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Crash on SR-57 Sends Driver to Hospital with Serious Injuries

DATE: Monday, August 10, 2020 SUBJECT: Crash on SR-57 Sends Driver to Hospital with Serious Injuries RELEASE NUMBER: 2020-NR-045 CONTACT: Col. Noah Robinson / Sgt. Thad Zuber AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Monday, August 10, 2020 at approximately 2:48 PM the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office, Scott Township Fire Department and McCutchanville Fire Department responded to a traffic crash […]

Law Enforcement Preparing for Students Returning to School

DATE: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 SUBJECT: Law Enforcement Preparing for Students Returning to School RELEASE NUMBER: 2020-NR-046 CONTACT: Colonel Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding The Sheriff’s Office and Evansville Police Department will be stepping up traffic enforcement around area schools and bus routes to help make sure this school year gets off to a […]

Sheriff’s Office K-9 Tracks Three Felons in One Night

DATE: Saturday, August 08, 2020 SUBJECT: Sheriff’s Office K-9 Tracks Three Felons in One Night RELEASE NUMBER: 2020-NR-044 CONTACT: Sgt. Erik Nilssen / Col. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding A Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office K-9 team aids in the arrest of four suspects during two police pursuits over the weekend. On Friday, August 07, 2020 […]

Wanted Man Arrested after Getting Stuck in Chimney

DATE: Friday, August 07, 2020 SUBJECT: Wanted Man Arrested after Getting Stuck in Chimney RELEASE NUMBER: 2020-NR-043 CONTACT: Col. Noah Robinson / Major Jason Ashworth AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding  A wanted man is now in custody after becoming stuck in a chimney while attempting to hide from law enforcement. On Thursday, August 06, 2020 Vanderburgh County […]

Can you Identify the Car Break-In Suspect in this Photo?

The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office is seeking help from the public to identify the vehicle break-in suspect shown in the picture below. This past weekend our Office responded to numerous reports of unlocked vehicle break-ins and thefts in the area of Polo Run, Audubon Estates and Eastland Estates off Covert Avenue. One residential burglary resulted […]

July 2020 Merit Board Executive and Regular Session Notice

DATE: July 17, 2020 SUBJECT: July 2020 Merit Board Executive and Regular Session Notice RELEASE NUMBER: 2020-NR-042 CONTACT: Colonel Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding EXECUTIVE SESSION MEDIA NOTICE Notice is hereby given of an Executive Session of the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Merit Board to be held on Tuesday, July 21, 2020. The session will begin […]

Sobriety Checkpoint Results for July 16, 2020

DATE: Thursday, July 16, 2020 SUBJECT: DUI Checkpoint Results RELEASE NUMBER: 2020-NR-41 CONTACT: Lt. Matt Corn AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office conducted a sobriety checkpoint on Thursday, July 16, 2020 near the intersection of N. St. Joseph Ave. and Buchanan Rd. A total of 71 vehicles were diverted from N. St. […]

DUI CHECKPOINT WARNING: Sobriety Checkpoint Planned

DATE: Wednesday, July 15, 2020 SUBJECT: DUI Checkpoint RELEASE NUMBER: 2020-NR-40 CONTACT: Col. Noah Robinson / Lt. Matt Corn AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding The Evansville-Vanderburgh County Traffic Safety Partnership will conduct a sobriety checkpoint this Thursday, July 16, 2020 from 11:00 PM until 2:00 AM. Law enforcement officers from the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office will […]

Double Homicide Suspect from South Carolina Apprehended in Evansville

DATE: Tuesday, July 14, 2020 SUBJECT: Double Homicide Suspect from South Carolina Apprehended in Evansville RELEASE NUMBER: 2020-NR-039 CONTACT: Col. Noah Robinson / Sgt. Kurt Althoff AUTHORITY: Sheriff David Wedding On Tuesday, June 13, 2020, the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force received information from the Carolinas Regional Fugitive Task Force (CRFTF) that a person wanted for […]

Motorist Arrested after Firing a Handgun on Seven Hills Road

DATE: Saturday, July 11, 2020 SUBJECT: Motorist Arrested after Firing a Handgun on Seven Hills Road RELEASE NUMBER: 2020-NR-038 CONTACT: Col. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff David Wedding   On Saturday, July 11, 2020 at 7:45 PM the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 4500 block of Seven Hills Road upon report of shots fired. A […]