Don’t Fall for Harvest Season Hazards
DATE: Sunday, September 22, 2019 SUBJECT: Don’t Fall for Harvest Season Hazards RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-046 CONTACT: Major Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office would like to remind motorists to exercise caution on our county roadways as fall harvest season gets underway. “Our local farmers will be moving farm implements and […]
Woman Arrested for Defrauding Grieving Family
DATE: Wednesday, September 11, 2019 SUBJECT: Woman Arrested for Defrauding Grieving Family RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-044 CONTACT: Lt. Doug Daza / Major Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has arrested an Evansville woman for defrauding a grieving family of over $18,000.00 meant to cover burial and memorial expenses for a deceased child. Caroline […]
Driver Hospitalized after Crash on Big Cynthiana Road Overturns Box Truck
DATE: Wednesday, September 11, 2019 SUBJECT: Driver Hospitalized after Crash on Big Cynthiana Road Overturns Box Truck RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-045 CONTACT: Major Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding A crash this morning on Big Cynthiana Road in northern Vanderburgh County caused a box truck to overturn and resulted in one driver being transported to the […]
Driver of Stolen Vehicle Crashes into Ohio River
DATE: Friday, September 6, 2019 SUBJECT: Driver of Stolen Vehicle Crashes Into Ohio River RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-043 CONTACT: Lieutenant Mark Rasure or Sergeant Jason King AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Friday, September 06, 2019 at 12:41 a.m. deputies with the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to David Enterprises on Evansville’s west side in regards […]
Sobriety Checkpoint Results for Saturday, August 31, 2019
The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office conducted a sobriety checkpoint on Saturday, August 31, 2019 near the intersection of N. First Ave and Lohoff Ave. A total of 142 vehicles were diverted from N. First Ave into the checkpoint. The checkpoint ran from 11:00pm to 2:00am. A Indiana State Police trooper assigned to the checkpoint stopped […]
DUI CHECKPOINT WARNING: Sobriety Checkpoint Planned for this Weekend
The Evansville-Vanderburgh County Traffic Safety Partnership will conduct a sobriety checkpoint this Saturday, August 31, 2019 from 11:00 pm until 2:00 am. Law enforcement officers from the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office, Evansville Police Department, Indiana State Police and the Indiana State Excise Police will join together to conduct this checkpoint. The location for Saturday’s checkpoint […]
Sheriff’s Office Recognition Ceremony Announcement
DATE: Wednesday, August 28, 2019 SUBJECT: Sheriff’s Office Recognition Ceremony Announcement RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-042 CONTACT: Major Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Friday, September 06, 2019 the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office will host a public ceremony to recognize the accomplishments of its personnel. Additionally, the ceremony will conclude with the swearing-in of two new deputy […]
DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” Labor Day Weekend Enforcement
DATE: Tuesday, August 27, 2019 SUBJECT: “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” Enforcement RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-041 CONTACT: Major Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding The Evansville-Vanderburgh County Traffic Safety Partnership is participating in the annual nationwide ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ drunk driving enforcement campaign. Indiana’s high-visibility enforcement effort takes place this month and […]
Sheriff’s Merit Board Meeting Notice for July 30, 2019
DATE: July 25, 2019 SUBJECT: Merit Board Executive and Regular Session Notice RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-036 CONTACT: Chief Deputy John Strange III 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 30, 2019. The session will […]
Motorcyclist Killed in Northwest Vanderburgh County
DATE: July 24th, 2019 SUBJECT: Motorcyclist Killed in Northwest Vanderburgh County RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-035 CONTACT: Sgt. Erik Nilssen AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding A motorcyclist was killed this afternoon in Northern Vanderburgh County after a collision with another vehicle. At 3:44 PM today the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office, along with emergency medical personnel from the German […]