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DUI CHECKPOINT WARNING: Sobriety Checkpoint Planned

DATE: Thursday, March 11 SUBJECT: DUI Checkpoint RELEASE NUMBER: 2021-NR-009 CONTACT: Lt. Matt Corn AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding The Evansville-Vanderburgh County Traffic Safety Partnership will conduct a sobriety checkpoint this Saturday, March 13, 2021 from 10:00 PM until 2:00 AM on March 14, 2021. Law enforcement officers from the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office and Evansville […]

Impaired Driver Unsuccessfully Attempts to Flee Deputies

DATE: Saturday, February 20, 2021 SUBJECT: Impaired Driver Unsuccessfully Attempts to Flee Deputies RELEASE NUMBER: 2021-NR-008 CONTACT: Sheriff Dave Wedding AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Saturday, February 20, 2021 at 01:23 AM the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office was notified that the Posey County Sheriff’s deputies were pursuing a Dodge Durango into Vanderburgh County. It was […]

High Speed Crash on North Side Hospitalizes Four

DATE: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 SUBJECT: High Speed Crash on North Side Hospitalizes Four RELEASE NUMBER: 2021-NR-007 CONTACT: Sheriff Dave Wedding AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding A motor vehicle accident in northeastern Vanderburgh County sends four to the hospital with injuries, including one with critical injuries. On Wednesday, February 17th, 2021 at 5:13pm, Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Deputies […]

Inmate Dies at Vanderburgh County Jail

DATE: Friday, February 12, 2021 SUBJECT: Inmate Dies at Vanderburgh County Jail RELEASE NUMBER: 2021-NR-006 CONTACT: Sheriff Dave Wedding AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Friday, February 12, 2021 at approximately 12:00 AM an inmate at the Vanderburgh County Jail was discovered unresponsive. The confinement officer assigned to the housing unit where the inmate was discovered […]

Fleeing Suspect Flips Vehicle then Fights with Deputies

DATE: Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021 SUBJECT: Fleeing Suspect Flips Vehicle then Fights with Deputies RELEASE NUMBER: 2021-NR-005 CONTACT: Sheriff Dave Wedding or Major Mark Rasure AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding Shortly before 11 PM yesterday evening a Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s deputy attempted to stop a silver Nissan Altima in the area of Diamond Avenue and Saint […]

Wanted Felon Arrested after Brief Morning Pursuit

DATE: Friday, January 22, 2021 SUBJECT: Wanted Felon Arrested after Brief Morning Pursuit RELEASE NUMBER: 2021-NR-004 CONTACT: Sheriff Dave Wedding or Major Mark Rasure AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding At 07:39 this morning a deputy with the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office observed a white 2019 Chevrolet Cruze commit a traffic violation near the intersection of Covert […]

Wanted Felon in Custody after West Side Pursuit Resulting in Crash

DATE: Wednesday, January 20, 2021 SUBJECT: Wanted Felon in Custody after West Side Pursuit Resulting in Crash RELEASE NUMBER: 2021-NR-003 CONTACT: Col. Noah Robinson / Sgt. Thad Zuber AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding   A Branchville, Indiana man wanted on a state parole warrant is in custody this morning after fleeing a crash on N. Saint Joseph […]

Driver Using Cell Phone Causes School Bus Crash

DATE: Friday, January, 15, 2021 SUBJECT: Driver Using Cell Phone Causes School Bus Crash RELEASE NUMBER: 2021-NR-002 CONTACT: Col. Noah Robinson / Sgt. Brandon Harrison AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding  A driver distracted by a cell phone caused a collision with an Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation bus on Diamond Avenue. On Friday, January 15, 2021 at […]

Crash on Big Cynthiana Hospitalizes Two

DATE: Sunday, January, 10, 2021 SUBJECT: Crash on Big Cynthiana Hospitalizes Two RELEASE NUMBER: 2021-NR-001 CONTACT: Colonel Noah Robinson / Sgt. Brandon Harrison AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Sunday, January 10, 2021 at 10:45AM the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Big Cynthiana Road (SR 65) south of W. Baseline Road upon report […]

Sheriff’s Office Arrests Two Motorists who Fled from Deputies

DATE: Wednesday, December 30, 2020 SUBJECT: Sheriff’s Office Arrests Two Motorists who Fled from Deputies RELEASE NUMBER: 2020-NR-075 CONTACT: Colonel Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding   Two unrelated traffic stops performed by Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office deputies resulted in arrests after the drivers fled. On Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at 1:06 AM, a sheriff’s […]