Evansville law enforcement cracking down on dangerous driving around school zones, buses
Evansville law enforcement cracking down on dangerous driving around school zones, buses By Brady Williams | April 23, 2021 at 9:24 PM CDT - Updated April 23 at 9:24 PM
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - The Evansville Police Department and Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office will be conducting more patrols of bus routes, starting on Monday, April 26.
EPD officials say patrol cars will follow buses to watch for dangerous driving near buses.
Funding from the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute will pay overtime for officers who take part in the program.
Authorities said this blitz is aimed at keeping kids on buses safe from erratic driving.
EPD: Officers find 2 asleep in galaxy-painted Corvette with engine running By 14 News Staff | February 25, 2021 at 7:55 AM CST - Updated February 25 at 5:47 PM
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Officers with the Evansville Police Department arrested two people after they say both were found asleep in a Corvette with the engine running.
Around 4 a.m. Thursday, officers say someone called 911 to report a Corvette being driven recklessly, speeding and swerving down Morgan Avenue.
The caller described the car as âlooking like a galaxy.â
âThe call is what tipped us off to have us go in that area to look for that car,â Sgt. Nick Winsett, Evansville Police Department Public Information Officer said. âSo, otherwise, who knows, the way they were driving, they may have ended up hitting another car, hitting a house, who knows.â
Name of suspect in officer-involved shooting released
Name of suspect in officer-involved shooting released By Jill Lyman and Joseph Payton | February 18, 2021 at 10:15 AM CST - Updated February 18 at 7:37 PM
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Evansville Police say 38-year-old Anthony Scott Sapp is the suspect shot Thursday by a detective.
The shooting happened shortly before 10 a.m. Thursday in the 1500 block of North Ruston Avenue.
Police say it started as an investigation into a stolen vehicle.
They say Sapp tried to run a stolen car into a detective, and the detective shot him in the shoulder.
Police say there was a struggle and a Taser was used to get him into custody.