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Hendersonville Police Chief Blair Myhand takes pride that his department has made progress in community relations, helped clean up what neighbors regarded as an open-air drug market, moved into a sparkling new headquarters and even donned smart new navy blue uniforms in the past year. Read Story »
Risking his own life, Sgt. Alan Bonanno struggled to subdue a mentally ill man who had broken into an elderly man's apartment, eventually taking him into custody. Read Story »
Tags: Hendersonville Police Department | officer-involved shooting | officer involved shooting
The North Carolina Association of School Resource Officers (NCARSO) on Monday awarded Hendersonville Police Department Officer Joreeca Dinnall the C.C. McGee School Resource Officer of the Year award. Read Story »
Tags: Hendersonville Police Department | school resource officers
Hendersonville police said Wednesday they believe officers acted appropriately when they tased and struck a city man while responding to a reported disturbance at an apartment complex last week. Read Story »
Tags: Hendersonville Police Department | Hendersonville Police Chief
The Hendersonville City Council honored police Lt. Leon Worthy for his 22 years of service, granting him the right to keep his side arm, a Glock model 45 9 mm-handgun. Read Story »
A Hendersonville police vehicle involved in a chase on I-26 spilled equipment onto the roadway on Sunday when it sped off with the rear tailgate unlatched, the city said in a news release. Read Story »
The Hendersonville Police Department is seeking citizens assistance in providing old photographs, names and stories about the departments past. Read Story »
Tags: History | Hendersonville Police Department | Ashe Street police station
When he spotted an ad about a police chief job opening in Hendersonville, Blair Myhand was taken back 40 years, to the summer days when he played with cousins around his step-grandmother’s brick house on Third Avenue West. Read Story »
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