Columbia Police Chief W.H. ‘Skip’ Holbrook is making a plea to the public for information regarding the shooting death of a 7-year-old boy and the injury of his 13-year-old sister.…
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Columbia Police Department (CPD) Property Crimes Investigators have arrested a man in connection with multiple burglary investigations at a local store. 41-year-old Nechaun West is housed at the Alvin S. Glenn…
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Columbia Police Department (CPD) investigators have made two arrests in connection with separate shooting investigations. In the first incident, 19-year-old Melvin Antonio Stukes has been charged in connection with a…
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I'd like to begin with this. Consistent with our history for transparency, I want to provide some context to the circumstances leading up to yesterday's officer-involved shooting. I'll provide some…
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Columbia Police Chief W.H. ‘Skip’ Holbrook has requested the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) to investigate an officer involved shooting that occurred this evening on Monticello Road. Officers were…
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Officers with the Columbia Police Department's Traffic Safety Unit have arrested a man accused of driving drunk and crashing a vehicle into an occupied home. Preliminary information by the TSU…
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Columbia Police Chief W.H. 'Skip' Holbrook continues to encourage citizens to call Crimestoppers with information that can help solve murder investigations. Currently, the Columbia Police Department's Violent Crimes Against Persons…
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At the direction of Columbia Police Chief W.H. "Skip" Holbrook, the following health alert cards will be distributed by Columbia Police Department (CPD) officers to aid in the reinforcement of…
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On behalf of City of Columbia Mayor Stephen K. Benjamin's Office: Columbia City Council has declared an emergency order enacting a Stay Home Stay Safe order, which will become effective…
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