Man Drowns in Ohio River
DATE: Saturday, July 12, 2014 SUBJECT: Man Drowns in Ohio River RELEASE NUMBER: 2014-NR-060 CONTACT: Lt. Doug Daza AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Saturday, July 12, 2014 at approximately 1:00am Central Dispatch (911) received a report that a man had fallen into the Ohio River at the Nu Plaza Yacht Club on Old Henderson Road. […]
DUI Checkpoint planned for this Weekend
The Evansville-Vanderburgh County Traffic Safety Partnership will conduct the first of two planned July DUI Checkpoints on Saturday, July 12, 2014 between the hours of 11:30pm and 3:30am. The location for Saturday’s checkpoint was chosen based on local traffic collision data. Analysis of data captured in June indicated that a particular geographical area within Vanderburgh […]
Report of Shots Fired leads to Intimidation Arrest
DATE: July 10, 2014 SUBJECT: Intimidation with a Firearm Arrest RELEASE NUMBER: 2014-NR-059 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff David Wedding On Thursday, July 10, 2014 the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office responded to Casey`s General Store at 3100 N Saint Joseph Ave in reference to a report of “shots fired”. The manager reported observing gunfire […]
Arrest: 4-year-old Child the Victim of Battery
DATE: July 9, 2014 SUBJECT: Child Abuse Arrest RELEASE NUMBER: 2014-NR-058 CONTACT: Lt. Doug Daza AUTHORITY: Sheriff David Wedding The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an allegation of child abuse involving a 4 year old child. The suspect was arrested yesterday in Lafayette, IN on a warrant that was issued during the course of […]
Sheriff’s Command Post Operating Hours to Change
DATE: Wednesday, July 09, 2014 SUBJECT: Command Post Operating Hours RELEASE NUMBER: 2014-NR-057 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding Effective Friday, July 11, 2014 the public reception area of the Sheriff’s Command Post at 5607 N. US Hwy 41 will transition to the following operating hours: Monday – Friday 7:00am to 5:00pm Closed […]
Fourth of July Weekend Activity
This past Fourth of July weekend was a demanding time for local law enforcement. Nine motorists were booked into the Vanderburgh County Confinement Center on charges of Operating a Motor Vehicle while Intoxicated. As of Sunday night, area law enforcement had arrested 67 individuals over the extended weekend. The most common charges (other than OMVWI […]
Motorcycle Crash with Injury
DATE: July 04, 2014 SUBJECT: Motorcycle Crash with Injury RELEASE NUMBER: 2014-NR-056 CONTACT: Sgt. Matt Schnell AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Friday, July 04, 2014 at 3:42pm Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to a single vehicle crash involving a motorcycle on State Road 65, just south of Weiss Road. An orange 2006 custom motorcycle […]
Phone Scam: Fake Sheriff’s Deputy Demands Payment
DATE: Wednesday, July 02, 2014 SUBJECT: Phone Scam: Fake Sheriff’s Deputy RELEASE NUMBER: 2014-NR-055 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a case of telephone fraud after receiving a complaint that a woman was scammed out of more than 400 dollars by an individual claiming to be […]
Intoxicated Motorist charged with Child Neglect
DATE: Monday, June 30, 2014 SUBJECT: Intoxicated Motorist charged with Child Neglect RELEASE NUMBER: 2014-NR-054 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Sunday, June 29, 2014 at 3:44pm the Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence on Mayflower Drive in reference to a child custody exchange. The reporting party was concerned her ex-husband, Mr. […]
July Impaired Driving Enforcement gets Underway
DATE: Sunday, June 29, 2014 SUBJECT: July Impaired Driving Enforcement Gets Underway RELEASE NUMBER: 2014-NR-053 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding Beginning this past weekend and throughout the rest of July, the Evansville-Vanderburgh County Traffic Safety Partnership has been and will be conducting DUI saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints. Beyond nightly saturation patrols, […]