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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…

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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…

At approximately 7:09 AM this morning, deputies responded to a traffic crash at the intersection of Diamond Avenue and Mesker Park Drive. A 2003 Dodge Stratus, traveling westbound on Diamond Avenue, ran a red light at the intersection and collided with the side of an EVSC school bus that was southbound on Mesker Park Drive….

In the early morning hours of January 5, 2025, deputies with the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office apprehended Jake Fuchs, 30, after a high-speed vehicle pursuit and subsequent foot chase.

The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office will increase patrols during the Thanksgiving travel period as part of the Safe Family Travel campaign, starting November 16. The campaign focuses on curbing impaired and aggressive driving, enforcing seat belt use, and includes sobriety checkpoints funded by NHTSA grants through the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI). With Thanksgiving Eve…