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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 agricultural machinery along county roadways in order to access farm fields,” said Sheriff Dave Wedding. “Motorists should be prepared for machinery to […]

DATE: Saturday, October 08, 2016 SUBJECT: Man Apprehended after Stealing a Truck near Airport RELEASE NUMBER: 2016-NR-080 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Friday, October 07, 2016 at 11:48 pm the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office responded to Rudd Equipment at 6901 N US Highway 41 in response to a stolen vehicle in […]

DATE: Thursday, October 06, 2016 SUBJECT: Multiple Drug Dealing Suspects Arrested after Two Separate Vehicle Pursuits RELEASE NUMBER: 2016-NR-079 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding  On Wednesday, October 05, 2016 at approximately 2:00 pm sheriff’s deputies and Evansville police officers assigned to the Evansville-Vanderburgh County Joint Drug Task Force attempted to stop a vehicle believed […]

DATE: Wednesday, October 05, 2016 SUBJECT: Law Enforcement Explorer Post Open House RELEASE NUMBER: 2016-NR-078 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office will host a Law Enforcement Explorer open house and Recruitment Night on Wednesday, October 12th, 2016 at 6 p.m. The event will take place at the Southern […]

The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has received multiple reports of attempted telephone fraud involving a caller claiming to be a Sheriff’s Deputy. The caller claimed that someone in the household missed jury duty and that unless they obtained a money card to pay a fine they would be arrested. The caller knew the correct name […]

The 95th annual West Side Nut Club Fall Festival begins Monday, October 03, 2016. The weeklong event has been an Evansville tradition since 1921. The festival occupies over four city blocks and will feature food, rides, music, pageants, contests and parades. Once again the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office will maintain a tent at the intersection […]

The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office graduated ten (10) new confinement officers from the Indiana Law Enforcement Basic Jail Officers Course this past Friday, September 23, 2016. Officers from Knox, Perry, Warrick and Vanderburgh counties completed the Basic Jail Officer’s Course. In 2006, the Indiana Law Enforcement Training Board approved the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office as […]

DATE: Thursday, September 22, 2016 SUBJECT: Residential Alarm leads Deputies to Two Arrests for Dealing Marijuana in excess of 10 pounds RELEASE NUMBER: 2016-NR-077 CONTACT: Sgt. Matt Corn AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Thursday, September 22nd at 7:23 PM, Deputies were dispatched to 412 Gun Powder Lane in reference to a residential burglary alarm. Upon […]

DATE: Tuesday, September 20, 2016 SUBJECT: Pedestrian Killed after Crash on Boonville New Harmony Road RELEASE NUMBER: 2016-NR-076 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff David Wedding On Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at approximately 5:00am the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of W. Boonville New Harmony Road and Gilles Lane upon report of […]

DATE: Monday, September 19, 2016 SUBJECT: Child Seat Inspection Clinic and Bicycle Safety Rodeo RELEASE NUMBER: 2016-NR-075 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding In partnership with the Automotive Safety Program, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office will operate a free Child Seat […]