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Crime & Safety
2 months ago
Buncombe County jail inmate dies after being found unresponsive in cell

33-year-old man had been awaiting trial on several charges, including first-degree murder

Two vehicles are shown in a ditch along New Leicester Highway near Gilbert Road Tuesday morning as North Carolina State Highway Patrol and Buncombe County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the scene.
Crime & Safety
2 months ago
NCSHP, BCSO respond in New Leicester Highway incident

NCSHP vehicle, car in ditch at Gilbert Road intersection

A Flock Safety automated license plate reader camera is pictured Aug. 24, 2026, at Carrier Park on Amboy Road in Asheville. Asheville City Council is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a resolution to terminate the city’s contract with Flock Safety.
Crime & Safety
2 months ago
Asheville City Council to vote on ending Flock camera contract

Council members differ over whether ending Flock should also mean ending ALPR use

Female police officer in uniform speaks at a press conference, with microphones in front and a blue backdrop dotted with Asheville Police Department patches.
Crime & Safety
2 months ago
License plate readers provide critical leads in double homicide, APD says

Police say the technology helped identify vehicles and people connected to the July 19 Biltmore Avenue shooting, but no arrests or charges have been made

Crime & Safety
2 months ago
Asheville police investigate Sunday night shooting

Victim found with gunshot wound to shoulder near Hanover Street and Haywood Road

Crime & Safety
2 months ago
Four people 19 or younger arrested in Asheville armed robbery

The Asheville Police Department arrested two young adults and two juveniles in connection with an assault and armed robbery that occurred near downtown Asheville last night.

Crime & Safety
2 months ago
Dogwood Court drug bust: Over 50 grams of fentanyl seized in arrest

Three people were arrested on drug trafficking charges last week after an investigation by the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office Illegal Gun Reduction and Narcotics Task Force.

Asheville police officers and forensic investigators process the scene of a deadly shooting along Biltmore Avenue and Short Coxe Avenue early Sunday morning.
Crime & Safety
2 months ago
No new developments in Biltmore Avenue shooting, APD says

Asheville police say there is nothing new to report in the investigation after detectives previously identified several suspects and executed more than 25 warrants and subpoenas

The home at 710 Brookshire Street in Asheville is the subject of a court-ordered nuisance abatement following an investigation into persistent illegal drug activity and prostitution, according to North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement.
Crime & Safety
2 months ago
Asheville property targeted in drug, prostitution nuisance case

Property on Brookshire Street will be turned over to a family member and must meet city codes

A Flock automated license plate reader camera is seen at the entrance/exit of Lowe's of Smokey Park Highway in Asheville.
Crime & Safety
2 months ago
Ending Flock wouldn’t end Asheville’s license plate surveillance

Council will vote Tuesday on Flock as APD continues using 162 Axon ALPR cameras

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