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20-year-old arrested after convenience store robbery in Asheville
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Asheville Police Department said a 20-year-old is facing charges following an investigation into a robbery at a convenience store. Police said Logan Lee Booth was identified as the suspect after he held a convenience store at gunpoint on May 9. Booth was taken into...
'That's a high-speed chase:' Witness describes police pursuit of man caught on dash cam
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A wanted suspect led police on a chase Saturday morning, May 18, starting in Black Mountain and ending in east Asheville -- and a man whose dash cam caught the last moments of the chase spoke with News 13 on Sunday about what he saw.
Black Mountain man pleads guilty in rape case
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) A Black Mountain man pleaded guilty to second-degree forcible rape Monday and was sentenced to spend at least four years in prison. New technology corroborated the survivor’s story, providing a genetic match to David Brandon Wilson, 33. On June 30, 2018, Buncombe County Sheriff’s deputies were...
Meet Officers Hope and Kora, the Asheville Police Department’s Therapy K9s
Some of the dogs at the Asheville Police Department—known as K9 officers—play an important role in victim support. About three years ago, senior police officer Debbie LeCroy started researching the benefits of therapy K9s while she was working at the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office. What she learned inspired her to purchase a Goldendoodle puppy that she named Kora. After 7 months of on-site training at Highland Canine Training in Harmony, Kora started her career with the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office. Now three years old, she’s an officer with the APD.
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