A school nurse has been charged with child solicitation after she allegedly sent inappropriate texts to a juvenile. Evansville Police Department officers were dispatched to the 400 block of East Eichel Avenue in reference to a harassment report. The 911 caller reported their juvenile nephew was receiving inappropriate messages from a school nurse. Through the […]
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A high-speed pursuit ended in the arrest of an Evansville woman in a stolen vehicle. Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Deputies were notified by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office to be on the lookout for a stolen vehicle traveling southbound on U.S. 41 toward Evansville at about 1:25 a.m. Wednesday. The vehicle was described as a red
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UPDATE: Evansville Police have arrested a 16-year-old in connection with a homicide that occurred Tuesday afternoon. Noah R. Hogan, 16, has been charged with murder, criminal recklessness, Dangerous Possession of a Weapon by a Child and Obstruction of Justice. Due to the nature of the crimes charged Hogan has been waived to the adult court.
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Two Evansville men were arrested on drug-related charges following a police pursuit. The Evansville Vanderburgh County Joint Task Force conducted a narcotics investigation in the area of Madison Avenue and SE Second Street on Tuesday. A car stop was attempted, but the driver fled from detectives. The vehicle was located nearby and Chelsea M. Brown,
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Deputies with the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office responded to an early morning disturbance at Burdette Park over the weekend that resulted in the arrests of multiple people. At approximately 4:21 a.m. Sunday, deputies were dispatched to Burdette Park in reference to an assault in progress after a caller reported that a fight had broken out
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Henderson, Ky. (March 3, 2026) – The recently-created ORX Tolling Body, comprised of transportation and finance leaders from Indiana and Kentucky, met Tuesday and passed measures to prepare for the future start of all-electronic tolling for the I-69 Ohio River Crossing that will improve mobility, safety, and traffic flow. The three resolutions passed include setting
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Mar. 3, 2026The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has arrested an Evansville man in connection with a home invasion robbery that occurred on February 20 in western Vanderburgh County. An elderly woman reported that she was followed into her home by an intruder who displayed a knife and demanded money. The suspect, Minh Quang Ton, 30,
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The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has arrested four teens following an armed robbery that occurred over the weekend in northern Vanderburgh County. A juvenile victim reported that he was robbed at gunpoint by four males near his home. On Wednesday, the juvenile victim met with detectives and deputies and reported that on Saturday, he arranged
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Two Evansville people were arrested after leading police on an 89-mile pursuit on I69 that began in Bloomington and ended in Gibson County on Tuesday morning. Indiana State Police Senior Trooper Jeremy Cox was patrolling I69 near the 117-mile marker in Bloomington when he attempted to stop the driver of a blue 2022 Chevrolet Silverado.
An Evansville man is accused of running for elected office despite being banned from doing so. Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the Vanderburgh County Election Office on Feb. 3 and met with Vanderburgh County Clerk Dotie Thomas. She reported that Kenneth Colbert, 61, of Evansville, had filed paperwork earlier that day to run as
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An Evansville man is accused of dealing methamphetamine out of his residence. In January, detectives with the Evansville-Vanderburgh County Drug Task Force began receiving information that Anthony Michael Stepro, 50, of Evansville, was selling methamphetamine from his residence in the 2100 block of West Delaware Street. Detectives were ultimately able to establish sufficient probable cause
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A man and juvenile were taken into custody on firearm related charges following an investigation by Evansville Police Department. Detectives with the Adult Investigation Unit and the Street Crimes United began an investigation on Feb. 1 into a shots fired run in the 1600 block of Jackson Ave. On Tuesday, detectives conducted a car stop
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Vanderburgh County Sheriff Noah Robinson announced today that the office is seeking the termination of Deputy Evan Luigs following his arrest on February 8, 2026, for Operating a Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated. That marks the second alcohol-related incident involving the deputy in just over one year. Deputies and Indiana State Police responded to a two-vehicle
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A person walking in the roadway on I-69 in Evansville was struck and killed by a vehicle early Monday morning. Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched at about 12:13 a.m. Monday to a report of a person walking in the roadway on I-69 west of the Covert Avenue exit. Approximately three minutes later, an additional
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A man has been arrested in connection with drug trafficking following a joint narcotics investigation. Dalton A. Keller, 27, was arrested on Thursday after an investigation by the Crime Gun Intelligence Center with the assistance of the Evansville Vanderburgh County Joint Task Force. The investigation resulted in a search warrant being granted for Keller’s residence
