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DATE: Wednesday, July 02, 2014 SUBJECT: Phone Scam: Fake Sheriff’s Deputy RELEASE NUMBER: 2014-NR-055 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a case of telephone fraud after receiving a complaint that a woman was scammed out of more than 400 dollars by an individual claiming to be […]

DATE: Monday, June 30, 2014 SUBJECT: Intoxicated Motorist charged with Child Neglect RELEASE NUMBER: 2014-NR-054 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Sunday, June 29, 2014 at 3:44pm the Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence on Mayflower Drive in reference to a child custody exchange. The reporting party was concerned her ex-husband, Mr. […]

DATE: Sunday, June 29, 2014 SUBJECT: July Impaired Driving Enforcement Gets Underway RELEASE NUMBER: 2014-NR-053 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding Beginning this past weekend and throughout the rest of July, the Evansville-Vanderburgh County Traffic Safety Partnership has been and will be conducting DUI saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints. Beyond nightly saturation patrols, […]

The Sheriff’s Office has received reports that scam phone calls using the German American Bank name are happening again. PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THESE PHONE CALLS OR TEXT MESSAGES. These scammers are only using the banks name and do not have access to any of your personal banking information. Sheriff Dave Wedding advises, “If […]

Sheriff Dave Wedding attended the Indiana Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (INESGR) and Indiana Military Support Corporation (IMSC) Employer Appreciation Day at Cambridge Golf Course today. The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office routinely recruits veterans to fill its ranks and supports the efforts of the INESGR and IMSC to assist our military veterans. The […]

With the Fourth of July approaching, many area residents are stocking up on bottle rockets, sparklers and firecrackers. We’ve summarized Indiana’s Fireworks Laws below so that you can stay safe and legal this Independence Day.  Indiana Code 22-11-14-6 allows you to discharge fireworks on your property until 11 PM. On a legal holiday (which by […]

DATE: 06/20/2014 SUBJECT: Arrest Made in Single Vehicle Fatality RELEASE NUMBER: 2014-NR-052 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Friday, June 20, 2014 Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested Ms. Maria Cristina Stevens on charges of Operating a Motor Vehicle while Intoxicated causing Death as a Class C Felony. The arrest stems from […]

Sheriff Dave Wedding presented Indiana Sheriffs’ Association (ISA) scholarship certificates to two local students this morning. Mr. Lane Buente and Mr. Christopher Tanner both received a $500.00 scholarship award. Lane and Chris were among forty students from around the state to receive scholarship awards from the ISA this year. Lane Buente is a graduate of […]

DATE: 06/19/2014 SUBJECT: Sheriff’s Office K-9 Program Receives Gift RELEASE NUMBER: 2014-NR-051 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding Sheriff Dave Wedding announced today that the Sheriff’s Office K-9 program has received a monetary donation from a local community member. The donor (who wished to remain anonymous) presented Sheriff Wedding with a check for […]

DATE: 06/16/2014 SUBJECT: Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision RELEASE NUMBER: 2014-NR-050 CONTACT: Sgt. Rob Clark AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Sunday, June 15, 2014 at 9:29pm, the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office and German Township Fire Department were dispatched to a motor vehicle collision at the intersection of New Harmony Road and Koressel Road. During the investigation […]