Law Enforcement Gears up for Annual ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ Blitz
DATE: Friday, August 21, 2015 SUBJECT: “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” Enforcement RELEASE NUMBER: 2015-NR-058 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding The Evansville-Vanderburgh County Traffic Safety Partnership will be participating in the annual nationwide ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ drunk driving enforcement campaign. Indiana’s high-visibility enforcement effort, also known as Operation […]
Sheriff’s Office Rescues Two People in One Day
DATE: Thursday, August 20, 2015 SUBJECT: Sheriff’s Office Rescues Two People in One Day RELEASE NUMBER: 2015-NR-057 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding The Sheriff’s Office rescued a victim who was suffering from cardiac arrest and later rescued a child who was pinned beneath a truck. On Thursday, August 20, 2015 at 1:45pm […]
Wanted Felon Pursued from Civic Center
DATE: Tuesday, August 18, 2015 SUBJECT: Wanted Felon Pursued from Civic Center RELEASE NUMBER: 2015-NR-055 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Tuesday, August 18, 2015, members of the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force received information that Mr. Brandon Michael White would be in the area of the Evansville-Vanderburgh County Civic Center. Mr. […]
Phone Scam: Fake Sheriff’s Deputy Claims Victim Missed Jury Duty
The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has received multiple reports of attempted telephone fraud involving a caller claiming to be a Sheriff’s Deputy. The caller claimed that someone in the household missed jury duty and that an arrest warrant had been issued. The caller knew the correct name of the resident, but did not appear to […]
15-year-old Killed by Train
DATE: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 SUBJECT: 15-year-old Killed by Train RELEASE NUMBER: 2015-NR-053 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff David Wedding On Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at 7:12am the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Kratzville Road and Mill Road upon report of a pedestrian having been struck by a locomotive. A […]
Northeast Vanderburgh County Serial Burglary Suspect in Custody
DATE: Saturday, August 08, 2015 SUBJECT: Northeast Vanderburgh County Serial Burglary Suspect in Custody RELEASE NUMBER: 2015-NR-052 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 string of residential burglaries occurring within the northeast section of Vanderburgh County. Mr. Alex […]
Back to School Safely in Vanderburgh County
In the coming days Vanderburgh County students will be returning to school for the 2015-2016 school year. This will result in a large number of buses on the roads, children getting on and off the buses, new bus stop locations, new bus routes, congestion in and around the schools, new student drivers and many other […]
Sex and Violent Offender Operation Nets Arrests
DATE: Friday, July 31, 2015 SUBJECT: Sex and Violent Offender Operation Nets Arrests RELEASE NUMBER: 2015-NR-051 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff David Wedding The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office, Indiana Department of Correction, Evansville Police Department and the United States Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force took part in a sex and violent offender verification detail on […]
Shaved Ice Stand Robber Arrested
DATE: Thursday, July 30, 2015 SUBJECT: Shaved Ice Stand Robber Arrested RELEASE NUMBER: 2015-NR-050 CONTACT: Lt. Doug Daza AUTHORITY: Sheriff David Wedding The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a suspect in an armed robbery that occurred on July 19, 2015 at the St. Joe Shaved Ice stand. Gregory S. Kempf was arrested by detectives […]
Phone Scam: Fake Sheriff’s Deputy Claims Money is Owed to Court
The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has received multiple reports of attempted telephone fraud involving a caller claiming to be a Sheriff’s Deputy. The caller claimed that someone in the household had a warrant for their arrest. The caller knew the correct name of the resident, but did not appear to possess any personally identifiable information. […]