The Columbia Police Department (CPD) is appreciative of the kind and thoughtful condolence messages from the public after the unexpected passing of Master Police Officer Tony Rhinehart. With permission from…

Here's an update on yesterday's shooting outside of the Walmart store on Garners Ferry Road. Suspect Drevonte Javis Nelson turned himself in to Columbia Police officers overnight and is charged…

It was with a heavy heart that Columbia Police Chief W.H. “Skip” Holbrook shares the passing of a dedicated police officer. While off-duty on Thursday, March 2, 2023, Master Police…

Columbia Police Department (CPD) investigators with the Crime Gun Intelligence (CGIU) and Property Crimes Units have arrested three juveniles and an adult in connection with multiple home burglaries and auto-breakings…

On behalf of CPD partner, the United States Attorney's Office - District of South Carolina: Marek Cortez Brewer, Jr., 24, of Columbia, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison…

Chief W.H.‘Skip‘ Holbrook announces that several senior members of the Columbia Police Department‘s (CPD) Command Staff have been sworn in as part of the South Carolina Chapter of the  National…

"The brutal beating and subsequent death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols at the hands of five police officers in Memphis, Tennessee is both indefensible and criminal. The incident captured on police…

Columbia Police Department (CPD) Traffic Safety Unit (TSU) officers have arrested and charged a former Lexington County Sheriff’s Department (LCSD) probationary cadet in connection with an off-duty collision that critically…

The Columbia Police Department’s (CPD) Organized Crime and Narcotics (OCN) Unit officers have charged three people in connection with a Five Points drug investigation. According to Police Chief W. H.…

Columbia Police Department (CPD) investigators have charged a 26-year-old man in connection with an initial suspicious death investigation. Devante Antonio Dinkins is charged with the Unauthorized Removal of a Dead…