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This past Wednesday and Thursday a group of sheriffs from southwestern Indiana visited the Indiana State House and spoke with office holders and elected representatives about issues facing sheriff’s offices across Indiana. Mental health treatment, overcrowding and staffing issues continue to be major problems inside Indiana jails. Sheriff Dave Wedding is working with a bi-partisan […]

The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has received multiple reports of attempted telephone fraud involving a caller claiming to be a sheriff’s deputy. The caller had the ability to “spoof” the victim’s caller ID to make it appear the call originated from the Sheriff’s Office. The caller claimed that someone in the household had a warrant […]

DATE: Sunday, March 26, 2017 SUBJECT: New Microchip Reader Helps Reunite Missing Dog from Illinois with Owner RELEASE NUMBER: 2017-NR-029 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson / Sgt. Kerri Blessinger AUTHORITY: Sheriff David Wedding Thanks to newly acquired microchip readers, the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office was able to reunite a missing Illinois pet with his family. Last Saturday […]

DATE: Friday, March 24, 2017 SUBJECT: Woman Crashes Vehicle into Fire Hydrant while Fleeing from Sheriff’s Deputy RELEASE NUMBER: 2017-NR-028 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff David Wedding An Evansville woman is in custody after crashing her motor vehicle into a fire hydrant while fleeing from a sheriff’s deputy. On Friday, March 24, 2017 at […]

Tax season provides the ideal opportunity for scam artists to prey on unsuspecting tax payers. These scams come in many forms, the most frequent of which are described below. The most commonly reported tax scam in the Vanderburgh County area involves potential victims receiving phone calls and recorded messages from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). […]

DATE: Thursday, March 09, 2017 SUBJECT: Intoxicated Habitual Traffic Violator Drives over Grave Stones, Flees Deputy RELEASE NUMBER: 2017-NR-027 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff David Wedding The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has arrested an intoxicated habitual traffic violator after observing him drive over grave markers at Sunset Memorial Cemetery. On Wednesday, March 08, 2017 […]

DATE: Monday, March 06, 2017 SUBJECT: Unscrupulous Scrapper Snared by Sheriff’s Deputy RELEASE NUMBER: 2017-NR-026 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff David Wedding On Monday, March 06, 2017 at 8:24 AM the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office responded to Deig Brothers Construction at 2731 Allens Lane in order to investigate a complaint of construction equipment theft. According […]

DATE: Friday, March 03, 2017 SUBJECT: News Conference Introducing Newest K-9 Team Member scheduled for Monday RELEASE NUMBER: 2017-NR-025 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff David Wedding The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office will host a news conference on Monday, March 6, 2017 at 5:00 PM to introduce the newest member of the Sheriff’s Office K-9 […]

DATE: Thursday, March 02, 2017 SUBJECT: Sheriff’s Office Seeking Assistance to Identify Robbery Suspect RELEASE NUMBER: 2017-NR-024 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff David Wedding The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identification of a suspect who robbed a convenience store last night. At approximately 10:00 PM on Wednesday night a male suspect entered the […]

DATE: Sunday, February 26, 2017 SUBJECT: Sheriff’s Deputies and ISP Troopers Assigned to Fugitive Task Force Arrest Escapee RELEASE NUMBER: 2017-NR-023 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff David Wedding   On Sunday, February 26, 2017 Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office deputies and Indiana State Police troopers assigned to the United States Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force […]