Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Two people injured in Atkinson Street shooting

Two people were injured in a shooting Saturday night on Atkinson Street, Asheville police said.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Scammers target owners of lost pets, asking for money

Don’t be so quick to hand over money to someone who claims to have found your missing pet, Buncombe County officials warn

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Man gets life for murder, dismembering, burning bodies

A Rutherford man was found guilty of murdering one person and dismembering and burning the bodies of two others.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Women targeted in two armed robberies at Carrier Park

Police are investigating separate cases June 18 and 19, when groups of males followed women, pointed guns and demanded car keys.

Asheville Police Chief Mike Lamb
Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Police chief to update committee on solicitation ordinance

Police Chief Mike Lamb is scheduled to give an update on panhandling and other issues to the city’s Environment and Safety Committee Tuesday.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Man with open warrants charged in attempted robbery

Daryl Thomas Johnson, 24, who was wanted on five open warrants, was found to be in possession of a firearm during his arrest.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Fugitive arrested with three weapons in West Asheville

Jacob Kyle Ledford was arrested in West Asheville after a brief foot chase Thursday.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Anonymous ‘communique’ takes credit for BID vandalism

Missive posted to alternative media site talks of “adversaries,” and says, “We strike to exploit their vulnerabilities”

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Man wanted in Charlotte shooting nabbed in West Asheville

Leonard Carlos Edwards, who was wanted for a shooting in Charlotte along with 11 open warrants, was arrested Wednesday in West Asheville.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Mayor condemns 2nd vandalism case targeting BID backer

“It is not OK to silence people through intimidation in this way,” Mayor Esther Manheimer said.

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