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Notice is hereby given that Executive Sessions of the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Merit Board will be held on Monday, April, 17th, 2023 and Tuesday, April 18th, 2023. 

On April 14, 2023, deputies were dispatched at 3:25 AM to the area of US 41 and Baseline Rd in reference to a report of a two vehicle, head on collision, which occurred in the SB lanes of N US Hwy 41. Upon arriving, deputies found both vehicles had heavy front end damage.

On 04/13/23 at approximately 2050 hours Vanderburgh County deputies along with Perry Township Fire and Posey County EMS were sent to Broadway Ave near Nurrenburn Rd for an injury crash.  Deputies arrived and found this to be a single vehicle crash

A western Vanderburgh County man was killed yesterday after firing on sheriff’s deputies trying to arrest him.

Austin Ousley has been discharged from the hospital.  He was booked in the Vanderburgh County Jail earlier today on a warrant for murder. 

The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a 26 year-old Evansville man on afelony charge of Child Solicitation…READ MORE

The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has served an arrest warrant on Austin Ousley for the murder of Shawn Wildt and the attempted murder of his brother Chad Wildt.

On 03-23-2023, at 1:23 AM, a deputy with the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office observed a male riding a dirt bike on Fendrich Golf Course (1550 E. Diamond Ave.)….READ MORE

On 03-20-2023, at approximately 12:26 PM, Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Deputies assigned to the
United States Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force attempted to serve a felony warrant at a residence in
the 200 Block of East Missouri.

On 03-16-2023, at approximately 11:17 AM, deputies assigned with the Evansville Vanderburgh County Joint Drug Task Force attempted to conduct a traffic stop in the area of the Lloyd Expressway between Stockwell Rd.and Boeke Rd. on a 2011 Acura….READ MORE