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 […]
Sheriff’s Office Arrests Man for Possession of Child Pornography
DATE: Friday, June 14, 2019 SUBJECT: Sheriff’s Office Arrests Man for Possession of Child Pornography RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-023 CONTACT: Lt. Doug Daza / Major Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff David Wedding The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has arrested an Evansville man on multiple counts of Possession of Child Pornography. The Sheriff’s Office began an investigation on Thursday, June 13, […]
Alcohol Suspected Factor in Motorcycle Crash that Hospitalized One
DATE: Friday, June 14, 2019 SUBJECT: Alcohol Suspected Factor in Motorcycle Crash that Hospitalized One RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-024 CONTACT: Sgt. Erik Nilssen AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding A motorcyclist was seriously injured this afternoon in northwestern Vanderburgh County after losing control of his motorcycle and striking an embankment. On Friday, June 14, 2019 at 4:07 PM […]
Sobriety Checkpoint Results for Saturday, May 25, 2019
The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office conducted a sobriety checkpoint on Saturday, May 25, 2019 near the intersection of NW 2nd Street and S. 3rd Avenue. A total of 78 vehicles were diverted from NW 2nd Street into the checkpoint. The checkpoint ran from 10:00pm to 2:00am. A total of two (2) motorists were arrested for […]