WCPD Chief Marion Boyce
West Columbia Police were searching for a possibly armed suspect, Thursday morning, after the Security Federal Bank at 1185-B on Sunset Boulevard. was robbed.According to WLTX-TV, the incident happened around 11:30 a.m. According to police, the suspect intimated that there was a gun but, but did not present a weapon. No one was injured, according […]
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster was the guest speaker at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce’s Business Breakfast Meeting, Tuesday. The packed event was held at the Stone River event center in West Columbia. McMaster was introduced by state Sen. Nikki Setzler. He lauded McMaster for being easy to work with and for being […]
West Columbia Police Department responded to the report of a vehicle collision with two fatalities near the 12th Street and B Avenue intersection. It was reported around 9 p.m. Friday, but the crash occurred before 9 p.m. The WCPD later reported that officers had taken 24-year-old Joshua R Yarborough of West Columbia into custody for […]
The West Columbia Police Department and work crews were on the scene of a fallen tree before noon, Thursday. The tree was blocking the road on State Street between B and C Avenues. The tree falling took out power lines in the area and there were reports of power and internet outages during the day. […]
Twenty vehicle collisions occurred on Augusta Road in West Columbia at 4 different intersections in August, according to the West Columbia Police Department’s Monthly Statistics Review. Click for a link to the WCPD’s crime stats report on Facebook The top four locations in West Columbia for car accidents were: Augusta Road at Pinecrest Avenue (7 […]
Stabbing at Oak Tree Apartments in West Columbia lands man in prison for 30 Years Randy Eugene Self, age 67, was convicted last week Thursday, August 24, by a Lexington County jury for the Murder of Steven Stelloh (photographed below), age 38. Chief Administrative Judge Walton J. McLeod, IV, presided over the trial and sentenced […]
Units from the West Columbia Fire Department and the West Columbia Police Department were on scene of an incident in 2000 Block of August Road near Hook Ave., Wednesday afternoon. Power lines were reported as being down and in the road around 5:45 p.m. All lanes were shut down and traffic was being diverted. Emergency […]