West Columbia Police Chief Marion Boyce
Crews from the SC Department of Transportation were onsite, working to restore power to traffic lights at Augusta Road and 12th Street in West Columbia, Monday morning. A fatal crash between a tractor-trailer and a vehicle late Sunday night resulted in the closing of the intersection. West Columbia Police were on the scene to block […]
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Sunday night at approximately 11:30 a tractor-trailer collided with a vehicle on Augusta Road at 12th Street in West Columbia, according to the West Columbia Police Department. The crash resulted in two fatalities. The WCPD is investigating the collision. At 7:30 a.m. Monday, the WCPD reported all lanes going east and west on Augusta Road […]
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Units from the West Columbia Police Department and the West Columbia Fire Department were on the scene of a crash Sunday evening. The collision took place at the intersection of Meeting Street and Sunset Boulevard around 6 p.m.
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At approximately 7 p.m. Tuesday, officers with the West Columbia Police Department responded to a call from the 1400 block of Alpine Drive, in Westover Acres, in reference to a domestic disturbance. Units from the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department, and West Columbia Fire Department, were also on the scene. Upon arrival to the residence, officers […]
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West Columbia Police Department has released its data for the month of August. The West Columbia Police Department responded to 3,059 calls in August. Down from 3,131 in July.There were 107 collisions responded to, compared to 84 the month before. Top locations for car crashes were: Augusta Road and Wade Street (5); Meeting Street and […]
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The West Columbia Police Department has implemented ShotSpotter technology across one square mile of West Columbia to identify, locate, and deter gun violence, and improve the quality of life in West Columbia. The real-time alerts from ShotSpotter notify police precisely when and where gun incidents occur, resulting in a faster, more accurate response to the […]
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ShotSpotter Response is video surveillance technology that reacts to and alerts officers to shots fired. “We’ve put ShotSpotter in place to reduce gun violence and crime,” said West Columbia Police Chief Marion Boyce at a West Columbia City Council meeting, Monday. Since July 27, when the surveillance equipment was installed, the WCPD has responded to […]
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The West Columbia Police Department received 3,131 calls for service in July. West Columbia Police Chief Marion Boyce has released data for the month from the WCPD. In the time period there were: 3 collisions at Augusta Road and Wade Street; 3 collisions at Augusta Road and Leaphart Road; 2 collisions at Sunset Blvd and […]
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