Columbia Police Chief W.H. ‘Skip’ Holbrook announces an arrest in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred this morning at a Fairfield Road store. Gregory Edwards, Junior (DOB: 12-28-1991) is…

Columbia Police Department (CPD) investigators are searching for a male suspect who’s wanted in connection with an automated teller machine armed robbery investigation. Investigators have active arrest warrants for 32-year-old…

Columbia Police Chief W.H. “Skip” Holbrook and Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott announce that  arrests have been made in connection with hostile protests that occurred in May in downtown Columbia.…

On behalf of the City of Columbia's Public Relations Department: In response to the May 25, 2020 in-custody death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Columbia Police Department (CPD) Chief W.H.…

Columbia Police Chief W.H. “Skip” Holbrook and Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott announced that additional arrests are pending for several suspects wanted in connection with committing crimes during hostile protests…

Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott and Columbia Police Chief W. H. "Skip" Holbrook announce the arrest of three men who participated in a string of burglaries and looting, following the…

The United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) has announced in Washington, D.C., the appointment of Columbia Police Chief W. H. “Skip” Holbrook to the new National Police Reform and Racial…

“There have been a number of inquiries concerning a recently published photograph and video depicting Columbia Police Department tactical officers arresting an individual during a period of civil unrest on…

The Columbia Police Department (CPD) and the Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) are working with state and federal agencies as part of an investigation to determine the persons responsible for…

April 8, 2020, an officer with Columbia Police Department was involved in a shooting incident which led to the death of Joshua Ruffin. Per policy of Columbia Police Department, the…