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If you have a desire to serve this community in an exciting career field, Sheriff David Wedding wants to know if you are ready to be a STAR with the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office. The VCSO is actively seeking high quality candidates for the positions of Confinement Officer and Deputy Sheriff. Join the Sheriff’s Office…

    2022-NR-0321   On 03/21/2022 at approximately 1835 hours, the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a motor vehicle accident with injury at the intersection of SR 57 and E Baseline Rd. Dispatch advised the accident was between a fully loaded, semi tractor-trailer and a 2010 Toyota Prius. Scott Township medics arrived on…

A big thanks to Jay Zimmer, with 104FM WIKY, for helping the sheriff’s office get out our traffic safety message…READ MORE

At approximately 1638 hours, Deputies were dispatched to a crash with injuries on Highway 57 at Greenriver Road.  Upon arriving, it was found that a red Ford Taurus and a semi tractor-trailer were involved.  Investigation revealed that the Ford Taurus  entered the path of travel of the semi tractor trailer, which was north bound on…

Starting this week, the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office will be stepping up patrols to help curb dangerous and aggressive driving. The enforcement campaign will run from Friday, Feb. 25, 2022, through Monday, March 21, 2022.

On Friday, January 21st, 2022 Vanderburgh County Sheriff David Wedding welcomed guests at the historic Old Vanderburgh County Courthouse for the agency’s first public ceremony in nearly two years. In the presence of family, friends, colleagues, and distinguished guests the Sheriff ceremony honored newly hired deputy sheriffs and staff promotions, awarded jail officers and deputy…

Just a reminder: Effective Monday, August 16th, 2021 the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office’s website migrated to a new domain. The formerly used www.vanderburghsheriff.org as well as the Sheriff’s Office mobile app for Android and IOS is no longer operational and users are being directed to utilize www.vanderburghsheriff.org . All of the features from the former…

Phone scammers are at it again. The Sheriff’s Office has received several reports that potential victims are receiving phone calls from an individual claiming to be a Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s deputy informing them that they have a warrant for their arrest for missing a court appearance. The potential victims are told that their outstanding warrant…

New Year’s Day Traffic Stop Leads To Narcotics Arrest DATE:    JANUARY 2, 2022 SUBJECT:    New Year’s Day Traffic Stop Leads to Narcotics Arrest RELEASE NUMBER:    2022-NR-0102 CONTACT:    Major Jason Ashworth AUTHORITY:    Sheriff David Wedding On January 1st, 2022 at approximately 6:25pm, Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Deputies were patrolling the area of Covert Ave/Frederick Ave. when a…