ASHEVILLE – The city is petitioning the Asheville Police Department to release officer body camera footage of a Grove Arcade worker’s forceful arrest, after recent reporting from the Citizen Times.

ASHEVILLE – Dressed in his uniform with the words “Quality Janitorial Group” inscribed on the chest Dec. 9, Louis Searles did what he’s done nearly every day for the past five years: asked a Grove ...

Searles, a lifetime Asheville resident and grandfather of four young children, remained visibly upset over the officer’s actions seven days later. Pacing outside the Grove Arcade, pausing the ...

A longtime Grove Arcade janitor was detained by force Dec. 9, with actions by Asheville police officers he and bystanders say were without cause. Woman Says She Refuses to Contribute to Family ...