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DATE: Thursday, February 11, 2016 SUBJECT: Hit and Run Pursuit Suspects in Custody RELEASE NUMBER: 2016-NR-009 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff David Wedding The hit and run suspect who fled from a sheriff’s deputy yesterday is now in custody. Mr. Nathan Wayne Barenfanger was arrested by the Warrick County Sheriff’s Office and will soon […]

DATE: Wednesday, February 10, 2016 SUBJECT: North Side Serial Burglary Suspect in Custody RELEASE NUMBER: 2016-NR-008 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff David Wedding The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a serial burglar believed to be responsible for a series of commercial burglaries reported within the northern area of Vanderburgh County as well as […]

The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office announces passing of K-9 Ajax (pronounced “eye-axe”). Ajax was was placed in service in 2004 and was retired in 2013. A Sable German Shepherd imported from the Czech Republic, Ajax racked up some impressive numbers during his career. Ajax apprehended dozens of felons and located thousands of grams of narcotics during the […]

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: Thursday, February 04, 2016 SUBJECT: Celebrate Responsibly this Super Bowl RELEASE NUMBER: 2016-NR-007 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office and the Evansville Police Department, in partnership with the Governor’s Council on Impaired & Dangerous Driving and the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI), would like to remind all […]

DATE: Sunday, January 31, 2016 SUBJECT: Early Morning Crash Results in Arrest of Intoxicated Motorist RELEASE NUMBER: 2016-NR-006 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Sunday, January 31, 2016 at approximately 3:53am, the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of N. St. Joseph Avenue and Glenview Avenue upon report of a vehicle […]

DATE: Thursday, January 28, 2016 SUBJECT: Intoxicated Motorist Causes High Speed Crash RELEASE NUMBER: 2016-NR-005 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Thursday, January 28, 2016 at approximately 12:11 a.m. the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office responded to W. Diamond Avenue (SR 66) near St. Joseph Avenue in reference to a motor vehicle crash […]

Three Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office confinement officers will soon be trading in their uniforms for those of the Evansville Police Department. Officer Cory Little, Officer Jackie Snow and Officer Dillon Powers will report to the Southwest Indiana Law Enforcement Academy after being sworn in on Monday, January 25, 2016 as the Evansville Police Department’s newest […]

DATE: Friday, January 22, 2016 SUBJECT: Overnight Interstate Crash Results in Two Deaths RELEASE NUMBER: 2016-NR-004 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Thursday, January 21, 2016 at approximately 11:10pm the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of I-69 at mile marker 13 south of Boonville New Harmony Road upon report […]

On Thursday, January 21, 2016 the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office arrested a fugitive from Florida who was wanted on armed robbery charges. The incident began Thursday morning when deputies responded to the 5000 block of Amstel Drive in Hornbook Estates to investigate a complaint of marijuana use. Deputies spoke to Mr. Life Huhammed Dismuke II […]