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DATE: Thursday, May 26, 2016 SUBJECT: Satellite Television Salesmen Suspected of Stealing Prescription Medication RELEASE NUMBER: 2016-NR-037 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office is investigating reports of prescription drug theft believed to have been committed by satellite television service salesmen. The Sheriff’s Office responded to two separate residences in […]

DATE: Sunday, May 22, 2016 SUBJECT: Seat Belt Enforcement to be Stepped up on Monday RELEASE NUMBER: 2016-NR-036 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding Click It or Ticket (CIOT) seat belt enforcement continues throughout May, but a special saturation patrol is planned for Monday evening. The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office and the Evansville Police Department […]

DATE: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 SUBJECT: Suspicious Man Reported in West Side Subdivision RELEASE NUMBER: 2016-NR-035 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Tuesday, May 17, 2016 the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office responded to a suspicious person report at a residence on Cherry Hill Drive in the Willow Acres Subdivision located on the […]

DATE: Sunday, May 15, 2016 SUBJECT: Intoxicated Motorist Causes Overnight Power Outage RELEASE NUMBER: 2016-NR-034 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding  On Saturday, May 14, 2016 at approximately 10:54pm the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 13000 block of Petersburg Road upon report a vehicle crash involving a utility pole. On scene investigation […]

The Evansville-Vanderburgh County Traffic Safety Partnership conducted a sobriety checkpoint on Friday, May 13, 2016 near the intersection of NW 2nd Street and S. 3rd Avenue.  A total of 57 vehicles were diverted from NW 2nd Street into the checkpoint. The checkpoint ran from 11:30pm to 2:30am. A total of four (4) drivers were arrested, […]

DATE: Saturday, May 14, 2016 SUBJECT: Burglary Suspects Lead Deputies on Pursuit RELEASE NUMBER: 2016-NR-033 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Friday, May 13, 2016 at 9:38pm deputies with the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office were in the area of Upper Mt. Vernon Road and N. Tekoppel Avenue following up on a residential […]

This week, detectives from around the region attended a homicide investigations training course put on by the International Homicide Investigators Association. The class to place all week at the ITT campus in Newburgh, Indiana and was hosted by the Tri-State Law Enforcement Association. Topics included: introduction to death investigations, fire and explosive death investigations, major […]

The Evansville-Vanderburgh County Traffic Safety Partnership will conduct a sobriety checkpoint this Friday, May 13, 2016 from 11:30 pm until 3:00 am. Law enforcement officers from the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office, the Evansville Police Department and the Indiana State Police will join together to conduct this checkpoint. The location for Friday’s checkpoint was chosen based […]

DATE: Wednesday, May 11, 2016 SUBJECT: Intoxicated Motorist Injures Two Passengers RELEASE NUMBER: 2016-NR-032 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at approximately 9:39 pm, the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a single vehicle crash on Diamond Avenue involving multiple injuries. On-scene investigation and witness […]

DATE: Saturday, May 07, 2016 SUBJECT: Confinement Officer Apprehends Man Breaking into his Vehicle RELEASE NUMBER: 2016-NR-031 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding  On Saturday, May 07, 2016 at 1:44am an off-duty Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office confinement officer apprehended a suspect trying to break into his personal vehicle. The confinement officer had been […]