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Aug 16
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Grant Notice: FY 2021 Local Solicitation Edward Byrne Memorial JAG Program

By indesignfirm News
Grant Notice: The Columbia Police Department is applying for the FY 2021 Local Solicitation Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program. Click here to review the Grant Notice.  …
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Aug 06
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US Attorney’s Office – SC | Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearm Charge

By Jennifer Timmons Press Releases
Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Raekwon Cortez Ford, 24, of Columbia, pleaded guilty in federal court to being a felon in possession of a firearm…
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Aug 05
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Columbia Man Pleads Guilty To Being a Felon in Possession

By Jennifer Timmons Press Releases
On behalf of the United States Attorney's Office - District of South Carolina: Columbia, South Carolina ---- Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced that Leonard Earl Mitchell, 30,…
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Aug 02
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Crimestoppers: Missing Person

By Jennifer Timmons Press Releases
** Mr. Campbell was located in good health on August 12, 2021 ** Investigators with the Columbia Police Department's (CPD) Special Victims Unit (SVU) are searching for a missing 62-year-old…
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Jul 26
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Two Columbia Men Sentenced to Multi-Year Prison Terms for Role in Sale of Cocaine Base to Undercover Law Enforcement Officer

By Jennifer Timmons Press Releases
On behalf of the United States Attorney's Office - District of South Carolina    Columbia, South Carolina --- Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that two Columbia…
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Jul 24
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Attempted Murder Arrest | Devine Street

By Jennifer Timmons Press Releases
The Columbia Police Department (CPD) has arrested a 21-year-old male after an early morning shooting incident at a South Columbia business. Johnathan Alexander Amal Wise (DOB: 9/1999) is charged with…
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Jul 19
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Update: Two Teens Arrested in Murder Investigation – Two Notch Road

By Jennifer Timmons Press Releases
Columbia Police Department (CPD) investigators have arrested two teenagers in connection with a fatal shooting on Two Notch Road last month. A 16-year-old male who turned himself in to CPD…
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Jul 08
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Man Arrested in Criminal Sexual Conduct Investigation

By Jennifer Timmons Press Releases
The Columbia Police Department's (CPD) Special Victims Unit (SVU) has arrested a Richland School District Two employee in connection with a criminal sexual conduct investigation. John Meredith Jennings turned himself…
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Jul 06
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Man Charged in Criminal Sexual Conduct Investigation

By Jennifer Timmons Press Releases
The Columbia Police Department’s (CPD) Special Victims Unit (SVU) investigators have arrested a 30-year-old man in connection with a burglary and criminal sexual conduct investigation from last month.  Tamar Nance…
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Jul 06
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Fatal Shooting Investigation | Musgroves Mill Lane

By Jennifer Timmons Press Releases
Columbia Police Department (CPD) investigators continue to determine the person (s) responsible for yesterday's fatal shooting near Caughman Road, as well as a motive for the crime. Officers were dispatched…
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