INDOT: Weekend Ramp Closures Scheduled for Lloyd Expressway
VANDERBURGH COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation announces weekend ramp closures for State Road 62 (Lloyd Expressway) in Evansville. Beginning on or around Friday, July 24, contractors will begin performing a polymeric overlay on the ramps from westbound Lloyd to Martin Luther King Boulevard, the eastbound Lloyd on ramp over Heidelbach Avenue from […]
VCSO: DUI CHECKPOINT WARNING: Sobriety Checkpoint Planned
DATE: Wednesday, July 15, 2020SUBJECT: DUI CheckpointRELEASE NUMBER: 2020-NR-40CONTACT: Col. Noah Robinson / Lt. Matt CornAUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding The Evansville-Vanderburgh County Traffic Safety Partnership will conduct a sobriety checkpoint this Thursday, July 16, 2020 from 11:00 PM until 2:00 AM. Law enforcement officers from the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office will conduct this checkpoint. The […]
VCSO: Double Homicide Suspect from South Carolina Apprehended in Evansville
DATE: Tuesday, July 14, 2020SUBJECT: Double Homicide Suspect from South Carolina Apprehended in EvansvilleRELEASE NUMBER: 2020-NR-039CONTACT: Col. Noah Robinson / Sgt. Kurt AlthoffAUTHORITY: Sheriff David Wedding On Tuesday, June 13, 2020, the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force received information from the Carolinas Regional Fugitive Task Force (CRFTF) that a person wanted for the shooting death of two female victims in […]
Motorist Arrested after Firing a Handgun on Seven Hills Road
DATE: Saturday, July 11, 2020SUBJECT: Motorist Arrested after Firing a Handgun on Seven Hills RoadRELEASE NUMBER: 2020-NR-038CONTACT: Col. Noah RobinsonAUTHORITY: Sheriff David Wedding On Saturday, July 11, 2020 at 7:45 PM the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 4500 block of Seven Hills Road upon report of shots fired. A 911 caller reported several shots being fired by […]
Overnight Lane Closures Scheduled for U.S. 41 and SR 66 In Evansville
From INDOT: VANDERBURGH COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation announces overnight lane closures in Evansville for senor installation. Beginning Tuesday, June 23, contractors will begin operations to install sensors on U.S. 41 and State Road 66. During these operations, only one lane in one direction will be closed at a time and operations […]
EPD Increasing Patrols on Area Roads
News Release06/17/2020 SUMMARY The Evansville Police Department is resuming additional patrol activities in accordance with the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) Traffic Safety Grant Enforcement. This grant, which started on June 15 and ends on June 30, provides extra patrol for aggressive driving. This grant entails aggressive driving, seatbelt and DUI patrols in the area […]
INDOT: Bridge Overlay Scheduled for I-69 and U.S. 41 in Evansville
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 9, 2020VANDERBURGH COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation announces a short bridge closure for the I-69/Veterans Memorial Parkway interchange at U.S. 41. Beginning on or around Friday, June 12, contractors will close the bridge from southbound Kentucky Avenue and Veterans Memorial Parkway to southbound U.S. 41 to Henderson, KY. The […]
VCSO: Man Arrested after Shotgun Fired During Confrontation with Neighbor
June 5, 2020 DATE: Friday, June 05, 2020SUBJECT: Man Arrested after Shotgun Fired During Confrontation with NeighborRELEASE NUMBER: 2020-NR-030CONTACT: Col. Noah Robinson / Sgt. Thad ZuberAUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Friday, June 05, 2020 at 1:30pm the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a fight in progress at a residence in the 4000 block of Kleitz Road. The 911 caller reported […]
Vanderburgh Coroner: Victim Identified in 100 block of W Oregon Shooting
Vanderburgh County Coroner: The Vanderburgh County Coroner’s Office and the Evansville Police Department are investigating the death of Larry Wayne Merriweather Jr. The Coroner’s Office was called to Deaconess Midtown ER upon the report of a deceased subject. The Evansville Police Department had responded to an Oregon St. address prior investigating gunshots and can provide […]
VCSO: Intoxicated Woman on Probation for DUI Strikes Home with Vehicle
DATE: Friday, May 16, 2020SUBJECT: Intoxicated Woman on Probation for DUI Strikes Home with VehicleRELEASE NUMBER: 2020-NR-029CONTACT: Col. Noah Robinson / Sgt. Erik NilssenAUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding An Evansville woman on probation for Operating a Motor Vehicle while Intoxicated has been arrested on new charges related to drunk driving after striking a home with her vehicle. On May 15th, 2020 […]