Stranded Motorist Injured on I-69
DATE: Thursday, January 31, 2019 SUBJECT: Stranded Motorist Injured on I-69 RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR–009 CONTACT: Lt. Mark Rasure AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding At approximately 08:39 this morning deputies with the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of I-69 near the 1.5 mile marker to a report of a stalled vehicle that had been […]
School Bus Involved in Minor Crash
DATE: Tuesday, January 29, 2019 SUBJECT: School Bus Crash Results in Minor Injuries RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-008 CONTACT: Lt. Mark Rasure AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding Around 06:40 this morning deputies from the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office responded to a motor vehicle collision involving an Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation School Bus and a pickup truck at the intersection […]
Alcohol Likely a Factor in Water Rescue
DATE: Saturday, January 26, 2019 SUBJECT: Alcohol Likely a Factor in Water Rescue RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-007 CONTACT: Lt. Mark Rasure AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding Shortly before 05:30 this morning Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the Union Township river bottoms to check on a vehicle that was adrift in high water. The truck was […]
Evansville Couple Arrested for Burglarizing North Side Home
DATE: Wednesday, January 16, 2019 SUBJECT: Evansville Couple Arrested for Burglarizing North Side Home RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-006 CONTACT: Lt. Mark Rasure AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding Shortly before midday on January 15th, 2019 Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s deputies were called to Green River Estates subdivision by a neighbor who had observed two unfamiliar individuals walking around a […]
Alcohol a Factor in Late Night Crash
DATE: Friday, January 11, 2019 SUBJECT: Alcohol a Factor in Late Night Crash RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-005 CONTACT: Lt. Mark Rasure AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding Shortly before 10:00 PM on January 10th, 2019 Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the intersection of US 41 and Baseline Road for a three vehicle crash where one of the […]
Sheriff’s Office Recognition Ceremony Announcement
DATE: Wednesday, January 09, 2019 SUBJECT: Sheriff’s Office Recognition Ceremony Announcement RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-004 CONTACT: Major Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Monday, January 14, 2019 the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office will host a public ceremony to recognize the accomplishments of several sheriff’s deputies and one confinement officer. Additionally, five (5) new deputy sheriffs […]
Deputies Pursue Stolen Vehicle Until Driver Surrenders at State Line
DATE: Monday, January 7, 2019 SUBJECT: Deputies Pursue Stolen Vehicle Until Driver Surrenders at State Line RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-003 CONTACT: Lt. Mark Rasure AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office makes it common practice to patrol residential and commercial properties around the clock as part of Sheriff Wedding’s proactive stance on deterring criminal […]
Taser Used to Prevent Rambo Knife Attack After Pursuit
DATE: Friday, January 4, 2019 SUBJECT: Taser Used to Prevent “Rambo” Knife Attack After Pursuit RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-002 CONTACT: Lt. Mark Rasure AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has arrested an Evansville man after he led deputies on a brief pursuit in the McCutchanville area yesterday evening. Shortly before 9 PM […]
Merit Board Meeting Schedule for 2019
DATE: Thursday, January 03, 2019 SUBJECT: Merit Board Meeting Schedule for 2019 RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-001 CONTACT: Sheriff Dave Wedding AUTHORITY: VCS Merit Board In accordance with IC 5-14-1.5-5, the Public Notice of Meetings section of Indiana’s Open Door Law, notice is hereby given that, effective January 3, 2019, the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Merit Board has announced […]
Early Morning Crime Spree Results in Arrest
DATE: Monday December 31, 2018 SUBJECT: Early Morning Crime Spree Results in Arrest RELEASE NUMBER: 2018-NR-072 CONTACT: Lt. Mark Rasure AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has arrested an Evansville man after an early morning crime spree that spanned Evansville’s west side. The Sheriff’s Office and the Evansville Police Department investigated […]