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DATE: Wednesday, October 28, 2015 SUBJECT: Law Enforcement Explorer Post Open House RELEASE NUMBER: 2015-NR-068 CONTACT: Lt. Jim Martin AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding Today Sheriff Dave Wedding announced plans for the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office to host a Law Enforcement Explorer Post 82 Open House and Recruitment Night. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, November […]

DATE: Friday, October 23, 2015 SUBJECT: Sheriff’s Office Rescues Woman at Courthouse RELEASE NUMBER: 2015-NR-067 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Thursday, October 22, 2015 at 3:00pm a visitor to the Vanderburgh County Superior Court experienced what was initially thought to be a diabetic episode, but the woman quickly lost consciousness and […]

DATE: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 SUBJECT: 13th Annual Domestic Violence Sweep RELEASE NUMBER: 2015-NR-066 CONTACT: Lt. Doug Daza AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Wednesday, October 21, 2015 the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office worked simultaneously with agencies from across the country in an effort to arrest persons with outstanding warrants for family violence and domestic related […]

DATE: Saturday, October 17, 2015 SUBJECT: Vehicle Pursuit Ends in Crash RELEASE NUMBER: 2015-NR-065 CONTACT: Lt. David Townsend / Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Saturday October 17, 2015 at approximately 2:08 A.M. a Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office deputy attempted to stop a 2004 Ford pickup truck near the intersection of the Lloyd […]

  On October 16, 2015, the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office participated in the 16th Annual Eighth Grade Junior Achievement Job Shadow Event. During the event, the Sheriff’s Office hosted five (5) students from Thompkins Middle School. The goal of the event is to provide students from the Evansville community the opportunity to shadow businesses from […]

  DATE: October 16, 2015 SUBJECT: Recognition Ceremony RELEASE NUMBER: 2015-NR-064 CONTACT: Major Rick Pace AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Monday, October 19th, 2015, the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office will host a ceremony to recognize the accomplishments of several employees; a retirement; and to swear-in two new deputy sheriffs. The ceremony will be held at […]

The 94th annual West Side Nut Club Fall Festival begins Monday, October 05, 2015. 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 visited the University of Southern Indiana Wellness Fair and the Junior Achievement Public Education Foundation Career Exploration Day on Wednesday, September, 2015. The USI Health and Wellness Fair featured dozens of displays and presentations from area businesses and non-profit groups. Sheriff Dave Wedding spoke with students, faculty and employees of […]

DATE: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 SUBJECT: Wanted Burglar Apprehended by Sheriff’s Office K9 RELEASE NUMBER: 2015-NR-062 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force have arrested a residential burglar being sought by the Evansville Police Department. On Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at […]

The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office graduated nine (9) new confinement officers from the Jail Officers Course this past Friday, September 25th, 2015. Officers from Vanderburgh, Warrick, Spencer 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 […]