Public Safety

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…

On the evening of April 10, 2025, deputies with the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call regarding a vehicle stranded in high water at the intersection of Allens Lane and Eleventh Avenue…READ MORE

The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has arrested an Evansville man on charges related to Child Pornography…READ MORE

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

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….

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…

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…

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…

On March 5, 2025, detectives with the Evansville-Vanderburgh County Drug Task Force were notified of two suspicious packages at a local parcel delivery facility believed to contain narcotics. A detective responded to the facility and discovered approximately 40 pounds of suspected methamphetamine inside the packages. The parcels were addressed to a location in the 1800…

Vanderburgh County deputies arrested Katie Elizabeth Carpenter on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, following a traffic stop in the 800 block of North Green River Rd. The arrest was made by a deputy sheriff working aggressive driving overtime enforcement funded by the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). At approximately…