Evansville 24 Hour Booking and Arrest Records

Evansville 24 hour booking records are split between two agencies. The Evansville Police Department handles arrests made within the city and processes initial booking information, while the Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office runs the county jail where most detained persons are held. This page covers how to search the Vanderburgh County recent bookings list, how to request records from EPD, and what Indiana statewide tools are available to find someone booked after an Evansville arrest.

Evansville Police Department Booking Records

The Evansville Police Department is headquartered at 15 NW Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Evansville, IN 47708. The main department phone is 812-436-7896. EPD is the primary agency for law enforcement within Evansville city limits, handling patrol, investigations, and the initial arrest and booking process for city arrests. Once an individual is processed by EPD, they are transferred to the Vanderburgh County Jail for continued custody.

EPD's Records Section is at Room 126 inside police headquarters. Staff are available Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The records office handles a range of document requests. Accident reports cost $5.00 and are also available online through BuyCrash.com for convenience. Offense reports are $10.00 per copy. Criminal history checks through the department cost $10.00. Fingerprinting services are available for $8.00 for two cards. These fees are set by the department and are subject to change, so it is worth calling ahead to confirm current costs before visiting in person.

If you are looking for information about a recent Evansville arrest, the records office is the right place to start for city-level documentation. For custody status and who is currently held at the county jail, the Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office is the correct contact.

The Evansville Police Department website provides department news, crime statistics, and information about the records section and how to submit various types of requests.

The EPD site at evansvillepolice.com lists all records-related fees, office hours, and contact details. It is the main reference for anyone seeking official documentation of an Evansville arrest or incident.

Vanderburgh County Sheriff Jail and Recent Bookings

The Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office at 3500 N. Harlan Ave, Evansville operates the county jail where persons arrested in Evansville are held. The main phone number is 812-421-6200. The sheriff's office maintains custody records for all individuals in the county jail and is the correct contact for questions about current inmate status, bond, visitation, and related matters.

Vanderburgh County provides a recent bookings list on the sheriff's website at vanderburghsheriff.org. This page shows individuals who have been booked into the county jail within a recent time window. It is the most direct online tool for seeing who has been arrested and brought into custody following Evansville Police activity. The list typically includes name, booking date, and charges. It is free to search and does not require registration.

For a full picture of county-level jail resources, visitation policies, and how to reach the jail's different divisions, see the Vanderburgh County Sheriff page on this site. That page provides additional detail on the facility's operations and the various ways to contact staff for booking-related questions.

Note: The recent bookings list on the Vanderburgh County Sheriff website is one of the more detailed local tools in Indiana, showing booking date, charges, and bond information for people arrested in Evansville and the surrounding county area.

Indiana Statewide Tools for Evansville Arrests

Indiana maintains several statewide databases that cover booking and custody information beyond what individual county jail portals offer. The INjail portal collects booking data from participating county jails statewide, including Vanderburgh County. It can be useful for quick cross-county searches or when the local jail page is temporarily unavailable. The IDOC Offender Locator covers individuals who have been sentenced and moved to state prison. If someone arrested in Evansville was later convicted and transferred to a state facility, the IDOC tool will show their current location and status.

The Indiana IDOC offender search tracks sentenced individuals held in state prison facilities across Indiana, and is the correct tool when an Evansville arrest has progressed through the courts to a state sentence.

The IDOC locator is updated regularly and searches are free. It covers all Indiana Department of Correction facilities and is not limited to the Vanderburgh County area.

The Indiana MyCase portal gives access to court case filings linked to Evansville arrests. You can search by name to find case numbers, charges, and court hearing information for cases filed in Vanderburgh County or anywhere else in Indiana. MyCase is free and does not require an account to search.

The Indiana county jail public database is another statewide resource that aggregates jail booking data, useful for researching recent Evansville bookings that may not yet appear in the court system.

This resource supplements the Vanderburgh County Sheriff's own recent bookings page and can provide a broader view of recent arrest activity across Indiana.

VINE Alerts for Vanderburgh County Jail

Indiana's VINE program lets you track someone held at the Vanderburgh County Jail and receive automated alerts when their custody status changes. Register at VINELink or call 1-866-959-VINE. The service is free and works around the clock. You can choose to get notifications by phone, email, or text when the person you are monitoring is released, transferred, or has any other change in their custody status at the county jail.

One-time lookups are also available through VINE without registration. If you only need to confirm whether someone arrested in Evansville is currently in custody, you can search VINE without setting up an account. This is faster than calling the jail and gives you immediate status information at any hour.

The Indiana VINE system integrates with the Vanderburgh County Jail to provide real-time custody status lookups and automatic notifications for anyone tracking an Evansville inmate.

VINE notifications are sent promptly when custody status changes. The service is especially useful for family members or others who need to know quickly when an Evansville arrest results in release or transfer.

Evansville Records Access and APRA

Indiana Code § 5-14-3, the Access to Public Records Act, establishes the right to inspect and copy public records from Indiana government agencies. This covers EPD records, Vanderburgh County Sheriff records, and other local government documents. Agencies must respond to in-person requests within 24 hours and written requests within seven days. Standard copy fees are capped under state law, though EPD charges its own set fees for specific report types as outlined above.

If you have difficulty obtaining Evansville Police records or Vanderburgh County booking data, the Indiana Public Access Counselor offers free guidance on public records rights and can issue advisory opinions when an agency improperly denies access. The PAC is the state-level authority on APRA compliance and can be contacted at any time.

The Indiana Public Access Counselor provides free advisory opinions on denied records requests from Evansville Police or Vanderburgh County agencies under Indiana's APRA.

The PAC website includes past opinions and guidance documents that can help you understand what records are public and what an agency can lawfully withhold in response to a booking records request in Evansville.

Nearby Qualifying Cities

Other qualifying Indiana cities near Evansville have their own pages on this site covering local police departments and county jail resources.