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DATE: Tuesday, August 27, 2019 SUBJECT: “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” Enforcement RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-041 CONTACT: Major Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding The Evansville-Vanderburgh County Traffic Safety Partnership is participating in the annual nationwide ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ drunk driving enforcement campaign. Indiana’s high-visibility enforcement effort takes place this month and […]

DATE: July 25, 2019 SUBJECT: Merit Board Executive and Regular Session Notice RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-036 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 30, 2019. The session will […]

DATE: July 24th, 2019 SUBJECT: Motorcyclist Killed in Northwest Vanderburgh County RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-035 CONTACT: Sgt. Erik Nilssen AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding A motorcyclist was killed this afternoon in Northern Vanderburgh County after a collision with another vehicle. At 3:44 PM today the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office, along with emergency medical personnel from the German […]

DATE: Sunday, July 21, 2019 SUBJECT: Sheriff’s Office Arrests Woman for the Murder of her Husband RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-034 CONTACT: Major Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding An Evansville woman is in custody on charges of murder after deputies responded to a report of suspicious circumstances at west side home yesterday evening. On Saturday, July 20, 2019 […]

DATE: Saturday, July 20, 2019 SUBJECT: News Conference Scheduled Regarding Death Investigation RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-033 CONTACT: Major Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding  The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of an Evansville man at a private residence in southeastern German Township.  On July 20, 2019 at approximately 6:03 PM the Sheriff’s Office […]

DATE: Thursday, July 18, 2019 SUBJECT: 2019 Vanderburgh County 4H Fair Begins Monday RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-032 CONTACT: Major Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding The 99th annual Vanderburgh County 4-H Fair gets underway this Monday, July 22, 2019. With shows, music, rides, races, pageants, contests, exhibits and food the 4-H fair truly has something for […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]