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Sheriff’s Office Arrests Woman for the Murder of her Husband

DATE: Sunday, July 21, 2019 SUBJECT: Sheriff’s Office Arrests Woman for the Murder of her Husband RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-034 CONTACT: Major Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding An Evansville woman is in custody on charges of murder after deputies responded to a report of suspicious circumstances at west side home yesterday evening. On Saturday, July 20, 2019 […]

News Conference Scheduled Regarding Death Investigation

DATE: Saturday, July 20, 2019 SUBJECT: News Conference Scheduled Regarding Death Investigation RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-033 CONTACT: Major Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding  The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of an Evansville man at a private residence in southeastern German Township.  On July 20, 2019 at approximately 6:03 PM the Sheriff’s Office […]

2019 Vanderburgh County 4H Fair Begins Monday

DATE: Thursday, July 18, 2019 SUBJECT: 2019 Vanderburgh County 4H Fair Begins Monday RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-032 CONTACT: Major Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding The 99th annual Vanderburgh County 4-H Fair gets underway this Monday, July 22, 2019. With shows, music, rides, races, pageants, contests, exhibits and food the 4-H fair truly has something for […]

Man Pulls Knife on Deputy outside of Courthouse

DATE: Monday, July 15, 2019 SUBJECT: Man Pulls Knife on Deputy outside of Courthouse RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-031 CONTACT: Major Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding A Bloomington man is in custody today after threatening a deputy with a knife and attempting to grab another deputy’s Taser. The incident began just before noon when a deputy assigned […]

Fatal Crash on I-64 Near Mile Marker 22

DATE: July 12, 2019 SUBJECT: Fatal Crash on I-64 Near Mile Marker 22 RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-030 CONTACT: Sgt. Jeff South or Lt. Mark Rasure AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding During the late night of July 12th, 2019 deputies with the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the westbound lanes of I-64 near mile marker 22 […]

Merit Board Executive and Regular Session Notice

DATE: July 12, 2019 SUBJECT: Merit Board Executive and Regular Session Notice RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-029 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 16, 2019. The session will […]

Child Death Investigation

DATE: Tuesday, July 09, 2019 SUBJECT: Child Death Investigation RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-028 CONTACT: Major Jason Ashworth AUTHORITY: Sheriff David Wedding On July 9, 2019 at 1:46 pm Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the University of Southern Indiana for a medical emergency involving a toddler. It was determined on scene that the toddler was unresponsive […]

Man’s Second Attempt to Flee into Henderson Results in Arrest

DATE: Thursday, July 04, 2019 SUBJECT: Man’s Second Attempt to Flee into Henderson Results in Arrest RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-027 CONTACT: Major Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff David Wedding An Evansville man previously being sought for fleeing from a Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office deputy is in jail in Henderson, Kentucky after a failed second attempt to elude law […]

Fireworks: Know the Law for a Safe and Legal Fourth of July

DATE: Friday, June 21, 2019 SUBJECT: Fireworks: Know the Law for a Safe and Legal Fourth of July RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-026 CONTACT: Major Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff David Wedding The Fourth of July is fast approaching and many area residents are stocking up on bottle rockets, sparklers and firecrackers. We’ve summarized Indiana’s Fireworks Laws below […]

Child Pornographer Arrested for Third Time in Four Days

DATE: Wednesday, June 19, 2019 SUBJECT: Child Pornogrpaher Arrested for the Third Time in Four Days  RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-025 CONTACT: Lt. Doug Daza / Lt. Mark Rasure AUTHORITY: Sheriff David Wedding The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has arrested an Evansville man for the third time since June 14th on charges related to child pornography. On […]