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DATE: Saturday, November 29, 2018 SUBJECT: Suspected Northern Vanderburgh County Car Hopper Arrested RELEASE NUMBER: 2018-NR-064 CONTACT: Lt. Doug Daza AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On November 28th, the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office arrested an Evansville man on charges related to the theft of property, including firearms, from vehicles in several north side subdivisions. Antonio Jamaze […]

DATE: Saturday, November 03, 2018 SUBJECT: Synthetic Marijuana a Factor in Overnight Crash that Hospitalized Two RELEASE NUMBER: 2018-NR-063 CONTACT: Major Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding  Synthetic marijuana is believed to have been a factor in an overnight crash that injured a driver and seriously injured a passenger. On Friday, November 03, 2018 just after 11:00 […]

The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office graduated fourteen (14) new confinement officers from the Indiana Law Enforcement Basic Jail Officers Course this past Friday. Officers from Vanderburgh, Harrison, Gibson, Perry, and Dubois 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 […]

DATE: Thursday, November 01, 2018 SUBJECT: Sheriff’s Office Raising Money for Local Charities RELEASE NUMBER: 2018-NR-062 CONTACT: Major Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding  Sheriff Dave Wedding along with sheriff’s deputies and confinement officers from the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office will be conducting a charity drive at area Schnuck’s grocery stores on Saturday, November 03, 2018. […]

DATE: Monday, October 29, 2018 SUBJECT: Sheriff’s Office Offers Halloween Safety Advice RELEASE NUMBER: 2018-NR-061 CONTACT: Major Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding This Halloween the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office will be closely monitoring the residential areas of Vanderburgh County. Sheriff’s deputies will be watching for unsafe, mischievous and suspicious activity. Sheriff Dave Wedding explained, […]

DATE: Sunday, October 19, 2018 SUBJECT: Two Evansville Men Arrested After Home Invasion in Northern Vanderburgh County RELEASE NUMBER: 2018-NR-060 CONTACT: Sgt. Luke Freiberger AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding Two Evansville men were arrested after an alleged home invasion in the town of Darmstadt late yesterday evening.  On October 18, 2018 at approximately 8:54 PM deputies […]

DATE: Sunday, October 14, 2018 SUBJECT: Law Enforcement Explorer Open House RELEASE NUMBER: 2018-NR-059 CONTACT: Major Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office will host a Law Enforcement Explorer open house and Recruitment Night on Wednesday, October 24th, 2018 at 6pm. The event will take place at the Southern Indiana Career […]

DATE: October 12, 2018 SUBJECT: Merit Board Executive Session Notice RELEASE NUMBER: 2018-NR-058 CONTACT: Chief Deputy John Strange III AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding Notice is hereby given of an Executive Session of the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Merit Board beginning at 4:30PM on Tuesday, October 16 in the Sheriff’s Headquarters Conference Room, 3500 N. Harlan Ave, […]

The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has received a report of a Secret Shopper Scam targeting Vanderburgh County residents. The scam is disguised as a legitimate Secret Shopper offer. Scammers mail a packet to an unsuspecting resident. The packet includes a check, which the prospective Secret Shopper is encouraged to cash. Some of the money is […]

DATE: Monday, September 24, 2018 SUBJECT: Child Seat Inspection Clinic this Friday RELEASE NUMBER: 2018-NR-057 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding In partnership with the Automotive Safety Program, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office will operate a free Child Seat Inspection Clinic […]