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Nov 18
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Pedestrian Injured by Vehicle This Weekend

By Jennifer Timmons Press Releases
The Columbia Police Department's (CPD) Traffic Safety Unit (TSU)  is investigating the circumstances surrounding a weekend pedestrian collision. Officers were dispatched to the Harden and Devine Streets intersection shortly before…
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Oct 22
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Arrest Made in Fatal Hit and Run Incident | Bluff Road

By Jennifer Timmons Press Releases
The Columbia Police Department’s (CPD) Traffic Safety Unit (TSU) has arrested a 40-year-old man in connection with a fatal hit-and-run collision that happened earlier this month. This afternoon, James Gilmore…
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Oct 10
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Adult Male and Two Teens Charged in Attempted Murder Investigation

By Jennifer Timmons Press Releases
Columbia Police Department (CPD) investigators have charged three people in connection with a non-fatal shooting investigation that happened in the parking lot of a fast food restaurant last month. 20-year-old…
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Oct 09
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Three Arrests Made in Attempted Murder & Armed Robbery Investigation

By Jennifer Timmons Press Releases
Columbia Police Department (CPD) Investigators have charged three people in connection with an August 2024 attempted murder and armed robbery investigation. Maalik Corley is charged with Attempted Murder, Armed Robbery,…
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Oct 02
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Two Arrests Made in Fatal Shooting of Teen; Julian ‘JuJu’ Keel

By Jennifer Timmons Press Releases
Police Chief W. H. ‘Skip’ Holbrook announces two arrests in connection with the fatal shooting of Julian ‘JuJu’ Keel on June 2, 2024. This announcement comes four months to the…
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Sep 30
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Deputy Chief Melron Kelly Completes FBI’s Prestigious National Executive Institute Program

By Jennifer Timmons Press Releases
Police Chief W. H. ‘Skip’ Holbrook announces that Deputy Chief Melron Kelly has completed the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) National Executive Institute (NEI) program -- a leadership development program…
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Sep 23
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Columbia Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Unlawfully Possessing a Firearm

By Jennifer Timmons Press Releases
On behalf of CPD partner, the U.S. Attorney’s Office: Tron Martelle Harrison, 40, of Columbia, was sentenced to more than five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to unlawfully…
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Sep 18
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First CPD Female Graduates from FBI National Academy

By Jennifer Timmons Press Releases
The first female in the Columbia Police Department's history has graduated from the prestigious Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. Captain Cynthia Waggoner Metro Region Captain…
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Sep 16
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City of Columbia Employee Involved in Fatal Collision Identified

By Jennifer Timmons Press Releases
The City of Columbia Public Works employee involved in a fatal collision on Farrow Road last week has been identified. According to the Richland County Coroner’s Office, 27-year-old Bernard Brooks-Summers…
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Sep 10
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Columbia Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm

By Jennifer Timmons Press Releases
On behalf of the United States Attorney's Office - District of South Carolina  COLUMBIA, S.C. — Leroy Antonio Belin, 31, of Columbia, was sentenced to more than eight years in federal…
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