Man Arrested after Firing Handgun during Halloween Party
DATE: Sunday, November 01, 2015 SUBJECT: Man Arrested after Firing Handgun during Halloween Party RELEASE NUMBER: 2015-NR-072 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding A Halloween party came to an abrupt end last night when, in an attempt to persuade party-goers to leave, a man discharged a handgun into the ceiling of a house. […]
Sheriff’s Office Offers Halloween Safety Advice
DATE: Friday, October 30, 2015 SUBJECT: Halloween Safety RELEASE NUMBER: 2015-NR-071 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding This Halloween the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office will be closely monitoring the residential areas of Vanderburgh County outside of the Evansville City limits. Sheriff’s deputies will be watching for unsafe, mischievous and suspicious activity. Sheriff Dave […]
Sheriff’s Office K-9 Apprehends Stalking Suspect
DATE: Thursday, October 29, 2015 SUBJECT: Sheriff’s Office K-9 Apprehends Stalking Suspect RELEASE NUMBER: 2015-NR-070 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 9:00am a resident of Ridgewood Estates in the Greater Oak Hill area of Vanderburgh County returned home and noticed the gate to her backyard was open. […]
Residents Cautioned about Gun Thefts from Vehicles
DATE: Thursday, October 29, 2015 SUBJECT: Residents Cautioned about Gun Thefts RELEASE NUMBER: 2015-NR-069 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office would like to make residents aware of a crime trend that our Criminal Investigations Section has been tracking. Over the past several months, a number of firearms have […]
Law Enforcement Explorer Post Open House
DATE: Wednesday, October 28, 2015 SUBJECT: Law Enforcement Explorer Post Open House RELEASE NUMBER: 2015-NR-068 CONTACT: Lt. Jim Martin AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding Today Sheriff Dave Wedding announced plans for the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office to host a Law Enforcement Explorer Post 82 Open House and Recruitment Night. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, November […]
Sheriff’s Office Rescues Woman at Courthouse
DATE: Friday, October 23, 2015 SUBJECT: Sheriff’s Office Rescues Woman at Courthouse RELEASE NUMBER: 2015-NR-067 CONTACT: Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Thursday, October 22, 2015 at 3:00pm a visitor to the Vanderburgh County Superior Court experienced what was initially thought to be a diabetic episode, but the woman quickly lost consciousness and […]
Sheriff’s Office Conducts 13th Annual Domestic Violence Sweep
DATE: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 SUBJECT: 13th Annual Domestic Violence Sweep RELEASE NUMBER: 2015-NR-066 CONTACT: Lt. Doug Daza AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Wednesday, October 21, 2015 the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office worked simultaneously with agencies from across the country in an effort to arrest persons with outstanding warrants for family violence and domestic related […]
Early Morning Vehicle Pursuit Ends in Crash
DATE: Saturday, October 17, 2015 SUBJECT: Vehicle Pursuit Ends in Crash RELEASE NUMBER: 2015-NR-065 CONTACT: Lt. David Townsend / Lt. Noah Robinson AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Saturday October 17, 2015 at approximately 2:08 A.M. a Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office deputy attempted to stop a 2004 Ford pickup truck near the intersection of the Lloyd […]
VCSO Hosts Students for 16th Annual Eighth Grade Junior Achievement Job Shadow Event
On October 16, 2015, the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office participated in the 16th Annual Eighth Grade Junior Achievement Job Shadow Event. During the event, the Sheriff’s Office hosted five (5) students from Thompkins Middle School. The goal of the event is to provide students from the Evansville community the opportunity to shadow businesses from […]
VCSO Recognition Ceremony
DATE: October 16, 2015 SUBJECT: Recognition Ceremony RELEASE NUMBER: 2015-NR-064 CONTACT: Major Rick Pace AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Monday, October 19th, 2015, the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office will host a ceremony to recognize the accomplishments of several employees; a retirement; and to swear-in two new deputy sheriffs. The ceremony will be held at […]