Month: January 2023

After shots fired, stand-off with barricaded subject in hotel ends peacefully, attempted murder charge pending

A subject who barricaded himself in the Hilton Garden Hotel on McSwain Drive in West Columbia was taken into custody, between 7 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to West Columbia Police Chief Marion Boyce. The subject faces attempted murder, discharging a firearm, and a possible domestic violence charge.The stand-off escalated after police made contact […]

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Barricaded subject firing shots from hotel room facing Sunset Boulevard

The West Columbia Police Department as of 6:25 p.m. Tuesday, was continuing to respond to an active barricaded suspect at the Hilton Garden Inn, 110 McSwain Drive, West Columbia. Traffic has been shut down around the location on Sunset Boulevard due to the suspect firing shots from the hotel room facing Sunset Blvd. This continues […]

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School buses from Northside Middle and Riverbank Elementary delayed after police blocked off roads surrounding the schools

 School buses from Northside Middle and Riverbank Elementary delayed after police blocked off roads near McSwain Drive. Several police units from West Columbia and Lexington County, along with the West Columbia Fire Department, are on the scene where a subject has been barricaded in the Hilton Garden Inn at 110 McSwain Drive. Sunset Boulevard and […]

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West Columbia Police block off Sunset Boulevard to deal with subject barricaded at Hilton Garden Inn

The West Columbia Police West Columbia Police are on scene at the Hilton Garden Inn at 110 McSwain Drive in West Columbia. There is a barricaded subject. Police asked motorists to please stay clear of the area as law enforcement works to peaceably resolve the situation. There were also units from the Lexington County Sheriff’s […]

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West Columbia, Cayce, Irmo and Lexington County fire units extinguish blaze at strip mall on Bush River Road

The Irmo Fire District responded to a two alarm commercial structure fire, Monday evening, involving a strip mall in the 3600 block of Bush River Road. Link to video The fire was extinguished with help from Columbia Fire, Lexington County Fire, West Columbia Fire and Cayce Fire. The large number of firefighters that responded saved […]

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Election Day for West Columbia City Council District 3 is Tuesday

Election Day for the City of West Columbia, SC Council District 3 Special Election is Tuesday (Jan. 17.) Early voting began on Tuesday (Jan. 3.) There are three candidates running for the Dist. 3 Seat on West Columbia City Council. They are: George Crowe; Bobby Horton; and Ashley Johnson. Election Day is Jan. 17 from 7 a.m. […]

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City of Cayce holding input meeting in effort to locate and record unmarked African-American cemeteries

The City of Cayce is holding a public input meeting regarding a grant received to locate and record locations of unmarked African American Cemeteries within the city limits of Cayce. Tuesday, January 24th 5:30-6:30 PM Cayce City Hall Council Chambers, 1800 12th Street Stantec, the contractor, will be on hand to provide an overview of […]

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Police say man traveled to Lexington in attempt to have sex with a minor – Man said: “I like young peeps”

Bryan Wesley Rogers, age 58 of Wellsford, SC, has been arrested according to Lexington Police Chief Terrence Green. Rogers was the subject in an undercover investigation where police said he traveled to the Town of Lexington to meet with a minor for sex. It was not a minor, but wan an undercover detective. On January […]

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