Who: owner, Shining Rock Goods, downtown Asheville
What she has said
In WLOS’s July 8, 2026 look inside APD’s planned RTIC, Hecht gave the clearest business-owner refusal on record: “I think that the local Asheville police are earnest in wanting to protect rights and privacy,” but “Who decides whether it’s a real investigation or a law enforcement use?” She will not register her cameras, considering only case-by-case footage sharing: “It’s only the future if we allow it to be.” (WLOS · Before You Plug In) In the same piece, Indigo Sun owner Asia Guyer posed the tradeoff without resolving it: “How much autonomy and comfort are you willing to give up for safety?”
Region: Asheville · Last updated: Aug 22, 2026