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Southern Indiana Sheriff’s Recognized at ISA Summer Conference

This past week, elected Sheriffs from all over Indiana met in the City of Muncie for the Indiana Sheriffs’ Association (ISA) Summer Conference. Sheriff Dave Wedding of Vanderburgh County and Sheriff Greg Oeth of Posey County were both recognized by the ISA membership. Sheriff Wedding was elected vice-president of the ISA while Sheriff Oeth was […]

Darmstadt Crash Leaves One Dead

DATE: Wednesday July 14, 2017 SUBJECT: Darmstadt Crash Leaves One Dead RELEASE NUMBER: 2017-NR-049 CONTACT: Sgt. Mark Rasure AUTHORITY: Sheriff David Wedding         At 15:15 on 07/14/2017 the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 13000 block of Darmstadt Road regarding the report of a motor vehicle collision in the area. Upon […]

Motorcyclist Injured During Early Morning Crash

DATE: Wednesday July 12, 2017 SUBJECT: Motorcyclist Injured During Early Morning Crash RELEASE NUMBER: 2017-NR-048 CONTACT: Sgt. Mark Rasure AUTHORITY: Sheriff David Wedding  At 07:00 on July 12th, 2017 the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the intersection of St. Joseph Avenue and W Boonville-New Harmony Road due to a crash involving a motorcycle. […]

Sheriff’s Office Still Accepting Applications for Deputy Sheriff

The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office is still accepting applications for the position of Deputy Sheriff until Friday, July 21, 2017. Preliminary applications for the 2017 – 2019 Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Sheriff candidate pool are available online. Anyone meeting our hiring requirements and who is interested in a career as a deputy sheriff for […]

Sheriff’s Office Announces New Video Surveillance System in Keystone Subdivision

DATE: Friday, July 07, 2017 SUBJECT: Sheriff’s Office Announces New Video Surveillance System in Keystone Subdivision RELEASE NUMBER: 2017-NR-047 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff David Wedding   At a news conference held earlier today at the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff Dave Wedding unveiled a new surveillance system that was recently installed at the […]

Arson, Intimidation and Recklessness among Charges Leveled against Man who Terrorized his Former Fiancé

DATE: Tuesday, July 04, 2017 SUBJECT: Arson, Intimidation and Recklessness among Charges Leveled against Man who Terrorized his Former Fiancé RELEASE NUMBER: 2017-NR-046 CONTACT: Lt. Doug Daza AUTHORITY: Sheriff David Wedding  The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has arrested an Evansville man on multiple felony charges following a series of incidents involving his former fiancé. Deputies assigned […]

Sobriety Checkpoint Results for Monday, July 03, 2017

The Evansville-Vanderburgh County Traffic Safety Partnership conducted a sobriety checkpoint on July 03, 2017 near the intersection of N. First Avenue and Lohoff Avenue. The Sheriff’s Office, Evansville Police Department and Indiana State Excise Police participated. A total of 53 vehicles were diverted from N. First Avenue into the checkpoint. The checkpoint ran from 11:00pm […]

Sobriety Checkpoint Planned around 4th of July Holiday

DATE: Friday, June 30, 2017 SUBJECT: Sobriety Checkpoint Planned around 4th of July Holiday RELEASE NUMBER: 2017-NR-045 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding The Evansville-Vanderburgh County Traffic Safety Partnership, the Governor’s Council on Impaired and Dangerous Driving and the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) would like to remind all Indiana motorists to celebrate […]

Serial Storage Unit Burglars Arrested

DATE: Thursday, June 29, 2017 SUBJECT: Serial Storage Unit Burglars Arrested RELEASE NUMBER: 2017-NR-044 CONTACT: Lt. Doug Daza AUTHORITY: Sheriff David Wedding A pair of serial storage unit burglars has been arrested following a string of storage unit burglaries in Vanderburgh and Warrick Counties. On June 25th, Chadwick Lawrence Barker and Brittney Lee Jackson were arrested […]

Fireworks: Know the Law for a Safe and Legal Fourth of July

The Fourth of July is fast approaching and many area residents are stocking up on bottle rockets, sparklers and firecrackers. We’ve summarized Indiana’s Fireworks Laws below so that you can stay safe and legal this Independence Day. Indiana Code 22-11-14-6 allows you to discharge fireworks on your property until 11 PM. On a legal holiday […]