Residents Cautioned about Thefts from Vehicles
The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office would like to make residents aware of a crime trend that our Criminal Investigations Section has been tracking since the beginning of November. Seven (7) vehicle entries have been recently reported to the Sheriff’s Office, all of which occurred overnight in the Keystone, Windemere Farms, Camden Farms and Wynnfield subdivisions. […]
Alcohol a Factor in Early Morning Crash
DATE: Friday, November 11, 2016 SUBJECT: Alcohol a Factor in Early Morning Crash RELEASE NUMBER: 2016-NR-087 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Friday, November 11, 2016 at approximately 3:16am the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office responded to North Posey County Line Road in reference to a motor vehicle crash with injuries. The initial […]
Upcoming “Safe Family Travel” Enforcement
DATE: Thursday, November 10, 2016 SUBJECT: Upcoming “Safe Family Travel” Enforcement RELEASE NUMBER: 2016-NR-086 CONTACT: Lt. 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 high-visibility enforcement effort, […]
School Bus Struck while Unloading Students
DATE: Thursday, November 03, 2016 SUBJECT: School Bus Struck while Unloading Students RELEASE NUMBER: 2016-NR-085 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Thursday, November 03, 2016 at approximately 3:00pm the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a crash involving a school bus on Old State Road south of Knollview Drive. A […]
Sheriff’s Office Offers Halloween Safety Advice
This Halloween the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office will be closely monitoring the residential areas of Vanderburgh County outside of the Evansville City limits. Sheriff’s deputies will be watching for unsafe, mischievous and suspicious activity. The Sheriff’s Office bicycle patrol will be riding in some of our subdivisions looking for safety issues. Sheriff Dave Wedding stated, […]
Recognition Ceremony to be Held on Monday
DATE: Friday, October 28, 2016 SUBJECT: Recognition Ceremony RELEASE NUMBER: 2016-NR-084 CONTACT: Major Rick Pace AUTHORITY: Sheriff David Wedding On Monday, October 31, 2016 the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office will host a ceremony to recognize the accomplishments of several deputies and confinement officers as well as swear-in two, new deputy sheriffs. The ceremony will be […]
Illicit McCutchanville Gun Sale Ends in Attempted Murder
DATE: Friday, October 28, 2016 SUBJECT: Illicit McCutchanville Gun Sale Ends in Attempted Murder RELEASE NUMBER: 2016-NR-083 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Thursday, October 27, 2016 at 7:21pm the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of an armed robbery with shots fired at a residence on Longiron Drive in Eagle […]
Phone Scam: Fake Kidnappers Demand Money
The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a report of telephone extortion. The victim was tricked into believing a family member had been kidnapped and being held for ransom. The caller claimed to have kidnapped the victim’s daughter and demanded money in exchange for her safe release. The victim transferred money to the caller via […]
Intoxicated Motorist Runs from Sheriff’s Office Only to be Stopped by his Passenger
DATE: Saturday, October 15, 2016 SUBJECT: Intoxicated Motorist Runs from Sheriff’s Office Only to be Stopped by his Passenger RELEASE NUMBER: 2016-NR-082 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding An intoxicated motorist wanted on a felony warrant fled from a sheriff’s deputy, but his flight was cut short by the actions of his passenger. On […]
Off-Duty Sheriff’s Deputy Arrests Armed Robbery Suspect
DATE: Thursday, October 13, 2016 SUBJECT: Off-Duty Sheriff’s Deputy Arrests Armed Robbery Suspect RELEASE NUMBER: 2016-NR-081 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding An off-duty Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office deputy is being credited with the arrest of an armed robbery suspect who was being sought by the Evansville Police Department. Deputy Chris Roe was […]