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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]