VCSO and ISP preparing for Rural Roadway Aggressive Driver Enforcement
DATE: Tuesday, June 02, 2015 SUBJECT: Project RADE begins June 05, 2015 RELEASE NUMBER: 2015-NR-033 CONTACT: Lieutenant Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding Of the thirty-three fatal crashes that have occurred in Vanderburgh County over the last two years, 70 percent took place outside the city limits of Evansville. A joint enforcement effort conducted by […]
May 2015 Honor Flight
Sheriff Dave Wedding and World War Two veteran Tony Neumann visited the National Mall and Memorial Parks this past Saturday courtesy of Southern Indiana Honor Flight. Sheriff Wedding served as Corporal Neumann’s “guardian” during the trip to the capitol. Sheriff Wedding stated, “Visiting with all the veterans at the National World War Two Memorial was […]
Indiana Sheriffs’ Association Awards Scholarships to Students from Vanderburgh County
Sheriff Dave Wedding presented scholarship awards to two students from Vanderburgh County this monring. The Indiana Sheriffs’ Association (ISA) awarded $500.00 scholarships to Mr. Kyle Otolski and Ms. Alyssa Devine. Mr. Otolski and Ms. Devine were among forty students from around the state to receive scholarship awards from the ISA this year. Mr. Otolski is […]
Employee at McDonald’s Arrested after Threatening to Shoot Co-Workers
DATE: Tuesday, May 26, 2015 SUBJECT: Employee at McDonald’s Arrested after Threatening to Shoot Co-Workers RELEASE NUMBER: 2015-NR-032 CONTACT: Lieutenant Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding A disagreement this past Memorial Day between two employees at the McDonald’s located on US 41 at E. Mt. Pleasant Road culminated in an arrest for intimidation. Mr. Michael […]
Man Stops by Sheriff’s Office to Confess Plan to Manufacture Methamphetamine
DATE: Thursday, May 21, 2015 SUBJECT: Man Stops by Sheriff’s Office to Confess Plan to Manufacture Methamphetamine RELEASE NUMBER: 2015-NR-031 CONTACT: Lieutenant Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Thursday, May 21, 2015 at approximately 11:30 am, Mr. Kelly Travis Adkins visited the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office Command Post and asked to speak with a […]
Sobriety Checkpoint Planned for this Weekend
DATE: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 SUBJECT: May 22, 2015 Sobriety Checkpoint RELEASE NUMBER: 2015-NR-030 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding The Evansville-Vanderburgh County Traffic Safety Partnership will conduct a sobriety checkpoint this Friday evening, May 22, 2015 from 11:30 pm until 3:00 am. Law enforcement officers from the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office, Evansville […]
Arrest Made In Overnight Home Invasion
DATE: Saturday, May 09, 2015 SUBJECT: Arrest Made In Overnight Home Invasion RELEASE NUMBER: 2015-NR-029 CONTACT: Lieutenant Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Saturday, May 09, 2015 at 3:09am the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a home invasion burglary in the 10,000 block of Oglesby Drive off of Orchard Road. […]
Teen Drivers will Sharpen their Skills at VCSO Rule the Road Event
DATE: Wednesday, May 06, 2015 SUBJECT: Rule the Road 2015 RELEASE NUMBER: 2015-NR-028 CONTACT: Lieutenant Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office and the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) will be conducting a teen driver safety event called “Rule the Road” on Thursday, May 07, 2015 from 9:00am to 2:00pm. The […]
VCSO Regional Jail Officers Course Graduates 8 New Officers
The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office graduated eight (8) new confinement officers from the Jail Officers Course this past Friday, April 24th, 2015. Officers from both Vanderburgh and Spencer county completed the Basic Jail Officer’s Course. In 2006, the Indiana Law Enforcement Training Board approved the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office as a regional training site for […]
VCSO and Memorial High School students conduct Seat Belt Surveys
On Friday, April 24, 2015 students from Reitz Memorial High School assisted the Sheriff’s Office in conducting seat belt use surveys. The surveys were part of the statewide Operation Pull Over program administered by the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI). This week participating law enforcement agencies across Indiana will conduct visual surveys of vehicle traffic […]