West Columbia Police Chief Marion Boyce

West Columbia Police response time and DUI arrests decline in December as calls-for-service increase, according to monthly statistics report

The West Columbia Police Department released statistics for the month of December, Tuesday. According to the report, officers responded to 3,542 calls-for-service in December compared to 2,760 calls-for-service responses in November. Response time declined in December to 4:58, compared to 6:04 in November. Vehicle-related stats showed Sunset Boulevard at Fairlane Drive was the intersection with […]

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1 person dies after crash in West Columbia, Wednesday evening

Units from the West Columbia Police Department responded to the intersection of Platt Springs Road and Dreher Road in West Columbia, Wednesday, at 8:31 p.m. Officers responded after a report of a two car collision. The driver of one of the vehicles was transported to an area hospital where that person later died. Officers are […]

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West Columbia Police arrest 4 on charges related to a Nov. 25 shooting

West Columbia Police Department investigators have made arrests stemming from a shooting. On Nov. 25, officers responded to a home on the 600 block of Lown Street that had been struck by gunfire. Following an investigation by WCPD detectives, the following individuals were arrested on Nov. 30, for Discharging a Firearm into a Dwelling, Possession […]

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West Columbia City Councilman Mike Green and West Columbia Police Chief Marion Boyce participate in homeless crisis forum

West Columbia Police Chief Boyce spoke,Tuesday night, along with the Prisma Outreach and WeCo Outreach programs on issues of homelessness and how officials have been acting on them. These professionals are in the field with the unhoused population providing them with access to resources that treat the root causes of their issues. “The relationships that […]

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Members of the West Columbia and Cayce Police Departments help distribute food boxes at Bountiful Harvest in Lexington

Members of the West Columbia Police Department’s WeCo Outreach team and members of the Cayce Police Department were at the Icehouse Amphitheater for Serve and Connect’s Bountiful Harvest, Tuesday. Also there was: Lexington County Sheriff’s Department, Lexington Police Department and many other volunteers. Two-Hundred holiday food boxes were packed and picked up for those in […]

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Two suffer non-life-threatening injuries after shooting

 West Columbia Police Officers responded to the 2800 block of Augusta Road, West Columbia, after receiving a 911 call about a shooting Tuesday, at 7:56 p.m. Two victims were at the scene and were transported to an area hospital where they were treated and released with non-life-threatening injuries. West Columbia Police Detectives continue to investigate […]

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No. 1 site of vehicle crashes in West Columbia was intersection of Augusta Road and Dreher Road for the month of October

The West Columbia Police Department released its police activity report for the month of October, including information on vehicle collisions. Click here to see complete report There were six vehicle crashes at the intersection of Augusta Road at Dreher Road, in West Columbia, in October. That was the site with the most collisions for the […]

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West Columbia Police seize methamphetamine, heroin, fentanyl, and cash in Wednesday morning bust, with 9 arrests

Investigators with the West Columbia Police Department served a search warrant Wednesday morning at 1824 D Avenue in West Columbia. Police seized methamphetamine, heroin, fentanyl, and approximately $1,000 in cash. As a result of this investigation, nine individuals were arrested. Bradford Price was charged with 13 felony distribution warrants for methamphetamine, heroin, and fentanyl. He […]

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