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Help the Sheriff’s Office Identify these Theft Suspects

The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office is seeking your help to identify a pair of theft suspects. Both are suspected of involvement in multiple thefts from area convenience stores. If you have any information please contact the Sheriff’s Office. You may click here to submit a tip or call our telephone tip line at (812) 421-6297. […]

Man’s Third Vehicle Pursuit Ends with his Arrest

DATE: Monday, February 10, 2020 SUBJECT: Man’s Third Vehicle Pursuit Ends with his Arrest RELEASE NUMBER: 2020-NR-011 CONTACT: Col. Noah Robinson / Sgt. Jeff South AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding  The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a wanted felon who fled in a vehicle for the third time since 2017. Sheriff’s deputies and Evansville Police officers […]

Arrests Made After Driver Attempts to Flee Upon Striking Sheriff’s Office Vehicle

DATE: Tuesday, February 5, 2020 SUBJECT: Arrests Made After Driver Attempts to Flee Upon Striking Sheriff’s Office Vehicle RELEASE NUMBER: 2020-NR-010 CONTACT: Major Mark Rasure/ Lieutenant Nathan Sugarman AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Wednesday, February 05, 2020 a Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office inmate transport vehicle was involved in a motor vehicle crash at the intersection of […]

Homeowner Fires Shot When Confronting Intruder

DATE: Saturday, February 1, 2020 SUBJECT: Homeowner Fires Shot When Confronting Intruder RELEASE NUMBER: 2020-NR-009 CONTACT: Major Mark Rasure/ Sergeant Thad Zuber AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding At 3:06 PM on February 1, 2020 Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a residence in northern Vanderburgh County along North Green River Road near Boonville-New Harmony Road […]

Wanted Felon Flees Arrest in a Stolen Vehicle

DATE: Thursday, January 30, 2020 SUBJECT: Wanted Felon Flees Arrest in a Stolen Vehicle RELEASE NUMBER: 2020-NR-008 CONTACT: Col. Noah Robinson / Sgt. Kurt Althoff AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding An Evansville man wanted on a probation revocation warrant fled from deputies in a stolen vehicle earlier this afternoon. On Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 12:32 PM […]

Driver Arrested After Crashing Stolen Vehicle

 DATE: Thursday, January 30, 2020 SUBJECT: Driver Arrested After Crashing Stolen Vehicle RELEASE NUMBER: 2020-NR-007 CONTACT: Major Mark Rasure or Sergeant Korey Chapman AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding Shortly before midnight yesterday evening a Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s deputy attempted to stop a silver 2007 Mercury Montego for a moving violation in the area of N Saint Joseph […]

West Side Crash Sends Three Motorists to Hospital

DATE: Thursday, January 23, 2020 SUBJECT: West Side Crash Sends Three Motorists to Hospital RELEASE NUMBER: 2020-NR-006 CONTACT: Col. Noah Robinson / Sgt. Erik Nilssen AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding  A crash on Hogue Road in western Vanderburgh County sent three motorists to the hospital this afternoon. On Thursday, January 23, 2020 at 1:56pm, the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office […]

GPS Tracking of Fleet Vehicle Helps Deputies Arrest Auto Thief

DATE: Wednesday, January 22, 2020 SUBJECT: GPS Tracking of Fleet Vehicle Helps Deputies Arrest Auto Thief  RELEASE NUMBER: 2020-NR-005 CONTACT: Major Mark Rasure or Sergeant Joshua Wargel AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding Shortly before 08:00 this morning Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the McDonald’s Restaurant located at 19700 N US 41 based on a […]

Robbery Parolee Drops Handgun, Flees from Traffic Stop

DATE: Tuesday, January 21, 2020 SUBJECT: Robbery Parolee Drops Handgun, Flees from Traffic Stop RELEASE NUMBER: 2020-NR-004 CONTACT: Col. Noah Robinson / Lt. Nathan Sugarman AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding  UPDATE (01/23/2020 2:35PM): Mr. Shane S. James, a parolee who fled from a traffic stop while armed yesterday, has been apprehended. Mr. James was located by officers assigned […]

Parolee with Violent Past Arrested after Standoff with Sheriff’s Office

DATE: Saturday, January 11, 2020 SUBJECT: Parolee with Violent Past Arrested after Standoff with Sheriff’s Office RELEASE NUMBER: 2020-NR-003 CONTACT: Colonel Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a parolee previously convicted of voluntary manslaughter after a stand-off at a northern Vanderburgh County residence. On Friday, January 10, 2020 […]