CPP: After Buncombe DA upset, fate of Asheville police evidence audit still uncertain

Carolina Public Press

By Jon Elliston

More than three years after Asheville City Council commissioned a $175,000 audit of the Asheville Police Department evidence room — an effort to find out just how many items were stolen from the room — the audit remains under wraps.

And despite last week’s sizable electoral victory by Todd Williams, who stressed a need for greater transparency in his campaign against incumbent Buncombe County District Attorney Ron Moore, it remains unclear when the audit might be released to the public.

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