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Nov 30
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Crimestoppers: Pizza Delivery Driver Fatally Shot  

By Jennifer Timmons Press Releases
Columbia Police Department (CPD) investigators are working to determine who fatally shot a pizza delivery employee last night. CPD officers were dispatched to the Tamarind Apartments located at 143 Stoneridge…
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Nov 29
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Bond Denied for Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor Suspect  

By Jennifer Timmons Press Releases
Columbia Police Department (CPD) Special Victims Unit (SVU) Investigators have arrested a 38-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl. According to Police Chief W.H. “Skip” Holbrook, Brandon C.…
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Nov 29
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Columbia Man Sentenced Federal Prison for Possessing a Firearm and Ammunition

By Jennifer Timmons Press Releases
CONTACT PERSON:   Veronica Hill, Public Affairs Specialist, U.S. Attorney’s Office, [email protected], (803) 929-3071.  Kentrell Thompson, 34, of Columbia, was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to…
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Nov 15
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Columbia Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing a Firearm While Out on Bond for Possessing a Firearm

By Jennifer Timmons Press Releases
Nicholas Vanover, 26, of Columbia has pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Nicholas Vanover Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center Booking Photograph (2022) Evidence…
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Nov 13
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Son Charged in Mother’s Murder Investigation

By Jennifer Timmons Press Releases
 The Columbia Police Department (CPD) has charged a 24-year-old man in connection with the death of his mother after an initial suspicious death investigation in September. According to Police Chief…
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Nov 13
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Serial Armed Robber Convicted at Federal Trial Following String of Midlands Armed Robberies

By Jennifer Timmons Press Releases
CONTACT PERSON:  Veronica Hill, Public Information Officer, U.S. Attorney’s Office, [email protected], (803) 930-3071.  Deveon Antonio Belk, 36, of Irmo, was convicted following a multi-day bench trial on 15 counts: Seven…
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Oct 25
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Mitchell Street Murder Suspect Arrested in Kansas CPD Warrants to be Served

By Jennifer Timmons Press Releases
A male suspect accused of fatally shooting a man last week on Mitchell Street has been located today in Kansas. Police Chief W.H. ‘Skip’ Holbrook announces that shortly before 10:30…
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Oct 20
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Waverly Street Shooting Victim Dies from Injuries – Suspect Arrested in Mississippi

By Jennifer Timmons Press Releases
Columbia Police Department (CPD) officers are investigating a shooting incident from earlier this month on Waverly as a murder and have identified the suspect accused of the crime. Police Chief…
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Sep 22
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CPD Officers Processing Cars for Potential Evidence in Auto-Breaking Investigations

By Jennifer Timmons Press Releases
Columbia Police Department (CPD) officers are processing more than 100 vehicles for potential evidence in an effort to identify and locate the suspect (s) responsible for breaking into them at…
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Sep 19
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11-Year Anniversary of Cardiac Nurse Hit and Run Investigation

By Jennifer Timmons Press Releases
Incident Recap: On September 16, 2012, 24-year-old Lindsay Bires was standing on the sidewalk at Medical Park Drive during a work break from Palmetto Health Richland Hospital. According to witnesses,…
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