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Hendersonville City Manager John Connet announced his selection for Hendersonville’s Chief of Police Friday morning. Read Story »
The two finalists to become Hendersonville's next police chief made their case for the job during a live event from City Hall today. Read Story »
After narrowing its search for a new police chief to two candidates, the city of Hendersonville is inviting the public to ask questions of the finalists on Tuesday morning. Read Story »
For the seventh consecutive year, local elementary students were able to ‘Shop with a Hero’ by pairing up with first responders and selecting gifts for themselves and their families. Read Story »
Tags: Hendersonville Police Department | Christmas | charities
Sunny, the off-duty Hendersonville police dog fired a month ago after he got away from his home and bit a 68-year-old neighbor, has been adopted by a home for retired police and military K9s in Texas, City Manager John Connet told the City Council on Thursday night. Read Story »
Tags: dogs | Hendersonville Police Department | police dogs
The city of Hendersonville is seeking feedback from the public as it launches the search to hire the next police chief. Read Story »
Hendersonville City Manager John Connet has named an interim chief of police to head the department as the city searches for a new chief to replace Herbert Blake, who starts a new job Monday as chief deputy of the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office. Read Story »
Tags: Hendersonville Police Department | Hendersonville Police Chief Herbert Blake
A Hendersonville police dog got away from its handler, ran into a neighbor's yard and bit a 68-year-old resident on Sunday afternoon, the city said in a news release. Read Story »
The Hendersonville Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect who they say attempted to use a stolen debit card and driver’s license to fraudulently obtain money. Read Story »
Hendersonville Police Chief Herbert Blake announced a new initiative that will allow citizens to file some police reports online. The system is for incidents that occur within the Hendersonville city limits. Read Story »
Hendersonville police detectives charged a man with setting off a device that released white powder at a package delivery store on Friday. Read Story »
Tags: Hendersonville Fire Department | Hendersonville Police Department | explosion | bomb
The Hendersonville City Council recognized MVPs of the fourth quarter of and MVPs of the year last week. Read Story »
Hendersonville police charged a 27-year-old woman with first-degree murder after responding to a call early Sunday morning. Read Story »
Tags: Hendersonville Police Department | crime | murder cases | murder
During the Hendersonville City Council's conversations with the public, a common theme emerged: the city is plagued by bad driving. Read Story »
A Hendersonville police officer resigned on July 20, one day after he was arrested for drunk driving, speeding and carrying a concealed weapon on the North Carolina coast, the city said in a statement on Tuesday night. Read Story »
Hendersonville Police Officer Keenan Nesbitt was justified when he fired at a suspect who pulled a gun as he ran from the officer down an alley in downtown Hendersonville, District Attorney Greg Newman announced. Read Story »
Tags: Hendersonville Police Department | officer involved shooting
Funeral services have been scheduled for Hendersonville police Lt. Jimmy Case, who died unexpectedly Thursday after collapsing at his home, the city announced. Read Story »
The thin blue line grew awfully wide on Thursday. Read Story »
Tags: Hendersonville Police Department | Hendersonville Police Chief Herbert Blake | law enforcement | Lowell Griffin
Inez Norman, who started her career as a jail matron in 1965 and continued working for the Hendersonville Police Department for 53 years, died Tuesday at age 88, the police department said. Read Story »
Hendersonville Police Chief Herbert Blake won't be going to Bluffton, South Carolina, as police chief, having finished as runner-up to a candidate from Arkansas. Read Story »
Tags: Hendersonville Police Department | Police Chief Herbert Blake
A new “proactive” squad of the Hendersonville Police Department caught two suspects early Friday and charged them with a business break-in, burglary and car theft. Read Story »
It was all in a day's work for a cop and two firefighters on Monday when they rescued two baby ducks from a storm drain. Read Story »
Tags: Hendersonville Fire Department | Hendersonville Police Department
Zoro, an 8-year Czech shepherd, got his retirement papers Thursday night from the Hendersonville City Council. Read Story »
Tags: dogs | Hendersonville Police Department | Sgt. Jimmy Case
The fatal shooting of a suspect by Hendersonville Police officer Jennifer Drake on July 13 was a legally justified use of force to defend the life of fellow officer Kenny Hipps as well as her own life, District Attorney Greg Newman said today. Read Story »
A Hendersonville police sergeant was "resting comfortably" after surgery today and was expected to be released from the hospital later this week after a stabbing Sunday afternoon that resulted in officers shooting and killing the assailant, a police spokesman said. Read Story »
Pages of creative jailhouse lawyering and a file handoff fumble have led to a protracted pretrial struggle and an unusual court order in an aging murder case that shows no sign of reaching a resolution. Read Story »
Tags: Hendersonville Police Department | murder cases | Eric Wilson
A 31-year-old woman driving a stolen ambulance led police on a chase through Hendersonville for several miles before the officers used stop sticks to end her run. Read Story »
Safe bicycle riding and skateboarding in Hendersonville could earn kids a free dessert. Read Story »
Tags: Hendersonville Police Department | parks and recreation | Hendersonville Police Chief Herbert Blake | bicycling
Thanks to a neighbor's generosity, Laurel Park police will get Tasers. Read Story »
Tags: Hendersonville City Council | Hendersonville Police Department | Laurel Park Police Department | Hendersonville Police Chief Herbert Blake
Hendersonville now has a fulltime downtown beat cop. Read Story »
Tags: Hendersonville City Council | Historic Downtown Hendersonville | Hendersonville Police Department
Hendersonville police chief Herbert Blake has fired one officer, suspended another and reprimanded a supervisor for the shooting incident on March 8 that triggered protests in the black community. Read Story »
Tags: Hendersonville Police Department | Police Chief Herbert Blake | Green Meadows