West Columbia Police Chief Marion Boyce
West Columbia Police are seeking the community’s help in locating Ally Franklin who was reported as a runaway on Monday, Aug. 17. Ms. Franklin is 16 years-old and has dyed red/black hair and a slender build. Anyone with information that could help locate Ms. Franklin should contact Investigator Aldridge at 803-518-1064 or leave an anonymous […]
Personnel from the West Columbia Police Department were assisting with an emergency situation on the Jarvis Klapman bridge over Sunset Boulevard. Police asked that driver please avoid the area if at all possible by using alternate routes such as the Gervais or Blossom Street bridges as emergency responders worked to resolve the situation.
A West Columbia man, Thomas Deanglo Waring 32, has been charged with attempted murder. He is accused of shooting a West Columbia police officer earlier this month. According to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division arrest warrants, officers responded to a shots-fired report on June 10 in West Columbia. Upon the officers arrival, Waring, SLED […]
LEXINGTON, S.C. – Lexington County deputies, along with officers from the West Columbia Police Department, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division – SLED and the Department of Homeland Security arrested eight people Thursday after a drug and prostitution investigation. The following individuals were arrested and charged, according to arrest warrants: -Yoselyn Maybeli Colomo-Rodriguez, 33, has been charged with prostitution. -Esmerelda Roblero Arreage, […]
The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department began conducting an investigation, Thursday, into drug and human trafficking Thursday at multiple locations throughout Lexington County. The multi-agency operation includes the West Columbia Police Department, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division – SLED and the Department of Homeland Security. The operation includes a significant law enforcement presence at various […]
The West Columbia Police Department has released its Monthly Statistical Report for May 2026. The WCPD responded to 2,970 Calls For Service in May, according to data released by the department at the end of May.In May there were 96 vehicle collisions, up from 69 in April. There were 18 DUIs, 533 Traffic Stops, 216 […]
West Columbia Police Department officers responded to the 500 block of North Brown Street at about 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10. The call resulted in both an officer and the suspect being transported to the hospital with gunshot wounds. Both the officer and suspect are in stable condition at this time. The case has […]
David Earl Bender, a 43-year-old West Columbia man, was sentenced last month to twenty (20) years in prison following his conviction at trial on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, in Lexington County, for Assault and Battery of a High and Aggravated Nature. Chief Administrative Judge Debra R. McCaslin presided over the jury trial and imposed the […]