Press Releases

An 18-year-old has been charged in connection with last week's assault on a City of Columbia park ranger. Zachary Sanders (DOB:8-9-1998) is charged with Assault and Battery - Third Degree.…

Columbia Police Investigators continue to determine the circumstances surrounding the shooting death of a 19-year-old male. The incident happened shortly after 6:00 p.m. Friday at the 1500 block of Lorick…

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…