VCSO Regional Jail Officers Course Graduates 16 New Officers
The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office graduated sixteen (16) new confinement officers from the Indiana Law Enforcement Basic Jail Officers Course last Friday. Officers from Vanderburgh, Boone, Blackford and Perry 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 training site for […]
Wanted Violent Felon Rams Sheriff’s Office Cruiser
DATE: Thursday, April 26, 2018 SUBJECT: Wanted Violent Felon Rams Sheriff’s Office Cruiser RELEASE NUMBER: 2018-NR-020 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding A Gary, Indiana man being sought on a probation violation warrant is in custody and facing new charges after ramming a Sheriff’s Office cruiser in an attempt to escape arrest this […]
Alcohol Suspected Factor in Crash that Hospitalized Motorcyclist
DATE: Saturday, April 21, 2018 SUBJECT: Alcohol Suspected Factor in Crash that Hospitalized Motorcyclist RELEASE NUMBER: 2018-NR-019 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding A motorcyclist was severely injured this evening after being struck by a motorist who had been drinking just prior to driving. On Saturday, April 21, 2018 at approximately 7:00pm, the […]
Alcohol a Factor in Early Morning Crash on St. Joe Ave
DATE: Sunday, April 15, 2018 SUBJECT: Alcohol a Factor in Early Morning Crash on St. Joe Ave RELEASE NUMBER: 2018-NR-018 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Sunday, April 15, 2018 at approximately 3:09AM the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office responded to North Saint Joseph Avenue near Glenview Drive in reference to a motor vehicle […]
Sheriff’s Office Investigating a Pair of Injurious Crashes
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 […]
Intoxicated Motorist Strikes a Sheriff’s Office Cruiser
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 […]
Intoxicated Motorist Strikes Power Pole, Disrupts Service to West Side Residents
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 […]
Wanted Violent Felon Rams a Patrol Car, Crashes Truck During Pursuit
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. […]
Fake Deputy Scam Targets Local Doctors
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 […]
Sobriety Checkpoint Results for Friday, March 02, 2018
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 […]