Phone Scam: Fake IRS Agent Threatens Arrest
A phone scam similar to one first reported by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) last March has once again hit Vanderburgh County. Potential victims are getting phone calls and recorded messages stating the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will issue arrest warrants for unpaid taxes. Potential […]
Overnight Crash Sends SUV Into a Lake
On Saturday, January 31, 2015 at approximately 10:45pm the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a submerged vehicle off of Big Cynthiana Road (SR 65) near Nisbet Road. The driver of the vehicle (a black Ford Edge SUV) reported that he was able to exit the vehicle safely and was not injured. […]
VCSO Regional Jail Officers Course Graduates 19 New Officers
The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office graduated nineteen (19) new confinement officers from the Jail Officers Course this past Friday, January 16, 2015. Officers from Vanderburgh, Gibson, Warrick, Perry, Dubois and Daviess counties attended. In 2006, the Indiana Law Enforcement Training Board approved the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office as a regional training site for this forty […]
Early Morning Pursuit Spans Three Counties
DATE: January 18, 2015 SUBJECT: Multi-County Vehicle Pursuit RELEASE NUMBER: 2015-NR-007 CONTACT: Sergeant Rob Clark / Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff David Wedding On Sunday, January 18, 2015 at 12:55am, Deputy Erik Nilssen with the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office initiated a traffic stop on a silver Chevy Malibu at Hwy 62 and the University Parkway. […]
Burglary Ring Uncovered: Arrests Made
DATE: January 16, 2015 SUBJECT: Burglary Ring Uncovered: Arrests Made RELEASE NUMBER: 2015-NR-006 CONTACT: Lt. Doug Daza / Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff David Wedding The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has arrested three individuals in connection with a series of residential and commercial burglaries. These burglaries occurred throughout 2014 in the northeastern portion of Vanderburgh […]
Theft Ring Exposed: $1.5 Million in Heavy Equipment Recovered
DATE: Tuesday, January 13, 2015 SUBJECT: Investigation Uncovers Theft Ring RELEASE NUMBER: 2015-NR-005 CONTACT: Sgt. Nathan Sugarman / Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding In a news conference today the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office, Evansville Police Department, Warrick County Sheriff’s Office and the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office announced details concerning an ongoing joint investigation. […]
Intoxicated Motorist Causes Two Crashes Overnight
DATE: Wednesday, January 07, 2015 SUBJECT: Intoxicated Motorist Causes Two Crashes RELEASE NUMBER: 2015-NR-003 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Tuesday, January 06, 2015 at approximately 10:55 pm, the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Diamond Avenue and Detroy Road for an accident with injuries. On scene investigation and […]
Murder Suspect from Evansville Apprehended in Louisville
The Southern Indiana U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force arrested a suspect wanted on murder charges today. Demeko Bradley was being sought by the Evansville Police Department for the December 27th murder of Decedric Williams. Task Force officers tracked Mr. Bradley to a residence located in the Shelby Park area of Louisville, Kentucky. Mr. Bradley […]
Fatal New Year’s Day Crash
DATE: Thursday, January 01, 2015 SUBJECT: Fatal New Year’s Day Crash RELEASE NUMBER: 2015-NR-001 CONTACT: Sgt. Rob Clark / Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Thursday, January 01, 2015 at 1:24am the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office responded to a single vehicle crash on US Hwy 41 at Waterworks Road. A Ford Taurus had […]
Two Drivers Injured during Overnight Head-On Crash
DATE: Sunday, December 28, 2014 SUBJECT: Injury Crash on Posey County Line Rd. RELEASE NUMBER: 2014-NR-111 CONTACT: Sgt. Ben Justice / Sgt. Matt Corn AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Sunday, December 28th, 2014 at 10:03 PM, the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office responded to 3730 S. Posey County Line Rd. in reference to a motor vehicle […]