VCSO: Wanted Felon in Custody after West Side Pursuit Resulting in Crash
DATE: Wednesday, January 20, 2021SUBJECT: Wanted Felon in Custody after West Side Pursuit Resulting in CrashRELEASE NUMBER: 2021-NR-003CONTACT: Col. Noah Robinson / Sgt. Thad ZuberAUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding A Branchville, Indiana man wanted on a state parole warrant is in custody this morning after fleeing a crash on N. Saint Joseph Avenue. On Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at 8:00PM […]
VCSO: Driver Using Cell Phone Causes School Bus Crash.
DATE: Friday, January, 15, 2021SUBJECT: Driver Using Cell Phone Causes School Bus CrashRELEASE NUMBER: 2021-NR-002CONTACT: Col. Noah Robinson / Sgt. Brandon HarrisonAUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding A driver distracted by a cell phone caused a collision with an Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation bus on Diamond Avenue. On Friday, January 15, 2021 at approximately 07:33 AM, the Sheriff’s Office responded to a […]
ISP: Troopers Investigate Vehicle vs. Pedestrian Fatal Crash
Vanderburgh County – Indiana State Police are currently investigating an overnight fatal crash involving a pedestrian that occurred at approximately 8:35 last night on Diamond Avenue near Stringtown Road in Evansville. Preliminary investigation revealed Kevin Greb, 19, of Evansville, was driving his 2015 Dodge Dart westbound on Diamond Avenue near Stringtown Road. Greb was traveling […]
VCSO: Sheriff’s Office Arrests Two Motorists who Fled from Deputies
DATE: Wednesday, December 30, 2020SUBJECT: Sheriff’s Office Arrests Two Motorists who Fled from DeputiesRELEASE NUMBER: 2020-NR-075CONTACT: Colonel Noah RobinsonAUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding Two unrelated traffic stops performed by Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office deputies resulted in arrests after the drivers fled. On Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at 1:06 AM, a sheriff’s deputy attempted to stop a blue 2004 Hyundai Santa […]
VCSO: Northern Vanderburgh County Crash Hospitalizes Two
DATE: Wednesday, December 23, 2020SUBJECT: Northern Vanderburgh County Crash Hospitalizes TwoRELEASE NUMBER: 2020-NR-074CONTACT: Colonel Noah RobinsonAUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding A two-vehicle crash in northern Vanderburgh County has resulted in serious injuries to two drivers. On Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at 4:03PM the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office, Scott Township Fire Department and McCutchanville Fire Department responded to a report of a […]
Indiana State Police To Increase Patrols during Holiday Season
Evansville – Indiana State Police will be increasing patrols during this upcoming holiday season, as part of the winter Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over national enforcement mobilization. Now until January 1, troopers will be looking for impaired drivers and those drivers and passengers not buckling up. Extra patrols are funded by the National Highway […]
U.S. 41 Pigeon Creek Bridge Slated for Replacement Following Bridge Hit
From INDOT: VANDERBURGH COUNTY, Ind. – Following an extensive review of the damage to the U.S. 41 Pigeon Creek Bridge in Evansville, the Indiana Department of Transportation has decided to replace the structure. Since January, INDOT personnel have been working toward a solution for the truss bridge on U.S. 41 following a bridge strike that […]
VCSO: Sheriff’s Office K9 Vehicle Damaged by Impaired Motorist
DATE: Friday, December 11, 2020SUBJECT: Sheriff’s Office K9 Vehicle Damaged by Impaired MotoristRELEASE NUMBER: 2020-NR-073CONTACT: Major Mark RasureAUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding At 2:17AM on Friday December 11, 2020, the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to I-69, near the Green River Road exit for a motor vehicle crash. Deputies located a 2012 Audi AQ5 and a 2010 Ford Ranger in […]
VCSO: Driver Hospitalized after Crash on Old State Road
DATE: Friday, November, 13, 2020SUBJECT: Driver Hospitalized after Crash on Old State RoadRELEASE NUMBER: 2020-NR-070CONTACT: Colonel Noah RobinsonAUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Friday, November 13, 2020 at approximately 7:28 AM the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office and the Scott Township Fire Department responded to Old State Road north of E. Boonville New Harmony Road in reference to a single vehicle accident […]
Police stepping up seat belt enforcement in November; The Click It or Ticket campaign runs from Nov. 9-29th.
From EPD:FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 6, 2020 Evansville, In — The Evansville Police Department will be increasing seat belt enforcement patrols now through the end of November as part of the national Click It or Ticket mobilization. The department will be joined by more than 250 law enforcement agencies around the state that will be […]