CRIME & SAFETY

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — Richland County Deputies are investigating a domestic related shooting. According to officials the shooting occurred around 7:30 p.m. on September 23 at the 4900 block of Hardscrabble Road. One victim was transported to a local hospital with a gunshot wound. More information will be released...

The suspects stole purses, wallets, firearms accessories, debit cards, loose change and glasses, according to the Columbia Police Department.

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WIS) - Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher identified a man who was shot and killed while he was sleeping Saturday morning. Fisher said the victim was 24-year-old Gervamieon S. Moody of West Columbia, who was shot multiple times in the upper body while in bed at the home of a female friend at the 2000 block of Capital View Road.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A motion to dismiss evidence collected during search warrants executed on Rick Chow, the Columbia gas station owner accused of fatally shooting 14-year-old Cyrus Carmack-Belton in May, was granted. On Thursday, Judge Robert Hood wrote that the search warrant lacked “probable cause,” and violated Chow’s Fourth...

The victim of a Capital View Road Homicide has been identified by Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher. According to officials, at around 7 a.m. on September 23 at a home located in the 2000 Block of Capital View Road Mr. Gervamieon S. Moody, 24, was shot multiple times in the upper body.

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. — Authorities have made an arrest following a stabbing call that led to a barricaded suspect just outside of Columbia on Saturday. According to the Richland County Sheriff's Department, deputies responded to the stabbing in the 1900 block of Spotswood Drive - near I-26 and Broad River Road - where they spoke with the victim. Authorities said the victim told them the suspect in the stabbing was still inside a nearby home. Deputies said the suspect initially refused to leave, but with the assistance of the Special Response and Crisis Intervention teams, the adult suspect was arrested without incident.

The Columbia Police Department is currently investigating several incidents in Columbia, South Carolina. These include a suspicious death of a woman, a shooting incident, a school fight involving two middle school students, the death of a prison inmate being investigated as a homicide, and a lawsuit filed against a department store for negligence resulting in a woman's death.

The break-in's happened between 4am and 6am at the Forest Apartments, Broad River Apartments and 42 Magnolia Apartments.

A Columbia neighborhood is in mourning after a local resident Mary Wilson, 66, was found murdered last weekend. The Columbia Police Department confirmed Wilson was found dead in her Byron Road home on September 16.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) reported a barricaded suspect accused of a stabbing was arrested without incident. Deputies said they responded to a call for a stabbing at the 1900 block of Spotswood Saturday. Upon arrival, deputies said they came in contact with a...

Multiple incidents occurred in Lexington County, South Carolina this week. These include a drug bust resulting in the arrest of a man found in possession of various drugs, a man being accused of having a large quantity of meth in his home, theft of merchandise from ULTA Beauty, threats of bombs and shootings at schools leading to the arrest of a teenager, an attempted shoplifting incident at Publix, and fraudulent credit card transactions at Publix.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A caretaker for a woman who uses a wheelchair faces charges for stealing thousands of dollars worth of items from the woman and then selling them, police said. (Above video is the Friday morning headlines for 9/22/23.) Columbia police arrested Cynthia Burgess, 47, and charged her...

LEXINGTON, S.C. — The Lexington Police Department in South Carolina is asking for help identifying a man they say used a fake ID at a bank. (Video above: Morning headlines from WYFF News 4) Police say the man pictured below used the ID to withdraw $3,500 from the victim's...

A convicted killer from the Upstate has died in a prison in the Midlands. The South Carolina Department Of Corrections says, 48 year old Trey Chavez Brown was found unresponsive in his cell Tuesday morning, at Broad River Correctional in Columbia.

The 47-year-old is charged with stealing property worth thousands from a wheelchair-bound woman, according to the Columbia Police Department.

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–A man was sentenced to 10 years for a fatal boat crash on Lake Murray in 2019. Tracy Gordon was found guilty of reckless homicide. In September of 2019, the Department of Natural Resources says Gordon was driving a speedboat when he hit a pontoon boat. 68-year-old...

The State Dept. of Corrections has set a deadline for the embattled Alvin S Glenn detention center to put some changes in place after a continuing string of violence at the jail. So far this month, there have been multiple reports of stabbings, fights and sexual assaults. In September- the...

Christopher Ray Helm, 40, of Columbia was arrested on Friday afternoon by the CPD for Possession of a Controlled Substance 1st degree (Methamphetamine) and 2 counts of Failure to Appear. He was lodged in the Adair County Regional Jail.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — The Columbia Police Department say they have seized over a dozen firearms within the last few weeks from Harbison Boulevard to Garners Ferry Road. From August 30 until September 20, CPD officials say they've made several arrests using #Shotspotter alerts or during traffic stops in which narcotics were also confiscated.

Columbia, S.C. (WACH) — On Friday, the Columbia Police Department wrapped up their Be Safe Summer Series with the Be Safe Block party. To promote unity and to celebrate the community. People enjoyed free food, live DJ and many fun other activities for children and adults. The Columbia Police...