On behalf of the City of Columbia Public Relations & Marketing Department: Residents are urged to protect themselves by: Using, according to the label instructions, EPA registered insect repellents that…

The male suspect accused of shooting a teenager outside of a Millwood Avenue convenience store over the summer has been arrested. 19-year-old Rayonne Z. Ashford turned himself in to a…

The murder suspect Columbia Police Department investigators arrested in 2018 has been convicted of the violent crime and sentenced to prison. After deliberating for 45 minutes yesterday, a Richland County…

A 31-year-old male accused of committing multiple property crimes in the City of Columbia, and Richland and Lexington Counties has been arrested. CPD alone served the suspect with fourteen arrest…

A Columbia Police Department (CPD) School Resource Officer (SRO) has arrested a 17-year-old male accused of bringing a loaded gun to a high school.   Police Chief W. H. ‘Skip’…

In an effort to determine the identity of a murder suspect, Columbia Police Department (CPD) investigators are releasing a surveillance picture of a car connected to a Ripplemeyer Avenue shooting…

On behalf of CPD partner, the United States Attorney's (District of South Carolina) Office: COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA — Raekwon Cortez Ford, 25, of Columbia, was sentenced to five years in federal…

The Columbia Police Department (CPD) has permanently closed a downtown business after being deemed a public nuisance. ‘Main’s Best, LLC’ Convenience/Grocery store located at 2132 Main Street was declared a…

On behalf of CPD partner, the U.S. Attorney’s Office - District of South Carolina: A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment against Christopher Cunningham, 33, of Columbia, for conspiracy…