Sheriff’s Office to hold Recognition Ceremony
DATE: Friday, February 02, 2018 SUBJECT: Sheriff’s Office to hold Recognition Ceremony RELEASE NUMBER: 2018-NR-007 CONTACT: Major Richard Pace AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Monday, February 05, 2018 the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office will host a public ceremony to recognize the accomplishments of several sheriff’s deputies and confinement officers. Additionally, seven new deputy sheriffs […]
Help the Sheriff’s Office Identify this Fraud Suspect
The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office is seeking your help to identify this fraud suspect. Our Criminal Investigations Section is investigating multiple fraud cases involving stolen debit card information. The suspect pictured below attempted to use a counterfeit bank card at a local ATM. Please click here to submit a tip or call our telephone tip […]
Fugitive Felon Facing Additional Weapons Charges after Arrest
DATE: Tuesday, January 30, 2018 SUBJECT: Fugitive Felon Facing Additional Weapons Charges after Arrest RELEASE NUMBER: 2018-NR-006 CONTACT: Sgt. Kurt Althoff / Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding A fugitive from Evansville is facing new weapons charges after an arrest in Henderson earlier today. On January 30, 2018 members of the United States Marshals Service Fugitive […]
Intoxicated Motorist Arrested after Fleeing Crash on I-69
DATE: Saturday, January 27, 2018 SUBJECT: Intoxicated Motorist Arrested after Fleeing Crash on I-69 RELEASE NUMBER: 2018-NR-005 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding A Henderson man is in jail this morning after fleeing the scene of a crash on I-69. On Friday, January 26, 2018 at 7:32 PM the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office […]
VCSO Regional Jail Officers Course Graduates 23 New Officers
The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office graduated twenty-three (23) new confinement officers from the Indiana Law Enforcement Basic Jail Officers Course today. Officers from Vanderburgh, Pike, Tipton, Tippecanoe, Dubois, Gibson, Warrick and Spencer counties completed the Basic Jail Officer’s Course. In 2006, the Indiana Law Enforcement Training Board approved the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office as a […]
Jail Inmate Injured in Razor and Boiling Water Attack
DATE: Monday, January 22, 2018 SUBJECT: Jail Inmate Injured in Razor and Boiling Water Attack RELEASE NUMBER: 2018-NR-004 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding A Vanderburgh County Jail inmate has been hospitalized after being attacked by a fellow inmate with a safety razor and boiling water. On Monday, January 22, 2018 at approximately 10:05 […]
Motorist Arrested for Drunk Driving on USI-Burdette Park Walking Trail
DATE: Sunday, January 21, 2018 SUBJECT: Motorist Arrested for Drunk Driving on USI-Burdette Park Walking Trail RELEASE NUMBER: 2018-NR-003 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding An intoxicated motorist is in jail this morning after a sheriff’s deputy observed her driving a Jeep onto the USI – Burdette Park Trial and then striking a concrete […]
Serial Vending Machine Thief Caught in the Act
DATE: Saturday, January 20, 2018 SUBJECT: Serial Vending Machine Thief Caught in the Act RELEASE NUMBER: 2018-NR-002 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding An Evansville man believed to be responsible for dozens of vending machine break-ins was taken into custody last night after being observed breaking into an RC Beverage Co machine at Burdette […]
Are You and Your Family “Ice Aware”?
We are into the coldest two months of the year, which means area lakes and ponds are freezing over. Frozen ponds can look inviting, especially to children and pets. Unfortunately, traversing a frozen body of water is never without risk. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the following safety tips and be sure […]
Confinement Officer Arrested on Felony Battery Charges
DATE: Friday, January 05, 2018 SUBJECT: Confinement Officer Arrested on Felony Battery Charges RELEASE NUMBER: 2018-NR-001 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a confinement officer on charges of Battery resulting in Serious Bodily Injury. The arrest stems from an on-duty incident in which Confinement Officer Joshua […]