CRIME & SAFETY
Armored vehicle, heavy police presence seen at Asheville hotel; limited details available
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Limited details are available, but officials said an ongoing investigation led to a heavy police presence at an Asheville hotel Sunday afternoon, April 21. Sunday afternoon, multiple Asheville Police Department vehicles were seen at the Quality Inn on Tunnel Road, including patrol vehicles, an armored...
Asheville police seek public's help after suspects break into business, shoot at cameras
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The Asheville Police Department (APD) is investigating a reported breaking and entering, and the department needs the public's help in the case. A press release from APD says officers responded to a business near the 1135 block of Tunnel Road around 4:06 a.m. on April 22 to investigate reports of a glass door being shattered.
Victim Identified in Asheville Shooting Death
Asheville -- April 20, 2024: Asheville Police Department Detectives are releasing the name of the decedent from. Thursday afternoon's shooting, following next of kin notification. Oji Trevon Mitchell (07/21/1990) of Columbia, SC, has been identified as the man who was fatally shot on April 18th on Tunnel Road. The case...
Officers searching for missing man last seen in Asheville
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Asheville Police Department said officers are searching for Desmond Clark, a missing man from the area. Officers said Clark was last seen on April 18 at around 3:00 p.m. at Hillcrest Apartments. They added that he was wearing gray short pants and a black compression shirt with a white “Asheville MMA” logo on the front.
Man accused of setting fire at apartment taken into custody, charged with arson
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Asheville police say a man who was accused of setting fire at an apartment complex has been arrested. Police were searching for 26-year-old Alexander Christian Davis, who they say is suspected of setting fire at an apartment complex on Atkinson Street on March 31. Officials...
Murder charge in afternoon shooting on Tunnel Road
Asheville Police Department Detectives are investigating an East Asheville shooting that has left one dead. A shooting on Tunnel Road in broad daylight on Thursday, April 18, has left one man dead and another behind bars. The shooting occurred around 3:10 p.m. in the vicinity of the Kenilworth Road intersection.
People caught on camera pulling bear cubs from trees in North Carolina
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — A group of people were caught on camera pulling two young bear cubs out of a tree to take pictures with them in North Carolina, according to wildlife officials. The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) shared a video of the incident, which was reported...
Man pleads guilty to felonies after 2 traffic stops in a month each turn up drugs
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A man pleaded guilty to drug-related charges after two separate traffic stops in a month turned up meth and fentanyl. The Buncombe County District Attorney's Office says Steven Daniel Opsahl, 46, pleaded guilty to felony drug charges on Thursday, April 18, including trafficking in opium/fentanyl and trafficking in methamphetamine.
Arson at Asheville Outlets lands man in prison
A man who intentionally started a fire at the Asheville Outlets has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison. The Asheville Police and Fire departments responded to a reported storage room fire at the Asheville Outlets around 11 p.m. in January 2023. The fire triggered the sprinkler system, but damaged the storage room and an adjacent business before it was put out. A joint criminal investigation determined the fire was intentionally set by Gregory Seth Silver, 39.
UPDATE: Police locate runaway teen in Hendersonville
HENDERSON, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Hendersonville Police Department is searching for a runaway teen last seen on Friday. Police said 14-year-old Jonathan Timothy Jones left his house overnight. Jones is five feet nine inches tall, weighs 125 pounds with sandy blonde hair, according to police. If anyone has information...
Buncombe County non-emergency calls moving to Amazon's machine learning AI technology
ASHEVILLE — Non-emergency calls for law enforcement, fire and social services in Buncombe County are switching to machine learning technology, a service provided by Amazon, as the 911 call center faces a 23% decrease in staffing. Starting as early as May 6, the county’s call center will undergo a...
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