Chief Deputy Noah Robinson To Announce Candidacy For Sheriff Of Vanderburgh County In Democratic Primary

Chief Deputy Noah Robinson To Announce Candidacy For Sheriff Of Vanderburgh County In Democratic Primary

Evansville, Indiana – Chief Deputy Noah Robinson, a 22-year law enforcement veteran and second-in-command of the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office, will announce his candidacy for Sheriff of Vanderburgh County this evening. Mr. Robinson will be running for Sheriff in the Democratic party primary.

An outdoor, drive-in style, announcement gathering will take place on January 27, 2021 at 6:00PM. The gathering will be held outside of the Vanderburgh County 4-H Center Auditorium. Attendees are encouraged to remain inside their vehicles to help reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission. Masks are required.

Current Sheriff Dave Wedding’s second term will expire after December 31, 2022. Under Indiana law a sheriff cannot seek a third consecutive term.

Chief Deputy Noah Robinson is a Newburgh, Indiana native and Castle High School graduate who moved to Vanderburgh County nearly twenty years ago. Chief Deputy Robinson attended the University of Southern Indiana, where he received an Associate’s Degree in Social Science and a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology with an emphasis in Criminal Justice Studies. In 1998, Robinson was admitted to the Golden Key National Honor Society, an organization which extends membership invitations to students in the upper 15% of their class. In 1999, he was admitted to the Alpha Kappa Delta International Sociology Honor Society.

Following university, Chief Deputy Robinson joined the Owensboro Police Department in 1999 and graduated from the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training Center in Richmond, KY. Chief Deputy Noah Robinson served the City of Owensboro until his appointment as a deputy with the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office in March of 2001.

Chief Deputy Noah Robinson became a field training deputy in 2003, where he spent eight years assigned to Motor Patrol. In February of 2004, Robinson received an award from the Veterans of Foreign Wars for his actions on January 24th, 2004. Robinson entered a frozen lake to check for occupants in a partially submerged vehicle. In March of 2007, Robinson received a Certificate of Appreciation from the Vanderburgh Humane Society for assisting animals in danger during a house fire. In 2009, Chief Deputy Robinson was promoted to the rank of sergeant and spent the next five years assigned to the Professional Standards Unit, where he developed policy and procedure for the agency as well as conducted internal investigations.

Chief Deputy Robinson was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in June of 2014, assigned to headquarters, and placed in charge of information technology, public information, and grants. In October of 2018, Chief Deputy Robinson was promoted to the rank of major and served as the executive commander over the Administration Division.

In December of 2019, Sheriff Dave Wedding promoted Chief Deputy Robinson to the rank of colonel and named him his new Chief Deputy Sheriff and second in command of the agency.

Chief Deputy Robinson is a board member of the Highland Hills Challenger League Baseball Program and an active supporter of Youth Resources, the Salvation Army, the Evansville Rescue Mission, and many other local organizations too numerous to mention.

Chief Deputy Noah Robinson met his wife Janie during high school. The two have been married for over 20 years, and together have three children, Kayla, Katelyn, and Kyle.