Large Scale Drug Investigation Leads to Multiple Arrests
In mid-2024, Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office detectives assigned to the Evansville-Vanderburgh County Drug Task Force initiated an investigation into multiple individuals suspected of distributing large quantities of methamphetamine in the Evansville area…READ MORE
Pedestrian Struck by Train in Western Vanderburgh County
DATE: 03/29/2025SUBJECT: Pedestrian Struck by Train in Western Vanderburgh CountyRELEASE NUMBER: 2025-NR-0329 CONTACT: Lt. Erik NilssenAUTHORITY: Sheriff Noah Robinson On March 29th, 2025, at approximately 12:27 AM, Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Deputies, Perry Township Firefighters, and AMR Paramedics were dispatched to a report of a pedestrian struck by a train near the intersection of N. Peerless Rd/Upper Mount Vernon Rd….
Juveniles Arrested after Pursuit in Stolen Vehicle
DATE: 03/25/2025SUBJECT: Juveniles Arrested after pursuit in stolen vehicleRELEASE NUMBER: 2025-NR-2525CONTACT: Lt. Brian TraylorAUTHORITY: Sheriff Noah Robinson Juvenile Arrests Following Pursuit and Stolen Vehicle Recovery Evansville, IN – On the morning of March 25, 2025, at approximately 3:30 AM, deputies observed a Jeep Compass driving erratically in the Kohl’s West parking lot. A traffic stop was initiated, but the driver…
Evansville Man Arrested After Fleeing from Traffic Stop
DATE: March 18, 2025SUBJECT: Evansville Man Arrested after Fleeing from Traffic StopRELEASE NUMBER: 2025-NR-0318CONTACT: Lt. Matt SchnellAUTHORITY: Sheriff Noah Robinson On March 18, 2025 at 11:40 AM a sheriff’s deputy assigned to the Street Crimes Unit observed a driver, later identified as Zachary Lee Cox, operating a vehicle near Madison Avenue and Governor Street. The sheriff’s deputy noted that…
Vanderburgh County Deputies Arrest 22-year-old for Attempted Murder after Drive-By Shooting
DATE: March 16, 2025SUBJECT: Vanderburgh County Deputies Arrest 22-year-old for Attempted MurderRELEASE NUMBER: 2025-NR-0316CONTACT: Sheriff Noah RobinsonAUTHORITY: Sheriff Noah Robinson The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has arrested 22-year-old Jacob Austin Hille of Evansville on charges of attempted murder after a drive-by shooting this morning on Wyoming Avenue in northwest Vanderburgh County. At approximately 9:26 AM, deputies responded to a call…
Suspect Arrested for Possession of Narcotics and Firearms
DATE: March 13, 2025SUBJECT: Suspect Arrested for Possession of Narcotics and FirearmsRELEASE NUMBER: 2025-NR-0313BCONTACT: Lt. Matt SchnellAUTHORITY: Sheriff Noah Robinson Detectives with the Evansville-Vanderburgh County Drug Task Force received multiple anonymous complaints alleging that Johnathan Dewayne Driskell was selling narcotics from his residence in the 500 block of North Fourth Avenue. Driskell was sentenced to Electronic Home Detention by the…
Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office Responds to Serious Two-Vehicle Crash
DATE: 03/13/2025SUBJECT: Vehicle Crash with injuriesRELEASE NUMBER: 2025-NR-0313 CONTACT: Lt. Brian TraylorAUTHORITY: Sheriff Noah Robinson Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office Responds to Serious Two-Vehicle Crash At approximately 6:33 AM today, deputies from the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Evansville Fire Department, were dispatched to the area of US Highway 41 and Waterworks Road in response to a two-vehicle crash…
Stolen UTV Leads to K9 Apprehension
DATE: March 10th, 2025SUBJECT: Stolen UTV Leads to K9 ApprehensionRELEASE NUMBER: 2025-NR-0310BCONTACT: Lt. Brad TraylorAUTHORITY: Sheriff Noah Robinson On March 10th, deputies with the Vanderburgh County Sheriffs Office responded to Burdette Park following reports of a stolen orange Kubota UTV. The vehicle had been taken from Deaconess Hospital earlier in the day by a subject who had received medical…
Driver Arrested with Gun and Drugs after Fleeing Police
NEWS RELEASE: Driver Arrested with Gun and Drugs after Fleeing Police…READ MORE
Pedestrian Struck By Vehicle on West Side
Vanderburgh County, IN – On March 6, 2025, at approximately 3:30 a.m., Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Deputies, Perry Township Firefighters, and AMR Paramedics were dispatched to the area of W Lloyd Expressway and Red Bank Rd for a motor vehicle accident with injuries.