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Deputies find missing woman in McDowell County
MARION, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The McDowell County Sheriff’s Office has located a woman who went missing on Tuesday. Deputies said 37-year-old Jessie Riddle was last seen at her mother’s home along Ashworth Road in Marion at approximately 4:30 p.m. Riddle was described as five foot six and...
VIDEO: Family vows to seek justice after Asheville shooting leaves 1 dead, another charged
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Jennifer Waddell says she will continue to fight for 23-year-old Isaiah Rayshawn Waddell, who was arrested and charged with attempted first-degree murder on June 25. On Monday, June 24, officers with the Asheville Police Department were called to Livingston Street at around 7:58 p.m.. When...
Marion man arrested for drug possession, drug trafficking
MARION, NC (WLOS) — A Marion man was arrested last week after being found in possession of drugs, including heroin and methamphetamine. On June 20, Steven Ray Arrowood, 64, was arrested after officers with the Marion Police Department in conjunction with the McDowell Drug Enforcement Team, executed a narcotics search warrant at his home.
NC women arrested, accused of stealing thousands of dollars in baseball bats
Three women accused of stealing bats from the company D-BAT were apprehended by Asheville police on June 23 near its Asheville store."Officers responded, and one of the employees of D-BAT was pursuing three women who had stolen high-end baseball bats from the baseball training facility," Asheville Police Senior Officer Kermit Smith told ABC affiliate WLOS. "The employee pursued them all the way to the Ascot Point Circle, where they hid in the bushes. Officers located them."At 2:23 p.m. Asheville officers responded to a report of three females accused of stealing bats from D-BAT at 1262 Hendersonville Road. Asheville police said...
Asheville Man Charged with Robbery in McDowell County
McDowell County -- June 27, 2024: William Charles Huskey, a 45-year-old resident of Asheville, was charged by the. McDowell County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday with Common Law Robbery and Simple Assault. Huskey was granted a secured bond in the amount of $25,000. On June 13th, Deputy Day was dispatched to...
Asheville police arrest man on multiple charges, seize drugs from minor
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Asheville Police Department (APD) said their officers arrested a man on gun and drug charges while continuing targeted enforcement in a south Asheville neighborhood on Thursday. The APD said that while conducting this targeted enforcement, detectives made contact with Zaire Wanya Lytle (23), near...
Officers searching for suspect after trailer stolen from the Asheville Humane Society
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Asheville Police Department said officers are investigating after a trailer was reportedly stolen from the Asheville Humane Society. Officers said the trailer was stolen from the non-profit’s property on June 23. They added that $1,500 worth of donated pet supplies and other items were inside the trailer when it was taken.
Fugitive murder suspect from S.C. arrested at Asheville hotel
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — A man wanted in connection with a murder last week at a Greenville, S.C., hotel was arrested Tuesday morning at a hotel on Tunnel Road in East Asheville, police said. Eric Devon Davis Jr., 26, was apprehended Tuesday morning by the U.S. Marshals Carolinas Regional...
'How did we get here?' Video of Asheville complex shooting highlights gun violence crisis
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Reducing gun violence in cities across the U.S., including Asheville, is a complicated challenge. Experts say this problem requires a focused commitment by law enforcement and anti-violence community members. This week's video of a shootout showed multiple people armed with multiple handguns and one AR-15...
Gun violence on the rise: Asheville mentor links surge to trauma, urges community action
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — One nonprofit community leader spoke with News 13 on Thursday, June 27, specifically about the increase in gun violence being seen in the community. Since the start of 2024, Asheville has seen 20 shootings. June alone has claimed half of those. Tyequan Harrison, an Asheville...
APD Arrest Felon with Guns and Drugs
Asheville -- June 27, 2024: Asheville Police Department Press Release: Asheville Police Detectives and Officers apprehended. a felon with guns and drugs Tuesday afternoon in south Asheville. While conducting targeted enforcement in response to the recent shootings in a south Asheville neighborhood, APD officers attempted to make contact with Jermaine...
Reward now offered for tips leading to arrests in Asheville committee vehicle vandalisms
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — There is now a reward being offered for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for vandalizing two vehicles of Asheville committee members in recent weeks. Asheville Police Department renewed a call to the public for anyone with information to come forward about the...
Commissioners Hear Domestic Violence Fatality Report
Asheville – At their June 18 regular meeting, the Buncombe County Commissioners heard the triannual report from the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team. The North Carolina General Assembly authorized the creation of the DVFRT following a rash of eight domestic violence homicides in 2013. Looking exclusively at the numbers,...
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