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DATE: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 SUBJECT: Sheriff’s Office Adapts Sex Offender Verification Process under COVID-19 RELEASE NUMBER: 2020-NR-019 CONTACT: Col. Noah Robinson / Det. Mike Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding  The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unanticipated side effect for the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office Sex and Violent Offender Registry. Sex offenders have become much easier […]

DATE: Saturday, April 4, 2020 SUBJECT: Sheriff’s Office K9 Apprehends Driver of Stolen Vehicle RELEASE NUMBER: 2020-NR-018 CONTACT: Sergeant Chad Howard or Major Mark Rasure AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding Shortly after 08:30 this morning the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the 14000 block of Browning Road in northern Vanderburgh County to investigate a […]

DATE: Tuesday, March 30, 2020 SUBJECT: Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office Conducting Distracted Driving Patrols RELEASE NUMBER: 2021-NR-016 CONTACT: Lt. Matt Corn AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding With Distracted Driving Awareness Month underway, the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office is joining law enforcement agencies across the state and nation for a one-day (24-hour) enforcement campaign called Connect 2 […]

DATE: Tuesday, March 30, 2020 SUBJECT: VCSO Conducting School Bus Safety Patrols this Spring RELEASE NUMBER: 2021-NR-015 CONTACT: Sheriff Dave Wedding AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office is ramping up enforcement this spring to protect students going to and from school. Over the next couple of months, officers will be positioned along bus […]

Joint News Release Concerning Covid-19 Travel and Business Restrictions…. READ MORE

We realize many members of the public have questions regarding the Travel and Business Restrictions that take effect on March 25, 2020. We’ve summarized what you need to know. On March 23, 2020, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb issued a series of executive orders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Executive order #20-08 restricts business activity […]

A Message from Sheriff Dave Wedding… In these uncertain times I want to reassure our community that the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office is here for you. The men and women of the Sheriff’s Office are committed to our duty to serve the people of Vanderbrugh County. We will continue to provide quality law enforcement services to […]

DATE: Thursday, March 19, 2020 SUBJECT: Mobile Home Fire Results in Fatality RELEASE NUMBER: 2020-NR-015 CONTACT: Col. Noah Robinson / Sgt. Erik Nilssen AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding An Evansville man has died in a mobile home fire in northern Vanderburgh County. On Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at 7:02pm, the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office, along with […]

DATE: Friday, March 06, 2020 SUBJECT: Man Arrested after Entering a Home and Threatening Resident with a Handgun RELEASE NUMBER: 2020-NR-014 CONTACT: Colonel Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding  An Evansville man who threatened a friend with a handgun is in custody after a standoff at his northern Vanderburgh County home. On Friday, March 06, 2020 […]

DATE: Tuesday, March 31, 2020 SUBJECT: Semi-truck Leaves I-69 Crashing into Two Homes RELEASE NUMBER: 2020-NR-017 CONTACT: Col. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Monday, March 30, 2020 at 8:32 PM the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 7600 Block of Pendleton Avenue off Fuquay Road in reference to an accident with injuries. A […]