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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…

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.

Sheriff’s Office Investigating Fatal Crash on I-69

The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal, single-vehicle accident that occurred early this morning on I-69.  At 0526 hours, Deputies were dispatched to I-69 at Pigeon Creek near the 11.5-mile marker after a caller reported that a vehicle had left the roadway and driven into Pigeon Creek. Sheriff’s Deputies and McCutchanville Volunteer Fire…

Suspect Arrested Following Traffic Stop and Search Warrant

Vanderburgh County deputies arrested Katie Elizabeth Carpenter on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, following a traffic stop in the 800 block of North Green River Rd. The arrest was made by a deputy sheriff working aggressive driving overtime enforcement funded by the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). At approximately…

Sleepy Driver Crashes into School Bus

At approximately 7:09 AM this morning, deputies responded to a traffic crash at the intersection of Diamond Avenue and Mesker Park Drive. A 2003 Dodge Stratus, traveling westbound on Diamond Avenue, ran a red light at the intersection and collided with the side of an EVSC school bus that was southbound on Mesker Park Drive….