Crime Victim Rights Week kicks off April 22

Full announcement from WNC Crime Victims Coalition:

To kick off Crime Victims’ Rights week, April 22-28, The Western North Carolina Crime Victims’ Coalition will hold its annual event of Sunday April 22nd from 3pm-4pm to honor, support and empower victims of crime and their families. United States Attorney Anne Tompkins will be speaking. Victims or their loved ones will have the opportunity to place personalized pinwheels in Pack Square as a gesture of remembrance and healing.

The Western North Carolina Crime Victims’ Coalition is made up of victim advocates from the following local agencies: Federal Bureau of Investigations, Asheville Police Department, Buncombe County Office of the Sheriff, The US Attorneys Office, Buncombe County District Attorney’s Office, Pisgah Legal Services, Caring For Children- Trinity Place and OUR Voice.

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