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Crime & Safety
2 weeks ago
Dogs starved, killed in Swannanoa animal cruelty case

Four individuals were arrested after a Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office Animal Crimes Unit investigation found foul play in the deaths of two dogs and the starvation of several other animals.

Zamar Vaequan Scott
Crime & Safety
2 weeks ago
Candler man faces multiple charges in armed robbery

Authorities say suspect was located, arrested during evening search warrant execution

Nicholas Hunter Grigsby
Crime & Safety
2 weeks ago
Suspect arrested after fire destroys High Five Coffee in Woodfin

Police say surveillance video helped identify man charged with burning commercial building

Jane Neill Hughes
Crime & Safety
3 weeks ago
Police: Driver charged in April crash that later claimed woman’s life

Crash investigation results in misdemeanor death by motor vehicle charge, Asheville police say

Buncombe County Sheriff's Office
Crime & Safety
3 weeks ago
5 charged in Buncombe County AT&T wire theft ring

Investigation tied to widespread outages uncovers burn sites, stolen wire worth hundreds of thousands

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Crime & Safety
3 weeks ago
Federal, local officials meet in Asheville to discuss violent crime concerns

U.S. attorney says coordinated effort aims to disrupt gangs, support prevention and reduce violence

Justin Thomas Baker
Crime & Safety
3 weeks ago
Georgia man charged in Asheville jewelry store heist

Suspect remains at large as investigators also search for second person in March break-in

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Crime & Safety
3 weeks ago
Asheville firefighters rescue puppy locked inside car

Dog named Peter safely reunited with owner after trapping himself inside vehicle

Asheville police seized about 16.865 pounds of suspected fentanyl and cocaine, along with an additional 0.86 pounds of pressed fentanyl in a recent arrest.
Crime & Safety
4 weeks ago
Asheville man charged after record fentanyl seizure

Police say Tip411 tip helped uncover large-scale drug operation

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Crime & Safety
4 weeks ago
Beneath the Blue Ridge: What’s still unknown in Asheville’s Virginia Olson cold case

Police say some evidence still exists, no suspect has been identified, and key questions remain in the 1973 killing of a UNC Asheville student.