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DATE: Monday, September 22, 2014 SUBJECT: Confinement Officer Training School RELEASE NUMBER: 2014-NR-081 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office is proud to announce that a new Confinement Officer Training School (which is referred to internally as COTS) began today with six, new confinement officers for Vanderburgh County and […]

DATE: September 21, 2014 SUBJECT: Inmate Dies at Confinement Center RELEASE NUMBER: 2014-NR-080 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Sunday, September 21, 2014 at approximately 12:15pm an inmate at the Vanderburgh County Confinement Center was discovered unresponsive. The confinement officer assigned to the housing unit where the inmate was discovered immediately called […]

Today, Saturday, September 20, 2014, is the inaugural, “Tell a Police Officer ‘Thank You’ Day”. On this day of police officer appreciation, I thank all the law enforcement officers working within Vanderburgh County and throughout the country. Thank you for your dedication and your professionalism. Thank you for what you do each and every day. […]

DATE: September 18, 2014 SUBJECT: Intoxicated Teenage Motorist Strikes Patrol Car RELEASE NUMBER: 2014-NR-079 CONTACT: Sgt. Jeff South / Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Thursday, September 18, 2014 at approximately 4:30 am, a Sheriff’s Deputy advised central dispatch that he was involved in a traffic accident on S. Green River Road near […]

The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has begun using a new technology within the confinement center designed to help identify and track gang activity. A select number of confinement officers now have access to the Gang Graffiti Automatic Recognition and Interpretation (GARI) system. The system was developed by the Purdue University Video and Image Processing Laboratory […]

DATE: September 06, 2014 SUBJECT: Parole Violator Vehicle Pursuit RELEASE NUMBER: 2014-NR-78 CONTACT: Sergeant Jeff South AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding A man with an active parole violation warrant led deputies on an early morning pursuit. On September 06, 2014 at approximately 1:00 am, Deputies Homer Hale and Tony Toopes attempted to stop a vehicle east […]

On Friday, September 05, 2014 the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office attended Safe Kids Safety Day for Grandparents at Eastland Mall. Sponsored by St. Mary’s Health System and Safe Kids of Vanderburgh and Warrick County, the event featured displays and presentations related to child safety. The Evansville Police Department fitted children with free bicycle helmets provided […]

DATE: Thursday, September 4, 2014 SUBJECT: Two Overnight Crashes Result in Injuries RELEASE NUMBER: 2014-NR-077 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff David Wedding Two separate crashes occurring during the evening hours of Wednesday, September 3rd have resulted in injuries. At 9:35 pm the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office responded to a one vehicle crash on St. […]

This past Saturday, Sheriff Dave Wedding attended the 2nd annual 911 Gives Hope appreciation day at the Fraternal Order of Police camp. The event recognizes community members who have volunteered their time in support of 911 Gives Hope charities. Deputy Jacob Board and Deputy Brandon Rolley were each recognized for having taken part in their […]

The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office and the Evansville Police Department conducted a sobriety checkpoint on Sunday, August 31, 2014 at Morgan Avenue and Theatre Drive. The checkpoint ran from 11:30pm to 02:30am. The following individuals were arrested after entering the checkpoint: Brittani Kay Okeefe (pictured above), 23, of Evansville. Possession of a Scheduled Substance as […]