Press Releases

Columbia Police Department (CPD) investigators are following active leads in a deadly shooting that occurred last night in South Columbia. Officers were dispatched to the 1400 block of Elmtree Road…

Columbia Police Department (CPD) investigators have arrested a 22-year-old man in connection with another robbery investigation a month after a similar crime at the same location. 22-year-old Vintrell Thomas was…

On behalf of the City of Columbia's Public Relations Department: Mayor Steve Benjamin and Columbia City Council unanimously approved an emergency ordinance that amends the emergency ordinance extending mask face…

Columbia Police Department (CPD) investigators arrested a 55-year-old man at a cemetery after  a convenience store armed robbery. A judge has denied bond for Adam Green after he allegedly stole…

Columbia Police Department (CPD) Chief W.H. “Skip” Holbrook is releasing a detailed analysis of the agency’s after-action review from two days of protests and civil unrest in May 2020. The…

Columbia Police Department (CPD) officers have charged the 27-year-old male who barricaded himself inside a hotel last week with an incident that occurred last year in North Columbia. On November…

The Columbia Police Department's (CPD) Traffic Safety Unit has arrested a 40-year-old man in connection with a serious collision over the weekend. Willie Shuler (DOB: 9-23-1980) turned himself in to…

A staff member has tested positive for COVID-19 at the City of Columbia Municipal Court. The Municipal Court will be closed the week of November 22nd as previously scheduled and…

Columbia Police Department (CPD) investigators have arrested a female in connection with an animal cruelty case. Takil Shana Morris (DOB: 1-7-1992) is charged with Animal Abuse. Morris has been released…

Investigators with the Columbia Police Department’s (CPD) Special Victims Unit (SVU) are searching for a 49-year-old woman who’s been reported missing by her family. Ashley Lane Till last spoke with…