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DATE: Sunday, February 11, 2018 SUBJECT: Three days, Three Intoxicated Motorists Arrested Double, Quintuple and Sextuple the Legal Limit RELEASE NUMBER: 2018-NR-010 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has arrested three intoxicated motorists in three days time, all with blood alcohol content levels two to six times the legal […]

DATE: Friday, February 09, 2018 SUBJECT: Teacher Arrested after Allegations of Child Molestation RELEASE NUMBER: 2018-NR-009 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding   The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a local teacher on charges of Child Molesting. The arrest was the result of an investigation by the Sheriff’s Office following a complaint by […]

A Message From Sheriff Dave Wedding: Today the Sheriff’s Office said goodbye to an outstanding four-legged member of our office. K-9 Bosko passed away this afternoon after nearly nine years of service. When Deputy Bryan Bishop and I first met Bosko years ago, we both noticed that one of his ears appeared to have an […]

DATE: Friday, February 02, 2018 SUBJECT: Sheriff’s Office to hold Recognition Ceremony RELEASE NUMBER: 2018-NR-007 CONTACT: Major Richard Pace AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding   On Monday, February 05, 2018 the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office will host a public ceremony to recognize the accomplishments of several sheriff’s deputies and confinement officers. Additionally, seven new deputy sheriffs […]

The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office is seeking your help to identify this fraud suspect. Our Criminal Investigations Section is investigating multiple fraud cases involving stolen debit card information. The suspect pictured below attempted to use a counterfeit bank card at a local ATM. Please click here to submit a tip or call our telephone tip […]

DATE: Tuesday, January 30, 2018 SUBJECT: Fugitive Felon Facing Additional Weapons Charges after Arrest RELEASE NUMBER: 2018-NR-006 CONTACT: Sgt. Kurt Althoff / Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding  A fugitive from Evansville is facing new weapons charges after an arrest in Henderson earlier today. On January 30, 2018 members of the United States Marshals Service Fugitive […]

DATE: Saturday, January 27, 2018 SUBJECT: Intoxicated Motorist Arrested after Fleeing Crash on I-69 RELEASE NUMBER: 2018-NR-005 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding A Henderson man is in jail this morning after fleeing the scene of a crash on I-69. On Friday, January 26, 2018 at 7:32 PM the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office […]

The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office graduated twenty-three (23) new confinement officers from the Indiana Law Enforcement Basic Jail Officers Course today. Officers from Vanderburgh, Pike, Tipton, Tippecanoe, Dubois, Gibson, Warrick and Spencer 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 […]

DATE: Monday, January 22, 2018 SUBJECT: Jail Inmate Injured in Razor and Boiling Water Attack RELEASE NUMBER: 2018-NR-004 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding A Vanderburgh County Jail inmate has been hospitalized after being attacked by a fellow inmate with a safety razor and boiling water. On Monday, January 22, 2018 at approximately 10:05 […]

DATE: Sunday, January 21, 2018 SUBJECT: Motorist Arrested for Drunk Driving on USI-Burdette Park Walking Trail RELEASE NUMBER: 2018-NR-003 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding An intoxicated motorist is in jail this morning after a sheriff’s deputy observed her driving a Jeep onto the USI – Burdette Park Trial and then striking a concrete […]