Vevay Police Department

05/11/2026

Walnut Street between Jackson Street and Seminary Street is currently closed due to a water leak, please avoid the area.

05/04/2026

The 500 block of Liberty Street is closed due to a water leak repair, Please avoid the area.

04/15/2026

On or after Monday, April 6, crews will close S.R. 250 between Aaron Road and Township Line Road just east of S.R. 129 to complete a box culvert replacement project in Switzerland County. S.R. 250 is expected to reopen at this location in mid-May, weather permitting. The detour follows S.R. 129 to S.R. 56. 📲 Additional information is here: https://bit.ly/3NBsyC1

04/15/2026

On or after Monday, April 6, crews will close S.R. 156 between Gridley Road and North Branch Road to complete a slide correction project east of Patriot. S.R. 156 is expected to reopen at this location in mid-July, weather permitting. The detour follows S.R. 56 to S.R. 250 back to S.R. 156. 📲 Additional information is here: https://bit.ly/4sdnp13

04/13/2026

📞💛 National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week 💛📞

This week we recognize the true first first-responders — our incredible 911 dispatchers.

Behind every call is a calm voice, a steady hand, and a heart committed to helping others in their most critical moments. You are the unseen heroes who answer every call with professionalism, compassion, and strength—no matter the situation.

From guiding lifesaving instructions to coordinating emergency response, your work makes all the difference. You are the lifeline between chaos and calm, and our community is safer because of you.

Thank you Switzerland County Sheriff's Office - 911 (Dispatch) for your dedication, your resilience, and your service. We appreciate you today and every day.

03/20/2026

02/20/2026

Public Service Announcement:

The Vevay Police Department has witnessed multiple unsafe passes at the 4-way stoplight and several people passing on the right in front of the school.

Here is what is currently posted in the Indiana Drivers Manual.

Prohibited Passing
It is dangerous and illegal to try to pass other vehicles in the following situations:
• A solid yellow line is marked on the driver’s side of the center line of the road
• A yellow, pennant-shaped “No Passing Zone” is posted on the left-hand side of the road, or
a white rectangular “Do Not Pass” sign is posted on the right-hand side of the road
• When you are driving on or approaching a curve in the road
• When you are approaching the crest of a hill or grade in the road
• Within 100 feet of an intersection, railroad crossing, bridge, viaduct, or tunnel

Here is the current Indiana IC Code to reference.

IC 9-21-8-6 Overtaking and passing on the right; conditions
Sec. 6. (a) A person who drives a vehicle may overtake and pass upon the right of another vehicle only under the following conditions:

(1) When the vehicle overtaken is making or about to make a left turn.

(2) Upon a roadway with unobstructed pavement of sufficient width for two (2) or more lanes of vehicles moving lawfully in the direction being traveled by the overtaking vehicle.

(b) A person who drives a vehicle may overtake and pass another vehicle upon the right only under conditions that permit overtaking upon the right in safety. Overtaking upon the right may not be made by driving off the roadway.

11/11/2025

🇺🇸 Happy Veterans Day 🦅

Today, we honor the brave men and women who have served our country with courage, sacrifice, and unwavering dedication.

The Vevay Police Department would like to give a special Thank You to one of our own, Deputy Marshal John Roach.

09/22/2025

On or after Monday, October 6, crews will close S.R. 156 between Turtle Creek Road and Bulgar Tapp Road located just east of Florence to perform slide correction work in Switzerland County. The closure is expected to take up to one week, weather permitting. The detour follows S.R. 56.

Additional information is here: http://bit.ly/42AM1Xw

09/16/2025

Arch Street at W. Main St and Pike Street is closed to remove a tree. Please avoid the area if possible and slow down when approaching the intersection of Main and Arch.