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Feb 12
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City of Columbia Fire Captain Arrested

By Jennifer Timmons Press Releases
ASGDC Booking Photo: Suspect: Jeffrey D. Rish (DOB: 10-22-1977) Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook announces that a City of Columbia Fire Department Captain has been arrested after being accused of…
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Feb 04
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Charges Filed In Connection with 2015 Homicide

By Jennifer Timmons Press Releases
Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook announces that charges have been filed against Iban Patterson for the Murder of Timothy Peter Gentry that occurred on July 28, 2015 at 1200 Beaufort…
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Feb 03
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Arrest Made in Sexual Assault Case

By Jennifer Timmons Press Releases
Carlos Jovany Hernandez Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook announces that Carlos Jovany Hernandez has been arrested and charged with Criminal Sexual Assault 1st Degree and Kidnapping in connection with the…
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Feb 01
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Sexual Assault Investigation

By Jennifer Timmons Press Releases
Police Chief Skip Holbrook says that Columbia Police continue to investigate a sexual assault that occurred on January 30, 2016 between 3:15 am and 3:30 am in the 800 block…
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Jan 20
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Narcotics Arrest

By Jennifer Timmons Press Releases
Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook announces that members of the Columbia Police Department's Organized Crime and Narcotics Unit have seized thousands of dollars’ worth of crack cocaine during a recent…
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Jan 12
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CRIMESTOPPERS: Attempted Murder Arrests

By Jennifer Timmons Press Releases
Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook announces the arrests of three suspects in an attempted murder investigation. LaDarren Daquan Brown (DOB: 12-12-1995) is charged with Attempted Murder, Unlawful Carrying of a…
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Jan 11
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Four Arrests Made in Armed Robbery Investigation

By Jennifer Timmons Press Releases
Police Chief Skip Holbrook announces the arrests of four people in connection with an armed robbery investigation. Deonte Benjamin (DOB: 1-6-1998) is charged with Armed Robbery, Unlawful Carrying of a…
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Jan 08
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CRIMESTOPPERS: Fifth Anniversary of Brook Pines Double Murder

By Jennifer Timmons Press Releases
Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook announces that tomorrow is the five-year anniversary marking the murders of a mother and her child at a local apartment complex. In 2011, 25-year-old Candra…
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Jan 04
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Fatal Collision; Man Charged with Felony DUI

By Jennifer Timmons Press Releases
Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook announces that a man has been charged in a deadly vehicle collision. Piere Deshawn Ray (DOB: 9-24-1992) is charged with Felony DUI Resulting in Death…
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Jan 02
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Shooting Incident on King Street

By Jennifer Timmons Press Releases
Police Chief Skip Holbrook announces that on Friday, January 01, 2016 at around 7:00 pm Columbia Police responded to the 1100 block of King Street in Columbia pertaining to gunshots…
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