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DATE: Thursday, September 27, 2019 SUBJECT: Funeral Counselor Arrested on New Charges as Additional Victims Identified RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-049 CONTACT: Lt. Doug Daza / Major Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding   The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has arrested Caroline Marie Rich on additional charges stemming from a fraud and theft investigation into her activities as a family […]

DATE: Wednesday, September 26, 2019 SUBJECT: Funeral Counselor Arrested on New Charges RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-048 CONTACT: Major Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding   The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has arrested Caroline Marie Rich on additional charges stemming from a fraud and theft investigation into her activities as a family services counselor at Alexander Funeral Homes. A […]

DATE: Monday, September 23, 2019 SUBJECT: Child Seat Inspection Clinic Open this Thursday RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-047 CONTACT: Major Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding  In partnership with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office will operate a free Child Seat Inspection Clinic this Thursday. The […]

DATE: Sunday, September 22, 2019 SUBJECT: Don’t Fall for Harvest Season Hazards RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-046 CONTACT: Major Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office would like to remind motorists to exercise caution on our county roadways as fall harvest season gets underway. “Our local farmers will be moving farm implements and […]

DATE: Wednesday, September 11, 2019 SUBJECT: Woman Arrested for Defrauding Grieving Family RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-044 CONTACT: Lt. Doug Daza / Major Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has arrested an Evansville woman for defrauding a grieving family of over $18,000.00 meant to cover burial and memorial expenses for a deceased child. Caroline […]

DATE: Wednesday, September 11, 2019 SUBJECT: Driver Hospitalized after Crash on Big Cynthiana Road Overturns Box Truck RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-045 CONTACT: Major Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding A crash this morning on Big Cynthiana Road in northern Vanderburgh County caused a box truck to overturn and resulted in one driver being transported to the […]

DATE: Friday, September 6, 2019 SUBJECT: Driver of Stolen Vehicle Crashes Into Ohio River RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-043 CONTACT: Lieutenant Mark Rasure or Sergeant Jason King AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Friday, September 06, 2019 at 12:41 a.m. deputies with the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to David Enterprises on Evansville’s west side in regards […]

The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office conducted a sobriety checkpoint on Saturday, August 31, 2019 near the intersection of N. First Ave and Lohoff Ave. A total of 142 vehicles were diverted from N. First Ave into the checkpoint. The checkpoint ran from 11:00pm to 2:00am. A Indiana State Police trooper assigned to the checkpoint stopped […]

The Evansville-Vanderburgh County Traffic Safety Partnership will conduct a sobriety checkpoint this Saturday, August 31, 2019 from 11:00 pm until 2:00 am. Law enforcement officers from the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office, Evansville Police Department, Indiana State Police and the Indiana State Excise Police will join together to conduct this checkpoint. The location for Saturday’s checkpoint […]

DATE: Wednesday, August 28, 2019 SUBJECT: Sheriff’s Office Recognition Ceremony Announcement RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-042 CONTACT: Major Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Friday, September 06, 2019 the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office will host a public ceremony to recognize the accomplishments of its personnel. Additionally, the ceremony will conclude with the swearing-in of two new deputy […]