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DATE: September 18, 2014 SUBJECT: Intoxicated Teenage Motorist Strikes Patrol Car RELEASE NUMBER: 2014-NR-079 CONTACT: Sgt. Jeff South / Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Thursday, September 18, 2014 at approximately 4:30 am, a Sheriff’s Deputy advised central dispatch that he was involved in a traffic accident on S. Green River Road near […]

The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has begun using a new technology within the confinement center designed to help identify and track gang activity. A select number of confinement officers now have access to the Gang Graffiti Automatic Recognition and Interpretation (GARI) system. The system was developed by the Purdue University Video and Image Processing Laboratory […]

DATE: September 06, 2014 SUBJECT: Parole Violator Vehicle Pursuit RELEASE NUMBER: 2014-NR-78 CONTACT: Sergeant Jeff South AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding A man with an active parole violation warrant led deputies on an early morning pursuit. On September 06, 2014 at approximately 1:00 am, Deputies Homer Hale and Tony Toopes attempted to stop a vehicle east […]

On Friday, September 05, 2014 the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office attended Safe Kids Safety Day for Grandparents at Eastland Mall. Sponsored by St. Mary’s Health System and Safe Kids of Vanderburgh and Warrick County, the event featured displays and presentations related to child safety. The Evansville Police Department fitted children with free bicycle helmets provided […]

DATE: Thursday, September 4, 2014 SUBJECT: Two Overnight Crashes Result in Injuries RELEASE NUMBER: 2014-NR-077 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff David Wedding Two separate crashes occurring during the evening hours of Wednesday, September 3rd have resulted in injuries. At 9:35 pm the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office responded to a one vehicle crash on St. […]

This past Saturday, Sheriff Dave Wedding attended the 2nd annual 911 Gives Hope appreciation day at the Fraternal Order of Police camp. The event recognizes community members who have volunteered their time in support of 911 Gives Hope charities. Deputy Jacob Board and Deputy Brandon Rolley were each recognized for having taken part in their […]

The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office and the Evansville Police Department conducted a sobriety checkpoint on Sunday, August 31, 2014 at Morgan Avenue and Theatre Drive. The checkpoint ran from 11:30pm to 02:30am. The following individuals were arrested after entering the checkpoint: Brittani Kay Okeefe (pictured above), 23, of Evansville. Possession of a Scheduled Substance as […]

The Evansville-Vanderburgh County Traffic Safety Partnership will conduct the second of two previously planned Sobriety Checkpoints on Sunday, August 31, 2014 between the hours of 11:30pm and 3:30am. The location for Sunday’s checkpoint was chosen based on local traffic collision data. Analysis of data captured in July and August indicated that several geographical areas within […]

Sheriff Dave Wedding attended the Women’s Equality Day luncheon today, organized by the Women’s Equality Day Evansville Committee in conjunction with the League of Women Voters of Southwestern Indiana. Dr. Idalene “Idie” Kesner, dean of Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business, was the keynote speaker. Today’s luncheon was part of an annual celebration of the […]

DATE: Monday, August 25, 2014 SUBJECT: Man Arrested after Pointing a Gun at Deputy RELEASE NUMBER: 2014-NR-076 CONTACT: Sgt. Matt Hill / Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff David Wedding On Monday, August 25, 2014, a Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Deputy was working off-duty at the Washington Square Mall. The deputy observed a man, later identified as […]