On behalf of the City of Columbia's Public Relations Department: Mayor Steve Benjamin and Columbia City Council unanimously approved an emergency ordinance that extends the temporary suspension of the normal…

Columbia Police Chief W. H. ‘Skip’ Holbrook encourages citizens to call Crimestoppers with information regarding a 2012 hit and run incident that seriously injured a cardiac nurse. On September 16, 2012, 24-year-old…

The Columbia Police Department announces the arrests of two males in connection with the fatal shooting that occurred outside Rivers Edge Apartments last week. According to Police Chief W.H. “Skip”…

The Columbia Police and Fire Departments, CFD Fire Marshal’s Office with assistance from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)…

Columbia Police Department officers are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred last night in North Columbia. According to Police Chief W. H. “Skip” Holbrook, CPD officers received a Shotspotter alert…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Follow us on Twitter: @USAO_SC CONTACT PERSON: Derek Shoemake Assistant U.S. Attorney [email protected] (843) 813-0982 On behalf of the CPD partner, The United States Attorney's Office (District…

The Columbia Police Department continues to investigate a fatal shooting that occurred outside of an apartment complex early this morning. According to Police Chief W.H. “Skip” Holbrook, CPD officers were…

The Columbia Police Department’s (CPD) Chain of Command Disciplinary Review Board convened this afternoon to hear the investigative findings concerning an incident where Sergeant Chad Walker used a racial slur…

At 11:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 29, 2020, a Sergeant assigned to patrol Five Points entered the business Bar None and found several violations of the Governor’s Executive Order to…