Per Vanderburgh County Engineer: Columbia – Delaware Bridge Closure Extended & 9th Avenue Closure
Per Vanderburgh County Engineer: UPDATE: The closure of the Columbia – Delaware bridge has been extended from April 13, 2020 until May 4, 2020. The closure had to be extended due to the fact that the concrete repairs could not be completed on the bridge piers near Pigeon Creek due to high water in the […]
VCSO: Sheriff’s Office K9 Apprehends Driver of Stolen Vehicle
DATE: Saturday, April 4, 2020SUBJECT: Sheriff’s Office K9 Apprehends Driver of Stolen VehicleRELEASE NUMBER: 2020-NR-018CONTACT: Sergeant Chad Howard or Major Mark RasureAUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding Shortly after 08:30 this morning the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the 14000 block of Browning Road in northern Vanderburgh County to investigate a suspicious vehicle. Deputies arrived to find a blue […]
VCSO: Semi-truck Leaves I-69 Crashing into Two Homes
March 31, 2020 DATE: Tuesday, March 31, 2020SUBJECT: Semi-truck Leaves I-69 Crashing into Two HomesRELEASE NUMBER: 2020-NR-017CONTACT: Col. Noah RobinsonAUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding On Monday, March 30, 2020 at 8:32 PM the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 7600 Block of Pendleton Avenue off Fuquay Road in reference to an accident with injuries. A 911 caller reported that a semi-truck pulling […]
EPD News Release: 1400 block Dresden Shooting 3/30/2020
News Release03/31/2020Case # 20-06414 SUMMARY On Monday March 30 around 4:15 p.m., the Evansville Police Department was called to the 1400 block of Dresden Street for a shots fired call. The first responding officers located a victim that had been grazed by a bullet on their arm. That victim was immediately transported to the hospital […]
Per ISP: Impaired Driver Arrested after Brief Chase in Stolen Vehicle
Vanderburgh County – This morning at approximately 8:35, Trooper Rafferty observed the driver of a 2019 Jeep improperly pass several vehicles and disregard the traffic light while traveling south on US 41 at Covert Avenue. Rafferty immediately activated his emergency lights and siren and attempted to stop the driver, but the driver continued south on […]
Per INDOT: Five Day Lane Closures Scheduled For Lloyd and Burkhardt
VANDERBURGH COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation announces lane closures for the intersection of the Lloyd Expressway (State Road 66) and Burkhardt Road for concrete patching. Beginning on or around Friday, April 3, contractors will close the eastbound and westbound left turn lanes at Lloyd and Burkhardt. This operation will also require intermittent […]
Lane Closures Planned on U.S. 41 For Bridge Repairs:
VANDERBURGH COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation announces weekend lane closures on U.S. 41 over the Lloyd Expressway (State Road 62/66) for a bridge project. Beginning on or around Friday, April 3, contractors will close one lane of U.S. 41 from Morgan Avenue to Lincoln Avenue to perform joint repairs on the bridge […]
Vanderburgh County Coroner Death Investigation
Per Vanderburgh County Coroner: The Vanderburgh County Coroners Office and the Evansville Police Department are investigating a death which occurred in a home in the 1800 Block of east Illinois Street. At this time the death is being treated as a homicide with the autopsy scheduled for 13:00 hrs today. The Evansville Police Department can […]
Per ISP: Evansville Man Arrested after Fleeing during Traffic Stop.
Vanderburgh County – Last night at approximately 8:50, Trooper Eaton was patrolling on Fares Avenue north of Diamond Avenue when he stopped the operator of a moped for having a passenger. A moped registered as a Class B Motor Driven Cycle are prohibited from having passengers. A warrant check revealed the passenger on the moped, […]
Per ISP: Sobriety Checkpoint Nets One Impaired Driver.
Vanderburgh County – Indiana State Police conducted a sobriety checkpoint between 11:00 last night and 1:00 this morning in the 3900 block of Broadway Avenue in Evansville. During the two-hour period, 56 vehicles passed through the checkpoint resulting in an Evansville woman being arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated after she failed field sobriety […]