All articles tagged with #asheville police department
A victim was robbed at knifepoint at a gas station in Asheville, North Carolina. The suspect, described as a tall, slender Black male, approached the victim while he was trying to get into his vehicle after pumping gas. The suspect held a large knife to the victim's neck, demanded his wallet, and fled on foot. The Asheville Police Department is asking for the public's help in identifying the suspect.
The Asheville Police Department is seeking the public's help in identifying a suspect involved in a bank robbery at First Citizens Bank on Tunnel Road in East Asheville. The suspect entered the bank, passed a note to a teller, and demanded cash before escaping the scene. The police are asking anyone with information to contact them or submit an anonymous tip through the TIP2APD smartphone application.
Bernie Chan Rogers has been charged for the second time in less than a year for striking and killing a pedestrian with his vehicle. The Asheville Police Department arrested Rogers for the recent incident in which he hit and killed Jason Matthew Perry on Sweeten Creek Road. Rogers is also facing charges for a previous incident in which he struck and killed Jason Dean Wyatt while driving on Patton Avenue. He is currently being held in the Haywood County Detention Facility.
Bernie Chan Rogers, a 27-year-old man, has been charged with Misdemeanor Death by Vehicle and Failure to Reduce Speed following a deadly crash in south Asheville. The incident occurred on Sweeten Creek Road on October 18, 2023, when a tow truck struck and killed 46-year-old Jason Matthew Perry, who was assisting a motorcyclist involved in a previous collision. Rogers was arrested by the Haywood County Sheriff's Office and is currently held on a $20,000 secured bond.
An 18-year-old man, Jayden Saleem Smith, has been charged with felony hit-and-run, misdemeanor death by vehicle, and other offenses after a collision that killed a bicyclist on Hendersonville Road. Smith attempted to pass another vehicle using the turn lane, resulting in a head-on collision with the cyclist, Patrick Jeffery Leroy. Smith fled the scene but was later located. Leroy was transported to the hospital but succumbed to his injuries. Smith turned himself in and is being held on a $25,000 bond.