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On Tuesday April 19 Buncombe EOC received a 911 call from Mervine Street in Candler, NC. Upon the arrival of EMS they requested law enforcement assistance and the Buncombe County Sheriffs Office responded. We are currently investigating the suspicious death of a four year old male. The child appears to have suffered from blunt force [...]

On Monday April 4, 2011 at 2030 hrs The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office will dedicate a new memorial in the honor of Sergeant Jeff Hewitt who was killed in the line of duty on 4/4/2004. There has been a small memorial outside of the sheriffs office for several years. This year volunteers have created a [...]

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On Thursday March 31, 2011 the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office will hold an acceptance ceremony to officially accept the donation of bullet resistant vests for the K-9 working dogs. The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office recently received 3 vests for the dogs used by the sheriff’s office and Sheriff Van Duncan is inviting everyone to join [...]

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On February 16, 2011, deputies with the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office Animal Control Division arrested a Candler man on a felony charge of Animal Cruelty for the shooting of a horse. Tredge William Hill: Arrested and Charged with Felony Cruelty To Animals. After the service of the warrant, Hill was given a court date and [...]

At approximately 1:00pm today the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant on a sweepstakes video gaming business located at 557B New Leicester Highway. The North Carolina legislature passed North Carolina General Statute 14-306.4(Electronic machines and devices for sweepstakes prohibited) in 2010. This statute became effective December 1, 2010. Sheriff Van Duncan conducted an [...]

The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office would like to invite the public to attend the spring 2011 Sheriff’s Citizens’ Academy. The academy is designed to provide an overview of daily operations and each topic will be presented by Sheriff’s Office staff. Space is limited to the first 30 Buncombe County residents who are approved to attend, [...]

At  approximately 0145 hrs. the Buncombe County Sheriffs Office responded to a call of an assault at 114 Goldrush Rd. in the Candler community. Arriving deputies found the victim, identified as Curtis Tobin Bishop W/M 09/06/1969, had been stabbed and was deceased. The Criminal Investigations Division responded and initiated a homicide investigation. A suspect, identified [...]