Wadesboro Police Department’s Interim Police Chief Jason Eschert announced his retirement effective as of Friday.

Newly released recordings challenge Wadesboro Police's account of K9 Blitz's death and lead to interim chief's retirement ...

Ross confirmed that Eschert's decision was directly related to fallout from the April 2 incident involving K-9 officer Blitz, ...

This week, woes within the Wadesboro Police Department spilled into public view during Monday’s Wadesboro town council ...

WADESBORO, N.C. ( QUEEN CITY NEWS) — The Wadesboro Police Department’s Interim Police Chief Jason Eschert retired following threats stemming from K-9 Blitz’s death in the line of duty. Eschert, who ...

Wright says the incident was the first time Blitz was deployed to apprehend a suspect with the Wadesboro Police Department. She says they had been doing apprehension training, but she wasn’t ...

Addressing her previous superiors and Wadesboro’s town leaders, former Wadesboro Police Department Officer Kayla Wright spoke ...

WADESBORO, N.C. — Wadesboro Police Department’s Interim Police Chief Jason Eschert announced his retirement effective as of Friday. Eschert informed Town Manager Wiley Ross of his intent to ...

WADESBORO, N.C. – Wadesboro Interim Police Chief Jason Eschert has retired after controversy over the killing of a K-9 officer. Blitz was killed in the line of duty on April 2 after a suspect chase.