/tags/asheville-police-department Asheville Police Department en-US Copyright Fri, 11 Sep 2020 15:04:22 GMT /law/2020-09-11/unprecedented-number-of-asheville-officers-have-resigned Thirty-one police officers in the western North Carolina city of Asheville have resigned from the force since June.Police Chief David Zack told The… Fri, 11 Sep 2020 15:04:22 GMT /law/2020-09-11/unprecedented-number-of-asheville-officers-have-resigned Associated Press /race-demographics/2020-07-07/asheville-police-charge-three-men-for-bringing-firearms-to-black-lives-matter-demonstration Three men have been charged for carrying firearms in downtown Asheville on June 21 at a demonstration, according to the Asheville Police Department. Tue, 07 Jul 2020 17:30:40 GMT /race-demographics/2020-07-07/asheville-police-charge-three-men-for-bringing-firearms-to-black-lives-matter-demonstration Lilly Knoepp /race-demographics/2020-06-22/asheville-arrest-data-suggest-discrimination-against-black-people African-Americans in Asheville are three times more likely than white people to be searched by police in traffic stops and are disproportionately... Mon, 22 Jun 2020 16:29:40 GMT /race-demographics/2020-06-22/asheville-arrest-data-suggest-discrimination-against-black-people Sally Kestin, John Maines, AVL Watchdog /law/2020-06-05/asheville-police-chief-apologizes-after-officers-destroy-medical-tent The police chief in Asheville has apologized for the destruction of a medic station that was set up for people protesting police brutality and the death… Fri, 05 Jun 2020 16:33:00 GMT /law/2020-06-05/asheville-police-chief-apologizes-after-officers-destroy-medical-tent Associated Press, Cass Herrington /show/the-state-of-things/2020-06-05/how-violent-is-property-damage Do looting and property damage subvert the movement against police violence? Or do rubber bullets in response to material destruction expose law… Fri, 05 Jun 2020 16:28:25 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-06-05/how-violent-is-property-damage Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /law/2020-06-05/how-violent-is-property-damage Do looting and property damage subvert the movement against police violence? Or do rubber bullets in response to material destruction expose law… Fri, 05 Jun 2020 16:28:25 GMT /law/2020-06-05/how-violent-is-property-damage Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-08-21/restorative-justice-deal-for-former-asheville-officer-in-felony-assault-case Earlier this month former Asheville police officer Christopher Hickman pled guilty to felony assault in the 2017 case involving black pedestrian Johnny… Wed, 21 Aug 2019 16:46:02 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-08-21/restorative-justice-deal-for-former-asheville-officer-in-felony-assault-case Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /law/2019-08-21/restorative-justice-deal-for-former-asheville-officer-in-felony-assault-case Earlier this month former Asheville police officer Christopher Hickman pled guilty to felony assault in the 2017 case involving black pedestrian Johnny… Wed, 21 Aug 2019 16:46:02 GMT /law/2019-08-21/restorative-justice-deal-for-former-asheville-officer-in-felony-assault-case Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-01-30/why-are-more-african-americans-charged-with-resisting-arrest-in-asheville African-Americans in Asheville are far more likely to be charged with resisting an officer during a police encounter than white people. A five-year… Wed, 30 Jan 2019 17:55:18 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-01-30/why-are-more-african-americans-charged-with-resisting-arrest-in-asheville Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /law/2019-01-30/why-are-more-african-americans-charged-with-resisting-arrest-in-asheville African-Americans in Asheville are far more likely to be charged with resisting an officer during a police encounter than white people. A five-year… Wed, 30 Jan 2019 17:55:18 GMT /law/2019-01-30/why-are-more-african-americans-charged-with-resisting-arrest-in-asheville Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio