Press Releases

The 41-year-old man accused of breaking into three South Columbia businesses now faces additional charges. Jason Paul Jackson will be charged with Trespassing and Larceny. Yesterday when he was arrested, property crimes…

A Crimestoppers tip has led to the arrest of a 41-year-old man accused of burglarizing three businesses in South Columbia within the past several days. Columbia Police Department Investigators have…

Columbia Police Investigators are releasing a surveillance picture of the male suspect accused of assaulting a female Park Ranger yesterday morning. The incident happened around 11:00 a.m. at 4122 River…

Columbia Police Officers and a K-9 Team have been searching for the man accused of assaulting a female park ranger today. The incident happened around 11:00 a.m. at 4122 River…

Columbia Police Investigators are releasing surveillance pictures of a male suspect accused of stealing a truck from the property of a local charitable organization. A gray Chevy Silverado was taken…

A man arrested in March in connection with a 2011 double murder case has been extradited to South Carolina to formally face his Two Counts of Murder charges. Kenneth Canzater,…

WHO: Deputy Chief Melron Kelly, Master Police Officer John Griggs, Citizen’s Police Academy program participants and CPD staff. WHAT: Participants of the Citizen’s Police Academy, a 10-week educational program, will…

Two male children, ages 7 and 9 are accused of breaking into a Hibiscus Street home earlier this week. Columbia Police officers were dispatched to the 1300 block of Hibiscus…

]The Columbia Police Department's Warrant Team has just arrested indecent exposure suspect Tyrone Gaither (DOB: 1-16-1981) on Garners Ferry Road. Investigators entered Gaither's arrest warrant into the National Crime Information…

Columbia Police Investigators have charged a 20-year-old man accused of assaulting a male victim at a Five Points business last month. Jalen Antwan Dread (DOB: 8-9-1996) turned himself in to…