CRIME & SAFETY
Evansville Walmart employee accused of switching price tags at self checkout
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEVV) — An 18-year-old was arrested and charged with theft after being accused of switching price tags at the self checkout at Walmart. Officers say they were called to investigate a shoplifting report at the Walmart store on Burkhardt Road. At the scene, officers talked to Asset...
Sheriff: Woman over 4x the legal limit arrested after rollover crash in Rockport
SPENCER COUNTY, Ind. (WEVV) — A woman is facing multiple charges in Spencer County after authorities say she crashed her car while under the influence. The Spencer County Sheriff's Office says deputies were called to the scene of the crash on Kennedy Street in Rockport around 8:30 a.m. on Saturday.
EPD: Man attacks METS bus driver, threatens to kill officers and judge
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEVV) — An Evansville man is facing several charges after police say he attacked a bus driver then threatened to kill several officials. Officers were called to an area of Green River Road on Tuesday to investigate an assault on a METS bus. At the scene, police...
High school student charged in connection to recent Evansville shooting
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEVV) — Police in Evansville say they've arrested a 19-year-old high school student in connection to a shooting that happened on the city's southeast side. Evansville Police says they arrested 19-year-old Kortlen Sears on Monday. Officers had been investigating the shooting for about a week, after gunfire...
Family of Newburgh Boy Scout who was hit by falling tree limb shares update
WINSLOW, Ind. (WEVV) — The family of a Newburgh Boy Scout who was seriously injured in an incident over the weekend is providing more details on the boy's condition. As we reported, officials said the young Scout was badly hurt when his tent was hit by part of a falling tree at a campground in Winslow on Saturday.
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