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DEVELOPING STORY: APD Chief David Zack resigns; Lamb named interim chief
Asheville Police Chief David Zack submitted his resignation on Dec. 15, according to Kim Miller, the city’s communication specialist.
Asheville Police Chief David Zack announces his retirement
“What I told them is I’m seriously considering it,” Asheville Police Chief David Zack told Asheville Watchdog. “I’m not going to make a decision until after the first of the year.”
Letter: We need new leadership in Asheville
“If you are weary of the high taxes, roads filled with potholes, cracked or absent sidewalks, having a skeleton police force and subpar schools, I hope you will be inspired to run for City Council.”
Letter: Why do we value fancy surveillance toys over citizens?
“They keep bragging publicly about their new fancy toys; this cutting-edge surveillance vehicle, drones, a cute publicity dog and a cop car that features the color pink. The city could have spent that money on things that actually save and improve people’s lives.”
Letter: City Council should focus on fighting crime
“We can’t fight crime without a strong police force. That should be Council’s No. 1 priority. “
31 seconds: Life inside a gang
James Mitchell, a former member of the Nine Trey Bloods, discusses his time as a gang member and how he is actively working to combat gang violence in Asheville.
Letter: Tourism revenue could support housing for officers
“If the Tourism Development Authority feels strongly enough about taking steps to reduce common street crime and other headline-grabbing crimes, perhaps using a portion of tourism revenue to subsidize the cost of local housing for officers would help.”
Letter: Should APD’s drones monitor public gatherings?
“APD chooses to provide an example where its officers assessed an assault suspect, but they conveniently forget to mention that they’re also surveying what seems to be any political gathering that happens in downtown Asheville, regardless of size.”
Traffic investigators could help alleviate APD staffing woes
House Bill 140 allows the city of Asheville to train and recruit civilians to respond to minor traffic accidents.
Letter: The problem with highway banners
“While hanging a banner over a highway may seem trivial to some, the hazard created could be quite serious.”
Letter: Question the priorities of APD and DA’s office
“The purpose of this letter is … to motivate city/county residents to question the priorities of the APD and the DA in these times of staff shortages and increased serious crime, along with the dire situation of homelessness in Asheville.”
Citizen group coalesces around police support
Shared concerns about crime and an understaffed Asheville Police Department fostered an unusual alliance in today’s partisan times. An advocacy group called Asheville Coalition for Public Safety formed in October, bringing together community members of all political stripes who are concerned about crime, mental health, drug use and the unhoused population.
Letter: First the world, then Asheville?
“According to Bill Branyon’s channeling of Lord Robert Cecil, if we would just lay down our arms, peace would break out all over the world.”
Asheville budget hearing marked by low turnout
The occasion typically sees dozens of residents making their cases for enhanced spending or budget cuts on a range of city services, but was uncharacteristically quiet during the May 23 meeting of Asheville City Council.
Budget hearing comes before Asheville Council May 23
The hearing will offer residents the chance to weigh in on the spending plan, first unveiled May 9.
Firearms experts discuss rise of ghost guns in Asheville
Ghost gun kits and other homemade firearms exist in a legal gray area, says Asheville Police Capt. Joe Silberman. That loophole creates the potential for the weapons to end up in the wrong hands.
Letter: We don’t need ‘Cop City’
“We don’t need or want our local police getting such training.”
Letter: Asheville FM fosters free speech on shows
“It is important to note that Asheville FM does not take a stand on issues or editorialize but allows free speech among our individually produced shows.”
Letter: City’s radio support creates conflict of interest
“We feel it is a conflict of interest for one city entity to sponsor a station that promotes a ‘weekly anarchist show’ with what appears to be a very anti-police agenda.”
Letter: Asheville’s issues stem from poor leadership
“In my view, the overly tolerant approach to vagrancy and lack of concern relative to soaring bond issues, financed by property taxes, in Asheville can be traced to poor leadership.”