Once again the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office will maintain a tent at the intersection of W. Franklin Street and N. 11th Avenue next to the lost and found booth. At this location, sheriff’s deputies will be passing out yellow wristbands to children. The underside of the wristband can display a parent or guardians’ phone number, which may be used to reunite a child with a missing parent.
The Evansville Police Department will be providing law enforcement services throughout the festival grounds and will have a mobile command center stationed at W. Franklin Street and N. 10th Avenue.
The Sheriff’s Office offers the following safety tips for your visit to the Fall Festival:
- When you arrive at the festival, identify and point out officials your child can approach if they become separated from you. Describe the sheriff’s deputy and police officer uniforms, the Nut Club member hats and the fire official uniforms so your child knows who is safe to approach.
- Nothing takes the place of your supervision. Younger children can become distracted with all of the sights, sounds, smells, and crowds at the Fall Festival.
- If your child is old enough to be out of your eyesight, make sure they take a friend with them. There is safety in numbers (as well as more fun to be had). Remember to have your child check in on a regular basis. Identify where you will meet them and what time they should be there.
- If you become separated from your child, notify a sheriff’s deputy or police officer as soon as possible.
- Heavy pedestrian and vehicle traffic will create an increased risk of accidents. Take your child by the hand when walking to and from the festival. Use caution when leaving the sidewalk. Consider using a paid parking lot to support a worthy cause.
Stop by the Sheriff’s Office Fall Festival tent, where you can talk to a sheriff’s deputy and pick up a free munchie map. You can also enter for a chance to win a 2015 Harley-Davidson Fat Boy motorcycle from the Indiana Sheriffs’ Association (ISA). The motorcycle will be on display Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of festival week. Proceeds will go to the ISA to benefit the families of deputies and officers killed in the line of duty as well as the Sheriff’s Youth Leadership Camps and Scholarship Program.
Sheriff Dave Wedding stated, “On behalf of the entire Sheriff’s Office, we hope everyone who vistis the Fall Festival this year has a safe, fun and memorable time!”
