Articles Tagged with Evansville

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An Indiana woman is facing charges after reportedly telling her dog to “sic” the police when she was being arrested for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol with two children in the vehicle.

On the evening of October 5, someone called the authorities to report that they saw a vehicle that they believed was being driven by someone who was intoxicated. They provided the authorities with a description of the car, and the police went out to try to locate it.

While they were searching, a 24-year-old woman from Evansville who was driving with two youngsters and a dog in her car stopped at a local gas station. She was approached by officers from the Evansville Police Department. They said they noticed the woman’s vehicle because it resembled the one they were looking for. While the officers were interacting with her, the woman was reportedly overly chatty, and they allegedly smelled alcohol on her breath. They suspected the report that the driver had been drinking was valid. When they asked her to take roadside sobriety tests, the woman declined to participate.

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A woman from Kentucky is facing legal troubles after allegedly trying to steal a vehicle with a youngster inside because she reportedly believed Kanye West “telegraphically” told her to do so.

According to reports, a woman from Louisville, Kentucky recently took a road trip with the intended destination of Evansville, Indiana. She reportedly encountered troubles along the way when she struck a tree on the side of the Interstate causing her vehicle to become undriveable. Since she did not have another way to continue her journey, she decided she would hitchhike the rest of the way.

On the morning of August 27, a woman in Evansville was bringing her child to school. She decided to stop by a local store and leave the youngster in the car when she went inside. As she walked towards the entrance, she noticed someone trying to get into her vehicle. She rushed back to the car, and she saw a woman had gotten inside by the time she got there. She dragged her out and then notified the authorities about the alleged attempted theft.

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An Indiana woman was arrested for allegedly allowing a 12-year-old to drive her and two youngsters around town in the early morning hours after she visited a local bar.

Early in the morning on March 4, a 26-year-old woman from Evansville was hanging out at Rick’s Sports Bar where she reportedly drank alcohol. Around 1:00 AM, the woman departed the premises in a vehicle and allegedly picked up three children.

According to reports, the woman allowed the 12-year-old youngster to drive the vehicle while she and the other children rode as passengers. They allegedly cruised around town and towards the waterfront area before heading home.

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Two men were arrested for allegedly driving under the influence after police saw them on the side of the road attempting to get one of their vehicles out of the mud.

Just after 1:00 am on January 24, two men who had allegedly been drinking together at a bar in Evansville, Indiana, were driving down the interstate in separate vehicles after leaving the establishment at the same time.

One man was driving a Camry, and the other was driving a Dakota truck. According to reports, the Camry veered off the road and got stuck in the mud on the shoulder. The man in the Dakota pulled over to see if he could help.

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When the police were booking a suspect after a traffic stop, they reportedly found that he had a handgun stuffed in his body by way of his anus.

Early in the morning on November 27, officers from the Evansville Police Department were patrolling when they saw a vehicle allegedly being driven without an operating license plate lightbulb, and with dark tint covering the plate.

When they tried to perform a traffic stop, the officers reported that the driver did not stop immediately, but he was driving very slowly and did not go far. They noted there were two passengers in the car with the driver, and they were all asked for identification.

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The 32-year-old mother of a 2-month-old has been accused of causing serious physical harm to her child from severe long-term neglect.

According to reports, the Indiana Department of Child Services in Vanderburgh recently received a report about a situation involving the possible neglect of a 2-month-old baby girl in an Evansville home. The agency reported that they had many prior interactions with her mother and that all her children other than the infant had previously been taken from the home.

When DCS went to the residence and investigated the claims, they said they found the home was unkempt and unsanitary. When they wanted to check the baby’s body to see if she had any visible suspicious marks, the woman refused to consent.

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According to reports, a man in Indiana who was being treated for a medical emergency allegedly bit a police officer trying to detain him at the scene. 

On the afternoon of February 18, the authorities in Evansville received notification about a man who was unconscious and needed emergency medical help. The caller reported that they suspected he had overdosed on drugs which caused a seizure and resulted in his current state. 

The police went to the address, and the man was found lying on the ground. 

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The son of a former major league baseball player was accused of crashing his car while driving with a BAC over three times the legal limit, and immediately attempting to sell the mangled vehicle. 

30-year-old Jordon Mattingly is the son of former Yankees first baseman and current Miami Marlins manager, Don Mattingly. 

Around 5:00 PM on May 30, Mattingly was reportedly driving around in a silver Honda SUV in Evansville, Indiana. 

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While his grandmother’s funeral was taking place a man allegedly broke into his grandfather’s residence and took guns without permission.

26-year-old Cameron Michael Reine’s grandmother passed away recently and her funeral was held last Thursday.

While the rest of his family paid their final respects to his grandmother, Reine allegedly used the time as a chance to break in and steal from their Evansville home while his grandfather was at the service.

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