law Enforcement Basic Jail Officers Course last Friday. Officers from Vanderburgh, Boone, Blackford and Perry counties completed the Basic Jail Officer’s Course. In 2006, the Indiana Law Enforcement Training Board approved the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office as a regional training site for […]
Sheriff’s Office Investigating a Pair of Injurious Crashes
SUBJECT: Sheriff’s Office Investigating a Pair of Injurious Crashes RELEASE NUMBER: 2018-NR-017 CONTACT: Sgt. Thad Zuber AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding Case # 18-61860 On April 5th, 2018 at15:54 hours Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Deputies and the McCutchanville Fire Department were dispatched to the intersection of Saint Joseph Avenue and Westchester Drive […]
Confinement Officer Arrested on Felony Battery Charges
DATE: Friday, January 05, 2018 SUBJECT: Confinement Officer Arrested on Felony Battery Charges RELEASE NUMBER: 2018-NR-001 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a confinement officer on charges of Battery resulting in Serious Bodily Injury. The arrest stems from an on-duty incident in which Confinement Officer Joshua […]
Cold Weather Pet Safety
With an overnight low this Saturday projected to be under 10 degrees, the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office would like to remind everyone that their pets should be kept inside during freezing temperatures. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), it is a misconception that dogs and cats are resistant to cold weather because of their […]
Suspect Captured After Late Night Pursuit
December 18, 2017 DATE: Monday, December 18, 2017 SUBJECT: Suspect Captured After Late Night Pursuit RELEASE NUMBER: 2017-NR-083 CONTACT: Sgt. Jeff South AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On December 17th at approximately 8:50 pm, deputies with the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office located a black Dodge Neon that had been reported stolen to the Henderson (KY) Police […]
VCSO will Ring the Bells for the Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign this Saturday
Members of the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office will volunteer to raise money for the Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign this Saturday. Nearly 30 sheriff’s deputies, confinement officers and staff will man nine red kettle locations throughout the city and county on Saturday, December 16, 2017. Volunteering on their off time, Sheriff’s Office members have been […]
Man Arrested on Charges of Rape and Incest
DATE: Thursday, December 14, 2017 SUBJECT: Man Arrested on Charges of Rape and Incest RELEASE NUMBER: 2017-NR-082 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has arrested an Evansville man on charges of Rape and Incest. On Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at 2:51 PM, Sheriff’s deputies responded to Deaconess Mid-Town Hospital […]
Sheriff Holds Jail Overcrowding Meeting with Area State Legislators
On Friday, December 08, 2017 Sheriff Dave Wedding hosted a meeting between state legislators and area sheriffs concerning issues affecting local jails. Overcrowding and the continuing impact of House Bill 1006 were discussed at length. HB 1006 took effect in 2015 and immediately caused low-level felons serving time at the state department of corrections to […]