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Vanderburgh County Launches New Child Support Compliance Program

The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office and the Vanderburgh County Circuit Court Clerk, has launched a new Child Support Compliance Program aimed at strengthening enforcement and improving outcomes for children and families who rely on court-ordered support.

Suspect Crashes Truck While Fleeing from Sheriff’s Deputy

DATE: 04/30/2025 SUBJECT: Suspect Crashes Truck While Fleeing from Sheriff’s Deputy RELEASE NUMBER: 2025-NR-0430 CONTACT: Sheriff Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Noah Robinson On the evening of Wednessday, April 30, 2025, the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man following a vehicle pursuit that ended in a crash. At approximately 6:03 p.m., a deputy on patrol…

Deputies Locate Deceased Person in Pigeon Creek

DATE: April 27th, 2025SUBJECT: Deputies Locate Deceased Person in Pigeon CreekRELEASE NUMBER: 2025-NR-0427CONTACT: Lt. Erik NilssenAUTHORITY: Sheriff Noah Robinson On the evening of April 27, 2025, Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a report of a deceased individual found in Pigeon Creek, near the area of Grove Street and Diamond Avenue. At approximately 7:13 p.m., a group of kayakers contacted…

Train-Pedestrian Accident Under Investigation

DATE: 04/12/2025SUBJECT: Train-Pedestrian Accident Under InvestigationRELEASE NUMBER: 2025-NR-0412CONTACT: Lt. Brian TraylorAUTHORITY: Sheriff Noah Robinson On 04/12/2025 at 0625 hours deputies with the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the area of Duesner Road and Zimmerman Road for an accident that involved a CSX train and a pedestrian.  It was reported that the pedestrian was walking on the train…

Large Scale Drug Investigation Leads to Multiple Arrests

In mid-2024, Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office detectives assigned to the Evansville-Vanderburgh County Drug Task Force initiated an investigation into multiple individuals suspected of distributing large quantities of methamphetamine in the Evansville area…READ MORE

Pedestrian Struck by Train in Western Vanderburgh County

DATE: 03/29/2025SUBJECT: Pedestrian Struck by Train in Western Vanderburgh CountyRELEASE NUMBER: 2025-NR-0329 CONTACT: Lt. Erik NilssenAUTHORITY: Sheriff Noah Robinson On March 29th, 2025, at approximately 12:27 AM, Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Deputies, Perry Township Firefighters, and AMR Paramedics were dispatched to a report of a pedestrian struck by a train near the intersection of N. Peerless Rd/Upper Mount Vernon Rd….

Juveniles Arrested after Pursuit in Stolen Vehicle

DATE: 03/25/2025SUBJECT: Juveniles Arrested after pursuit in stolen vehicleRELEASE NUMBER: 2025-NR-2525CONTACT: Lt. Brian TraylorAUTHORITY: Sheriff Noah Robinson Juvenile Arrests Following Pursuit and Stolen Vehicle Recovery Evansville, IN – On the morning of March 25, 2025, at approximately 3:30 AM, deputies observed a Jeep Compass driving erratically in the Kohl’s West parking lot. A traffic stop was initiated, but the driver…

Suspect Arrested for Possession of Narcotics and Firearms

DATE: March 13, 2025SUBJECT: Suspect Arrested for Possession of Narcotics and FirearmsRELEASE NUMBER: 2025-NR-0313BCONTACT: Lt. Matt SchnellAUTHORITY: Sheriff Noah Robinson Detectives with the Evansville-Vanderburgh County Drug Task Force received multiple anonymous complaints alleging that Johnathan Dewayne Driskell was selling narcotics from his residence in the 500 block of North Fourth Avenue. Driskell was sentenced to Electronic Home Detention by the…

Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office Responds to Serious Two-Vehicle Crash

DATE: 03/13/2025SUBJECT: Vehicle Crash with injuriesRELEASE NUMBER: 2025-NR-0313 CONTACT: Lt. Brian TraylorAUTHORITY: Sheriff Noah Robinson Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office Responds to Serious Two-Vehicle Crash At approximately 6:33 AM today, deputies from the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Evansville Fire Department, were dispatched to the area of US Highway 41 and Waterworks Road in response to a two-vehicle crash…