Sheriff’s Office Vehicle Struck Overnight on I-64
DATE: June 26, 2015 SUBJECT: Sheriff’s Office Vehicle Struck Overnight on I-64 RELEASE NUMBER: 2015-NR-039 CONTACT: Sgt. Jeff South AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Friday, June 26, 2015 at 12:20 am, the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of I-64 near the 21 mile marker. A truck and trailer belonging to Krutzer Construction […]
Drug Dealer Robbed at Gunpoint
DATE: Friday, June 26, 2015SUBJECT: Drug Dealer Robbed at GunpointRELEASE NUMBER: 2015-NR-040CONTACT: Sgt. Matt Schnell / Lt. Noah RobinsonAUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Friday, June 26, 2015 at 1:19 PM the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Pollack Avenue and South Green River Road in reference to an armed robbery involving a handgun. Upon arrival sheriff’s deputies…
“Choose Your Ride” Vehicles Unveiled Today
The Evansville Police Department and the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office want you to choose your ride carefully if you have been drinking. Both agencies unveiled their new “Choose Your Ride” vehicles at a press conference today. With the front of each vehicle marked as a police cruiser and the rear of each vehicle marked as […]
Motorist Arrested after Brandishing a Handgun
DATE: Monday, June 15, 2015 SUBJECT: Motorist Arrested after Brandishing a Handgun RELEASE NUMBER: 2015-NR-038 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Monday, June 15, 2015 at approximately 1:49pm a motorist called 911 to report the driver of a white Pontiac Grand Prix had brandished a handgun. The motorist reported that the driver […]
Sex Offender Arrest
DATE: Thursday, June 11, 2015 SUBJECT: Sex Offender Arrest RELEASE NUMBER: 2015-NR-037 CONTACT: Sergeant Nathan Sugarman AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding The Sheriff’s Office and US Marshal’s service arrested a wanted sex offender from Quachita County, Louisiana on June 08, 2015. Eric Keith Short was found to be living in Evansville since January of this year […]
Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office Career Academy
DATE: Wednesday, June 10, 2015 SUBJECT: Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office Career Academy RELEASE NUMBER: 2015-NR-36 CONTACT: Cheif Deputy John Strange AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office’s annual Career Academy is underway this week. This is the 16th year for the Career Academy. The VCSO Career Academy was developed in 1999 by Sheriff […]
Fatal Crash
DATE: Sunday, June 07, 2015 SUBJECT: Fatal Crash Investigation RELEASE NUMBER: 2015-NR-035 CONTACT: Sergeant Ben Justice AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Sunday, June 7, 2015 at approximately 3:52 PM deputies were dispatched to University Parkway and State Route 66 in reference to a vehicle that had gone off the roadway. Deputies located a 2010 white […]
Fatal Crash
DATE: Sunday, June 07, 2015SUBJECT: Fatal Crash InvestigationRELEASE NUMBER: 2015-NR-035CONTACT: Sergeant Ben JusticeAUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Sunday, June 7, 2015 at approximately 3:52 PM deputies were dispatched to University Parkway and State Route 66 in reference to a vehicle that had gone off the roadway. Deputies located a 2010 white Toyota sport utility vehicle approximately 200 feet north of…
Man Arrested after Molesting Girl At Sleepover
DATE: Thursday, June 04, 2015 SUBJECT: Child Molestation Arrest RELEASE NUMBER: 2015-NR-034 CONTACT: Lieutenant Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding During the early morning hours of Thursday, June 04, 2015 the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence in Keystone Subdivision to investigate a report of child molestation. A 12-year-old girl had called 911 […]
Student Raises Money for Sheriff’s K-9’s
Chief Deputy John Strange recently accepted a $120 donation on behalf of the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office’s K-9 program from Bricelynn Shields of McCutchanville. Bricelynn made and sold potholders for a school project known as, “The Giving Project.” The money will be deposited into the budget line item for Sheriff’s Office canines and will be […]