West Columbia Police Chief Marion Boyce
Halloween is Monday, Oct. 31, and the kids are eager to get out on the streets, but don’t let Halloween be a date of regret. On average, children have a higher likelihood to be hit by a car on Halloween than on any other day of the year, according to Kidsafe.org, so be sure to put safety first. West […]
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The West Columbia Police Department has been awarded $12,230.00 from the FY 2022 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) by the Department of Justice. The funds will be used to purchase two fully equipped police radios and seventeen additional batteries. In 2022, 1,557 local governments nationwide were awarded funding from this grant. The West […]
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There was a heavy law enforcement pressence in the parking lot of a business on Sunset Boulevard in West Columbia around 7 a.m. Sunday. Several Lexington County Sheriff’s Deputies were on the scene. There was also a SWAT vehicle and a support unit from the West Columbia Police Department. It was described as an LCSD […]
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West Columbia Police Officer India Taylor was recognized as Officer-of-the-Quarter at Tuesday’s West Columbia city Council meeting. “We’re lucky to have her,” said Police Chief Marion Boyce. Taylor has also been named Officer of the Year. Boyce said Taylor was nominated for Officer of the Quarter because of her positive influence on children. Taylor is […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the two people who were killed in a multi-vehicle crash on September 18, 2022 at approximately 11:30 P.M. at the intersection of Augusta Road and 12th Street in the town of West Columbia in Lexington County. Coroner Margaret Fisher states that a two-vehicle crash took the lives of […]
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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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