‘Tis the season for thieves or ‘porch pirates’ to look for crimes of opportunity like stealing delivered holiday packages from the outside of your home. Here are a few helpful…

The opioid epidemic is a confirmed public health emergency in South Carolina, with overdose rates continuing to rise significantly each year. In 2020,  there were more than 1, 700 confirmed…

A judge has set a $1 million bond for a 56-year-old man accused of robbing a store clerk at gunpoint and breaking into two businesses and stealing merchandise.  William F.…

Columbia Police Department (CPD) investigators have arrested, charged and extradited a 21-year-old male in connection with a 2018 fatal shooting investigation. Police Chief W. H. ‘Skip’ Holbrook announces that Dashawn…

** Update ** Franklin is also charged with Possession of Cocaine and Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana. As of November 7, 2022, he remained in jail on a $150,000…

Congratulations to three Midlands students for their successful participation in the Columbia Police Department’s (CPD) law enforcement preparatory classes called the Explorer Program. Police Chief W.H. ‘Skip’ Holbrook congratulated the…

Columbia Police Department (CPD) investigators are searching for a male armed suspect accused of stealing a cell phone from a victim during an internet exchange over the weekend. Investigators have…

Columbia Police Department investigators continue to gather information about a weekend fatal shooting. Shortly before midnight on Saturday, October 29, 2022, officers were dispatched to 7645 Garners Ferry Road (Spring…

The Columbia Police Department (CPD) in partnership with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will host a 'Prescription Drug Take Back Day' on Saturday, October 29th from 10 a.m. to 2…

A 19-year-old male has been arrested in connection with the August fatal shooting of an acquaintance at North Pointe Estates. Police Chief W.H. ‘Skip’ Holbrook announces that Kevin Darnell Jowers,…