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With the Fourth of July approaching, many area residents are stocking up on bottle rockets, sparklers and firecrackers. We’ve summarized Indiana’s Fireworks Laws below so that you can stay safe and legal this Independence Day.  Indiana Code 22-11-14-6 allows you to discharge fireworks on your property until 11 PM. On a legal holiday (which by […]

DATE: 06/20/2014 SUBJECT: Arrest Made in Single Vehicle Fatality RELEASE NUMBER: 2014-NR-052 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Friday, June 20, 2014 Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested Ms. Maria Cristina Stevens on charges of Operating a Motor Vehicle while Intoxicated causing Death as a Class C Felony. The arrest stems from […]

Sheriff Dave Wedding presented Indiana Sheriffs’ Association (ISA) scholarship certificates to two local students this morning. Mr. Lane Buente and Mr. Christopher Tanner both received a $500.00 scholarship award. Lane and Chris were among forty students from around the state to receive scholarship awards from the ISA this year. Lane Buente is a graduate of […]

DATE: 06/19/2014 SUBJECT: Sheriff’s Office K-9 Program Receives Gift RELEASE NUMBER: 2014-NR-051 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding Sheriff Dave Wedding announced today that the Sheriff’s Office K-9 program has received a monetary donation from a local community member. The donor (who wished to remain anonymous) presented Sheriff Wedding with a check for […]

DATE: 06/16/2014 SUBJECT: Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision RELEASE NUMBER: 2014-NR-050 CONTACT: Sgt. Rob Clark AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Sunday, June 15, 2014 at 9:29pm, the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office and German Township Fire Department were dispatched to a motor vehicle collision at the intersection of New Harmony Road and Koressel Road. During the investigation […]

DATE: 06/12/2014 SUBJECT: Domestic Violence Criminal Confinement Arrest RELEASE NUMBER: 2014-NR-049 CONTACT: Sgt. Nathan Sugarman AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On June 12, 2014, at approximately 8:00 a.m., deputies were dispatched to the 1900 block of Westbrook Drive for a fight in progress. The victim called 911 to report her former boyfriend, Khiry Burton, arrived at […]

DATE: June 12, 2014 SUBJECT: Sgt. Darren Baumberger Resigns RELEASE NUMBER: 2014-NR-048 CONTACT: Sheriff Dave Wedding AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding This afternoon at 2:09 pm, Sgt. Darren Baumberger tendered his resignation from the Sheriff’s Office, which was accepted by Sheriff Dave Wedding. Effective immediately Darren Baumberger is no longer an employee of the Sheriff’s Office […]

DATE: June 12, 2014 SUBJECT: Sgt. Darren Baumberger Notice of Charges RELEASE NUMBER: 2014-NR-047 CONTACT: Sheriff Dave Wedding AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding Today, Sheriff Dave Wedding notified Sgt. Darren Baumberger of his intent to seek his dismissal from the Sheriff’s Office. The Vanderburgh County Sheriff Merit Board will hold a public hearing to consider the […]

DATE: June 12, 2014 SUBJECT: Merit Board – Notice of Hearing RELEASE NUMBER: 2014-NR-046 CONTACT: Sheriff Dave Wedding AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding / VCSO Merit Board In accordance with IC 5-14-1.5-5, Indiana’s Open Door Law, Vanderburgh County Sheriff David Wedding has requested a public hearing before the Vanderburgh County Sheriff Merit Board to hear evidence […]

DATE: June 11, 2014 SUBJECT: “Body Farm” Training RELEASE NUMBER: 2014-NR-045 CONTACT: Lt. Doug Daza AUTHORITY: Sheriff David Wedding The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has recently graduated two detectives from an intensive course of training located at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. Detectives Jason King and Kirk Kuester attended a week-long Outdoor Recovery Course […]