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DATE: Friday, February 20, 2015 SUBJECT: Intoxicated Motorist Strikes House RELEASE NUMBER: 2015-NR-011 CONTACT: Sgt. Jeff South AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Friday, February 20, 2015 at 2:32am, the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a crash on State Road 65 (Big Cynthiana Road) near the intersection of Orchard Road. Deputies found […]

Sheriff Dave Wedding recently met with Indiana Legislators at the state capitol building in Indianapolis.  During the visit the Indiana Sheriff’s Association was honored by the Indiana Senate for its service to the State of Indiana. State Senator Jim Arnold (D) presented a resolution recognizing the 85th anniversary of the Indiana Sheriffs’ Association. The event […]

DATE: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 SUBJECT: Arrest Made in Pedestrian Crash RELEASE NUMBER: 2015-NR-010 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding The Sheriff’s Office has arrested the driver of the motor vehicle involved in the serious bodily injury crash that occurred in the 4400-block of Upper Mount Vernon on Wednesday, February 11, 2015. Mr. […]

DATE: February 11, 2015 SUBJECT: Pedestrian Crash Leaves Unidentified Victim RELEASE NUMBER: 2015-NR-009 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding The Sheriff’s Office is investigating a serious bodily injury crash that occurred during the early morning hours of Wednesday, February 11, 2015. At approximately 3:00 AM the Sheriff’s Office responded to the 4400-block of […]

A phone scam similar to one first reported by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) last March has once again hit Vanderburgh County. Potential victims are getting phone calls and recorded messages stating the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will issue arrest warrants for unpaid taxes.  Potential […]

On Saturday, January 31, 2015 at approximately 10:45pm the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a submerged vehicle off of Big Cynthiana Road (SR 65) near Nisbet Road. The driver of the vehicle (a black Ford Edge SUV) reported that he was able to exit the vehicle safely and was not injured. […]

The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office graduated nineteen (19) new confinement officers from the Jail Officers Course this past Friday, January 16, 2015. Officers from Vanderburgh, Gibson, Warrick, Perry, Dubois and Daviess counties attended. In 2006, the Indiana Law Enforcement Training Board approved the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office as a regional training site for this forty […]

DATE: January 18, 2015 SUBJECT: Multi-County Vehicle Pursuit RELEASE NUMBER: 2015-NR-007 CONTACT: Sergeant Rob Clark / Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff David Wedding On Sunday, January 18, 2015 at 12:55am, Deputy Erik Nilssen with the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office initiated a traffic stop on a silver Chevy Malibu at Hwy 62 and the University Parkway. […]

DATE: January 16, 2015 SUBJECT: Burglary Ring Uncovered: Arrests Made RELEASE NUMBER: 2015-NR-006 CONTACT: Lt. Doug Daza / Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff David Wedding The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has arrested three individuals in connection with a series of residential and commercial burglaries. These burglaries occurred throughout 2014 in the northeastern portion of Vanderburgh […]

DATE: Tuesday, January 13, 2015 SUBJECT: Investigation Uncovers Theft Ring RELEASE NUMBER: 2015-NR-005 CONTACT: Sgt. Nathan Sugarman / Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding In a news conference today the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office, Evansville Police Department, Warrick County Sheriff’s Office and the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office announced details concerning an ongoing joint investigation. […]