West Columbia Police Chief Marion Boyce
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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Jade Watford and Allison Swygert were the speakers at “A Culture in Crisis – A Hope for the Future.” The seminar was held Saturday at Mt. Hebron Methodist Church in West Columbia. It was to help families dealing with mental health and substance abuse issues. West Columbia Police Chief Marion Boyce, LCSD Lt. Robby Lent […]
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The West Columbia Police Department arrested Tyrin Mondre Davis, Tuesday, as the result of a search warrant. Mr. Davis has recently been involved in multiple investigations involving shootings in the areas surrounding Monticello Street, according to the West Columbia Police Department. He is currently charged with Discharging a Firearm into an Occupied Vehicle, Possession of […]
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Close to a dozen West Columbia Police units were at a house on Monticello Street in West Columbia after 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. Monticello Street is off of 12th Street near Jarvis Klapman Boulevard. Other streets, a block from the home, were blocked off from through traffic by patrol cars. Armed law enforcement personnel, in vests, […]
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Detectives with the West Columbia Police Department are conducting a death investigation. At approximately 5 p.m. on Sunday, West Columbia Police were dispatched to an injured individual near the 2600 block of Augusta Road. Shortly after arrival on the scene, law enforcement and EMS determined that the individual was deceased. Anyone with any information regarding […]
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The City of West Columbia Fireworks Ordinance allows for the discharging or shooting of fireworks on July 4th, Independence Day, between the hours of 9 AM and 11 PM ONLY. Please refrain from discharging fireworks at any other time. It is otherwise unlawful to shoot fireworks inside the City Limits. The West Columbia Police Department’s […]
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