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Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Dykes out as Woodfin police chief

Michael Dykes is no longer chief of the Woodfin Police Department.

The Asheville City Council has agreed to spend $28,000 to demolish a notorious abandoned home at 158 South French Broad Ave.
Crime & Safety
2 years ago
City to raze house that is a nightmare for neighbors

The Asheville City Council voted Tuesday to demolish a house on South French Broad Avenue that has been linked to violent crime.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Fairview man sentenced to more than 7 years in robbery

Bobby Eugene Darnell was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty to robbery with a dangerous weapon and obtaining property by false pretense.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Body of man reported missing in Asheville found in Old Fort, authorities say

The body of a man reported missing out of Asheville has been found in Old Fort, authorities said.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Habitual felon gets more than 3 years in prison for breaking and enterings

Authorities said Randal Paul Penland Jr. targeted women in the Fairview and Arden areas, waited until they were not home, then broke into their homes to steal jewelry.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Leicester man pleads guilty in fatal crash with motorcycle

The man was accused of using his car to “cut-off” a motorcycle that was trying to pass his car, resulting in the rider’s death.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Masked gunmen try to shoot cameras after business break-in

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Police are asking for the public’s help with information on […]

Alexander Christian Davis, sought on arson charge in connection with a March 31 fire on Atkinson Street.
Crime & Safety
2 years ago
UPDATE: Arson suspect arrested in March 31 apartment fire case

Asheville Fire Department arson investigators helped locate a suspect in a March 31 apartment fire.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Victim identified in Tunnel Road homicide; suspect charged

Asheville Police identified the victim of Thursday’s fatal shooting as Oji Trevon Mitchell, 33, of Columbia, S.C.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Some wary of letting A.I. take non-emergency sheriff, police calls

Not everyone is sold on a plan to let machine learning technology field non-emergency sheriff, police and fire calls.