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DATE: Wednesday, November 08, 2017 SUBJECT: “Safe Family Travel” Traffic Enforcement Begins this Weekend RELEASE NUMBER: 2017-NR-073 CONTACT: Lieutenant Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding The Evansville-Vanderburgh County Traffic Safety Partnership will be increasing patrols this November and December as part of the annual statewide “Safe Family Travel” seatbelt and drunk driving enforcement campaign. This […]

DATE: Tuesday, November 07, 2017 SUBJECT: Man Arrested for Stealing Copper Wire from Power Poles RELEASE NUMBER: 2017-NR-072 CONTACT: Lieutenant Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has arrested an Evansville man for stealing copper wiring from utility poles. On Tuesday, November 07, 2017 at approximately 7:50 AM a detective with the Evansville […]

The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office is seeking your help to identify a pair of theft suspects. Both are suspected of involvement in a theft from vehicle as well as credit card fraud. If you have any information please contact the Sheriff’s Office.  You may click here to submit a tip or call our telephone tip line at […]

DATE: Sunday, October 29, 2017 SUBJECT: Sheriff’s Office Offers Halloween Safety Advice RELEASE NUMBER: 2017-NR-071 CONTACT: Lieutenant 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 stated, “With […]

DATE: Sunday October 22, 2017 SUBJECT: Crash at Lloyd and Red Bank Results in Multiple Injuries RELEASE NUMBER: 2017-NR-070 CONTACT: Lieutenant Noah Robinson / Sergeant Kerri Blessinger AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding   On Sunday, October 22, 2017 at approximately 7:40 PM the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office and Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department responded to a crash at the […]

The Evansville-Vanderburgh County Traffic Safety Partnership conducted a sobriety checkpoint on Friday, October 20, 2017 near the intersection of S. Green River Road and Tippecanoe Drive. The Sheriff’s Office, Evansville Police Department and IDNR Division Of Law Enforcement participated. A total of 136 vehicles were diverted from S. Green River Road into the checkpoint. The […]

The Evansville-Vanderburgh County Traffic Safety Partnership will conduct a sobriety checkpoint this Friday, October 20, 2017 from 11:00 pm until 2:00 am. Law enforcement officers from the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office and the Evansville Police Department will join together to conduct this checkpoint. The location for Friday’s checkpoint was chosen based on local traffic collision […]

DATE: Wednesday, October 18, 2017 SUBJECT: Don’t Fall for Harvest Season Hazards RELEASE NUMBER: 2017-NR-069 CONTACT: Lieutenant Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding  The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office would like to remind motorists to exercise caution on our county roadways as fall harvest season gets underway. “Our local farmers will be moving farm implements and other […]

DATE: Wednesday, October 11, 2017  SUBJECT: Rule the Road 2017 RELEASE NUMBER: 2017-NR-068 CONTACT: Lieutenant Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office and the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) will be conducting a teen driver safety event called “Rule the Road” on Friday, October 13, 2017 from 9:30am to 2:00pm. The event […]

The 96th West Side Nut Club Fall Festival concludes Saturday night after a week of music, food, contests, rides, pageants and parades. An Evansville tradition since 1921, the festival occupies over four city blocks is considered to be one of the largest street festivals in the United States. The Sheriff’s Office has been talking to festival goers […]