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Multiple Vehicle Crash on Diamond Ave Sends Three to Hospital

DATE: Friday, May 24, 2019 SUBJECT: Multiple Vehicle Crash on Diamond Ave Sends Three to Hospital RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-022 CONTACT: Major Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a multiple vehicle crash with injuries that occurred early this afternoon in western Vanderburgh County. On Friday, May 24, 2019 at 12:27 […]

Evansville Man Attempts to Flee from Deputies

DATE: Thursday, May 23, 2019 SUBJECT: Evansville Man Attempts to Flee from Deputies RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-021 CONTACT: Lt. Mark Rasure AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding Shortly before 8:00 PM on 5/22/19 a Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s deputy attempted to stop a red Chrysler Sebring in the area of Forest Avenue and Sonntag Avenue for several moving violations […]

Intoxicated Motorist Found Passed Out on US 41 with 8-year-old in Vehicle

DATE: Saturday, March 23, 2019 SUBJECT: Intoxicated Motorist Found Passed Out on US 41 with 8-year-old in Vehicle RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-015 CONTACT: Sgt. Erik Nilssen AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding An Owen County man is in custody after passing out intoxicated while stopped in the middle of US 41 with his 8-year-old son in the vehicle. […]

Evansville Man Tragically Killed While Trying to Move Vehicle

DATE: Thursday, February 21, 2019 SUBJECT: Evansville Man Tragically Killed While Trying to Move Vehicle RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-013 CONTACT: Lieutenant Mark Rasure AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding Shortly before 7 PM on Thursday evening emergency medical personnel and deputies with the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office were called to the 600 block of Jobes Lane regarding the […]

Sheriff Wedding Appointed to Indiana Law Enforcement Training Board

DATE: Monday, February 18, 2019 SUBJECT: Sheriff Wedding Appointed to Indiana Law Enforcement Training Board RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-012 CONTACT: Major Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding has been appointed to the Indiana Law Enforcement Training Board (LETB) by Governor Eric Holcomb. Sheriff Wedding will serve as one of only three […]

Wrong Way Driver on I-69 Arrested after Causing Two Crashes

DATE: Monday, February 18, 2019 SUBJECT: Wrong Way Driver on I-69 Arrested after Causing Two Crashes RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-013 CONTACT: Major Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding   A Newburgh man is in custody this morning after causing two crashes on I-69 while driving against traffic. On Monday, February 18, 2019 at approximately 5:15 AM the […]

Indiana Sheriffs’ Association College Scholarship Program

DATE: Monday, February 4, 2019 SUBJECT: Indiana Sheriffs’ Association College Scholarship Program RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-011 CONTACT: Lt. Mark Rasure AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding  Indiana Sheriffs’ Association President, Vanderburgh County Sheriff David L. Wedding, is pleased to announce that the Indiana Sheriffs’ Association will again be awarding college scholarships to qualified high school seniors or college […]

A Message from Sheriff Dave Wedding…

  I was recently quoted in a Courier and Press article, entitled “Vanderburgh Sheriff Wedding Wades into Hot-Button Gun Rights Dispute”. I appreciate that reporter Tom Langhorne has covered this topic and would encourage you to read the full article as well as my message here tonight concerning where I stand on the issue of […]

VCSO Regional Jail Officers Course Graduates 19 New Officers

The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office graduated nineteen (19) new confinement officers from the Indiana Law Enforcement Basic Jail Officers Course today. Officers from Vanderburgh, Pike, Warrick, Tippecanoe, Posey, Martin and Bartholomew counties completed the Basic Jail Officer’s Course. In 2006 the Indiana Law Enforcement Training Board approved the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office as a regional […]

Six Jailed after Warrant Service Attempt Nets Unexpected Wanted Persons

DATE: Friday, February 01, 2019 SUBJECT: Six Jailed after Warrant Service Attempt Nets Unexpected Wanted Persons RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-010 CONTACT: Major Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding  Sheriff’s deputies took six individuals into custody while serving an arrest warrant at a residence in the area of N. First Avenue and W. Franklin Street. On Friday, […]