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SUBJECT: Sheriff’s Office Investigating a Pair of Injurious Crashes RELEASE NUMBER: 2018-NR-017 CONTACT: Sgt. Thad Zuber  AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding     Case # 18-61860       On April 5th, 2018 at15:54 hours Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Deputies and the McCutchanville Fire Department were dispatched to the intersection of Saint Joseph Avenue and Westchester Drive […]

SUBJECT: Intoxicated Motorist Strikes a Sheriff’s Office Cruiser RELEASE NUMBER: 2018-NR-016 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding   An intoxicated motorist was arrested Friday evening after crashing his vehicle into the back of a Sheriff’s Office cruiser. On Friday, March 23, 2018 at approximately 9:56 PM a Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office deputy notified […]

SUBJECT: Intoxicated Motorist Strikes Power Pole, Disrupts Service to West Side Residents RELEASE NUMBER: 2018-NR-015 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding   An intoxicated motorist struck a utility pole Sunday evening, disrupting power to several west side residents. On Sunday, March 11, 2018 at 9:11 PM the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office and the Perry […]

DATE: Saturday, March 10, 2018 SUBJECT: Wanted Violent Felon Rams a Patrol Car, Crashes Truck During Pursuit RELEASE NUMBER: 2018-NR-014 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding  An Evansville man wanted for Aggravated Battery is in custody and facing new charges after leading sheriff’s deputies and police officers on a vehicle pursuit Friday night. […]

Phone scammers are continuing to target local physicians and dentists. The Sheriff’s Office has received multiple calls from victims reporting that a man identifying himself as a deputy from the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has been threatening local doctors with arrest. The caller claimed that the doctor had a warrant for their arrest as a […]

The Evansville-Vanderburgh County Traffic Safety Partnership conducted a sobriety checkpoint on Friday, March 02, 2018 near the intersection of N. First Avenue and Lohoff Avenue. The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office and the Evansville Police Department participated. A total of 70 vehicles were diverted from N. First Avenue into the checkpoint. The checkpoint ran from 11:00pm […]

DATE: Wednesday, February, 28, 2018 SUBJECT: March Dangerous & Impaired Driving Enforcement Blitz will include DUI Checkpoint RELEASE NUMBER: 2018-NR-013 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding During a news conference earlier today at the University of Southern Indiana, representatives of the Evansville-Vanderburgh County Traffic Safety Partnership (which includes the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office and […]

DATE: Sunday, February 25, 2018 SUBJECT: Crash on Broadway Ave Injures Two  RELEASE NUMBER: 2018-NR-012 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson / Sgt. Luke Freiberger AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Sunday, February 25, 2018 at approximately 3:05 PM the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office and Perry Township Fire Department responded to a report of a motor vehicle crash with […]

DATE: Tuesday, February 20, 2018 SUBJECT: Student Arrested after Threatening North Junior High School RELEASE NUMBER: 2018-NR-011 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a 13-year-old North Junior High School student after determining she posted threatening messages on Snapchat. The Sheriff’s Office began an investigation on Monday, February 19, […]

The Indiana Sheriffs’ Association will again be awarding college scholarships to qualified high school seniors or college students who are pursuing a degree in criminal justice studies. There will be approximately forty (40) $500.00 scholarships awarded to qualifying students throughout the state. The Indiana Sheriffs’ Association Scholarship Fund was established for the purpose of receiving, […]