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DATE: Saturday, March 10, 2018 SUBJECT: Wanted Violent Felon Rams a Patrol Car, Crashes Truck During Pursuit RELEASE NUMBER: 2018-NR-014 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding  An Evansville man wanted for Aggravated Battery is in custody and facing new charges after leading sheriff’s deputies and police officers on a vehicle pursuit Friday night. […]

Phone scammers are continuing to target local physicians and dentists. The Sheriff’s Office has received multiple calls from victims reporting that a man identifying himself as a deputy from the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has been threatening local doctors with arrest. The caller claimed that the doctor had a warrant for their arrest as a […]

The Evansville-Vanderburgh County Traffic Safety Partnership conducted a sobriety checkpoint on Friday, March 02, 2018 near the intersection of N. First Avenue and Lohoff Avenue. The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office and the Evansville Police Department participated. A total of 70 vehicles were diverted from N. First Avenue into the checkpoint. The checkpoint ran from 11:00pm […]

DATE: Wednesday, February, 28, 2018 SUBJECT: March Dangerous & Impaired Driving Enforcement Blitz will include DUI Checkpoint RELEASE NUMBER: 2018-NR-013 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding During a news conference earlier today at the University of Southern Indiana, representatives of the Evansville-Vanderburgh County Traffic Safety Partnership (which includes the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office and […]

DATE: Sunday, February 25, 2018 SUBJECT: Crash on Broadway Ave Injures Two  RELEASE NUMBER: 2018-NR-012 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson / Sgt. Luke Freiberger AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Sunday, February 25, 2018 at approximately 3:05 PM the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office and Perry Township Fire Department responded to a report of a motor vehicle crash with […]

DATE: Tuesday, February 20, 2018 SUBJECT: Student Arrested after Threatening North Junior High School RELEASE NUMBER: 2018-NR-011 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a 13-year-old North Junior High School student after determining she posted threatening messages on Snapchat. The Sheriff’s Office began an investigation on Monday, February 19, […]

The Indiana Sheriffs’ Association will again be awarding college scholarships to qualified high school seniors or college students who are pursuing a degree in criminal justice studies. There will be approximately forty (40) $500.00 scholarships awarded to qualifying students throughout the state. The Indiana Sheriffs’ Association Scholarship Fund was established for the purpose of receiving, […]

DATE: Sunday, February 11, 2018 SUBJECT: Three days, Three Intoxicated Motorists Arrested Double, Quintuple and Sextuple the Legal Limit RELEASE NUMBER: 2018-NR-010 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has arrested three intoxicated motorists in three days time, all with blood alcohol content levels two to six times the legal […]

DATE: Friday, February 09, 2018 SUBJECT: Teacher Arrested after Allegations of Child Molestation RELEASE NUMBER: 2018-NR-009 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding   The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a local teacher on charges of Child Molesting. The arrest was the result of an investigation by the Sheriff’s Office following a complaint by […]

A Message From Sheriff Dave Wedding: Today the Sheriff’s Office said goodbye to an outstanding four-legged member of our office. K-9 Bosko passed away this afternoon after nearly nine years of service. When Deputy Bryan Bishop and I first met Bosko years ago, we both noticed that one of his ears appeared to have an […]