Earlier today, an attorney representing assault suspect Sir Brandon Legette conducted a news conference, which was carried live by local news outlets.  The news conference addressed an August 2019 Columbia…

The mask ordinance that was passed by City Council on Tuesday June 23, 2020 will take effect tomorrow Friday, June 26. In an effort to help familiarize Columbia citizens and…

Columbia Police Chief W.H. ‘Skip’ Holbrook announces that the Fifth Circuit Solicitor’s Office and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) have completed a thorough investigation of the April officer-involved…

Columbia Police Chief W.H. ‘Skip’ Holbrook announces an arrest in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred this morning at a Fairfield Road store. Gregory Edwards, Junior (DOB: 12-28-1991) is…

Columbia Police Department (CPD) investigators are searching for a male suspect who’s wanted in connection with an automated teller machine armed robbery investigation. Investigators have active arrest warrants for 32-year-old…

Columbia Police Chief W.H. “Skip” Holbrook and Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott announce that  arrests have been made in connection with hostile protests that occurred in May in downtown Columbia.…

On behalf of the City of Columbia's Public Relations Department: In response to the May 25, 2020 in-custody death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Columbia Police Department (CPD) Chief W.H.…

Columbia Police Chief W.H. “Skip” Holbrook and Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott announced that additional arrests are pending for several suspects wanted in connection with committing crimes during hostile protests…

Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott and Columbia Police Chief W. H. "Skip" Holbrook announce the arrest of three men who participated in a string of burglaries and looting, following the…

The United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) has announced in Washington, D.C., the appointment of Columbia Police Chief W. H. “Skip” Holbrook to the new National Police Reform and Racial…