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2019 Columbia Police Department Press Releases

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11/19/19 - Columbia Police serve a search warrant at 4001 Oakland Gravel Road and engage in pursuit

11/15/19 - Columbia Police investigating apparent attempted homicide and self-inflicted gunshot wound on Nov. 15

11/15/19 - Possible missing juvenile located on Nov. 15

11/15/19 - The Columbia Police Department is asking for help from hunters and rural landowners in missing person case

11/14/19 - Update/Correction: Columbia Police investigate armed robbery at Break Time, 1410 Forum Blvd., on Nov. 14

11/14/19 - Columbia Police investigate armed robbery at Break Time, 1410 Forum Blvd., on Nov. 14

11/10/19 - Columbia Police investigating home invasion on Nov. 9

11/5/19 - Columbia Police investigate armed robbery at Xpress Liquor & Smokes, 2101 Corona Road, on Nov. 4

10/31/19 - Correction: Columbia Police investigate serious injury crash on Paris Road near Highway 63 on Oct. 30

10/31/19 - Update: Columbia Police seeks public's assistance in identifying suspect in armed robbery at Break Time on Oct. 30

10/31/19 - Columbia Police investigate serious injury crash on Paris Road near Highway 63 on Oct. 30

10/30/19 - UPDATE: Second arrest made in relation to homicide of E'quan Spain

10/30/19 - Columbia Police investigate armed robbery at Break Time, 2402 Paris Road, on Oct. 30.

10/29/19 - Columbia Police is asking for help in locating next of kin for Charles Paul Jaggers

10/25/19 - UPDATE: Columbia Police begin a criminal investigation into the disappearance of Mengqi Ji Elledge

10/21/19 - UPDATE: Columbia Police identify homicide victim in 4400 block of Rice Road on Oct. 19

10/20/19 - UPDATE - Charge correction - Columbia Police investigate homicide in 4400 block of Rice Road on Oct. 19

10/20/19 - Columbia Police investigate homicide in 4400 block of Rice Road on Oct. 19

10/18/19 - Columbia Police investigate fatal crash on Highway 63 (southbound) and East Broadway on Oct. 17

10/17/19 - Columbia Police Department to host Crime Free Multi-Housing Training Oct. 22

10/16/19 - Vehicle pursuit crash results in injured passenger, officers searching for driver who fled on foot

10/11/19 - Columbia Police serve search warrant at 2313 Parks Edge Place on Oct. 11; recover drugs, firearm and firearm components

10/11/19 - Columbia Police asking for public's help locating Mengqi Ji Elledge

10/11/19 - UPDATE: Arrests made in connection to shots fired in the 3300 block of Dove Drive

10/10/19 - Columbia Police to host 'Xbox with a Cop' for Columbia's youth on Oct. 19

10/10/19 - Columbia Police investigate shots fired in the 3300 block of Dove Drive on Oct. 10

10/5/19 - Columbia Police investigate fatal crash on Business Loop 70 E and Seventh Street on Oct. 5

10/3/19 - Columbia Police investigate shots fired at Rice Road and Boyd Lane on Oct. 2

10/2/19 - Columbia Police investigate shots fired in the 1400 block of Raleigh Drive on Oct. 1

9/30/19 - Columbia Police make two arrests related to shots fired call on Silver Mill Drive on Sept. 29

9/30/19 - Police investigate armed robbery at 415 N. Stadium Blvd. on Sept. 30

9/29/19 - Columbia Police arrest suspect for assault on Sept. 28

9/28/19 - Columbia police arrest two suspects in relation to burglary of Tiger Pawn on Sept. 16

9/27/19 - UPDATE/CORRECTION: Arrest made in relation to homicide of Nadria Wright and assault of Sam Baldwin

9/26/19 - UPDATE: Columbia Police and Solid Waste Utility conclude exploratory dig at landfill related to disappearance of Megan Shultz

9/25/19 - Columbia Police investigate homicide on McBaine Avenue at Duncan Street on Sept. 25

9/25/19 - CPD, Mayor Brian Treece to host press conference Sept. 25 at 3:30 p.m. regarding recent gun violence

9/22/19 - Columbia Police investigate two homicides in the 2100 block of McKee Street on Sept. 22

9/21/19 - Columbia Police perform death investigation in 400 block of Hitt Street on Sept. 21

9/21/19 - UPDATE: Arrest made in relation to homicide of E'quan Spain

9/19/19 - Columbia Police conduct death investigation in the 3400 block of James Dale Road on Sept. 18

9/18/19 - UPDATE: Human remains found during landfill exploratory dig related to disappearance of Megan Shultz

9/18/19 - CPD to host press conference Sept. 18 at 7:30 p.m. regarding landfill exploratory dig

9/18/19 - Columbia Police investigate armed robbery at 101 E. Nifong Blvd. on Sept. 18

9/17/19 - Columbia Police investigate fatal crash on Clark Lane on Sept. 16

9/14/19 - Columbia Police investigate two homicides

9/6/19 - CPD, City of Columbia Utilities hold press conference in relation to 2006 disappearance of Megan Shultz

9/6/19 - CPD to host press conference Sept. 6 at 3 p.m. regarding missing person case from 2006

9/4/19 - UPDATE: Warrant issued for a second suspect involved in Sept. 2 shooting

9/3/19 - Columbia Police make one arrest in Sept. 2 shooting

8/29/19 - Columbia Police investigate shooting on Claudell Lane with injuries on Aug. 28

8/28/19 - UPDATE: Arrest made related to shooting at 101 N. Stadium Blvd. on Aug. 26

8/26/19 - Columbia Police investigate shots fired on Typhoon Court on Aug. 26

8/26/19 - Columbia Police investigate shooting at 101 N. Stadium Blvd. on Aug. 26

8/24/19 - Columbia Police Investigate Fatality Crash on I-70 on August 24

8/16/19 - Columbia Police provide an update on the infant remains found on Aug 15

8/15/19 - Columbia Police seek community help to identify remains of a baby found Aug. 15

8/15/19 - Columbia Police to issue verbal statement to media Aug. 15 at 7 p.m. regarding remains found

8/9/19 - Columbia Police seek assistance about concerning note found Friday, Aug. 8

8/7/19 - UPDATE: Information regarding Megan Shultz investigation

8/5/19 - Suspect arrested regarding open missing person case from 2006

8/2/19 - Columbia Police to investigate internal efforts and process when responding to a report of a missing person

7/29/19 - UPDATE: Columbia Police identify body found at 1802 Lake Ridgeway Road

7/29/19 - Columbia Police investigate body found July 29 at 1802 Lake Ridgeway Road

7/26/19 - Columbia Police identify human remains found July 25 near I-70 Drive SW and Silvey Street

7/21/19 - Columbia Police respond to report of shots fired in 200 block of Apple Tree Court on July 21

7/20/19 - UPDATE: 13-year-old runaway Summer Allen located safe

7/20/19 - Columbia Police asking for public's help locating 13-year-old runaway Summer Allen

7/5/19 - CPD responds to barricaded subject involved in a domestic disturbance in the 3400 block of Zinnia Drive on July 5

7/3/19 - Columbia Police to increase enforcement of impaired driving, traffic laws for Fourth of July weekend

7/3/19 - Columbia Police Department substation now open at Boone Electric Cooperative headquarters

7/1/19 - UPDATE: Arrest made in June 29 fatal crash in 1400 block of Range Line Street involving pedestrian

6/29/19 - Columbia Police investigate fatal crash involving pedestrian on Range Line Street on June 29

6/27/19 - UPDATE: Three arrests made in relation to homicide in the 1500 block of Tupelo Place on June 26

6/27/19 - Columbia Police investigate homicide in the 1500 block of Tupelo Place on June 26

6/26/19 - Columbia Police investigate shots fired on Anita Court with injuries on June 25

6/25/19 - Columbia Police and Fire departments remind residents fireworks are illegal within city limits

6/13/19 - Residential fire at 3413 Balboa Lane on June 13, one fatality reported

6/7/19 - UPDATE: Arrest made in relation to robbery at Central Bank of Boone County on Aug. 16, 2018

6/6/19 - UPDATE: Initial investigation report for serious injury crash on June 4

6/4/19 - Columbia Police investigate serious physical injury crash on June 4

6/1/19 - UPDATE at 11:06 p.m. on June 1 - Columbia Police Investigate Two Pedestrians Struck by a Vehicle on June 1

6/1/19 - Columbia Police Investigate Two Pedestrians Struck by a Vehicle on June 1

5/30/19 - CPD starting Police Explorer Program for youth interested in law enforcement

5/24/19 - UPDATE: Driver involved in May 16 crash on I-70 dies from injuries

5/20/19 - UPDATE: Columbia Police arrest individual entering homes naked

5/19/19 - CPD seeking information about individual reported entering homes naked

5/16/19 - Columbia Police investigate serious physical injury crash on May 16

5/15/19 - Columbia Police to increase enforcement of impaired driving laws this weekend

5/15/19 - UPDATE: Fifth arrest made in shooting near Fifth Street, Broadway on May 11

5/12/19 - UPDATE: Four arrests made in shooting near Fifth Street, Broadway on May 11

5/11/19 - Columbia Police investigate shots fired near Fifth Street, Broadway with non-life threatening injuries on May 11

5/5/19 - Columbia Police investigate serious physical injury crash on Grindstone Parkway on May 5

4/26/19 - Columbia Police serve search warrant at 1701 Hanover Blvd. on April 26, recover drugs and firearms

4/26/19 - Columbia Police investigate several BB gun incidents over the last few weeks

4/17/19 - Correction: Columbia Police make arrest for suspicious activity at West Middle School on April 16

4/16/19 - Columbia Police make arrest for suspicious activity at West Middle School on April 16

4/10/19 - Update: CPD completes investigation of reported suspicious individual on April 9

4/9/19 - Update about suspicious individual reported to Columbia Police on April 9

4/9/19 - CPD Interim Chief Jones to host press conference April 9 at 7 p.m. regarding suspicious individual at Gentry Middle School

4/2/19 - Columbia Police Interim Chief Jones issues statement on March 17 arrest video

3/21/19 - Columbia police investigate home invasion on March 21

3/21/19 - Columbia Police responded to a report of shots fired in the 1700 block of Hanover Boulevard on March 20

3/18/19 - Update: Results from Columbia Police enforcement of impaired driving laws weekend of March 16-17

3/14/19 - Columbia Police to increase enforcement of impaired driving laws this weekend

3/13/19 - Update: Columbia Police release the name of individual found in ABC Chinese Cuisine on Feb. 18

3/11/19 - Columbia Police investigating apparent homicide and self-inflicted gunshot wound on March 11

3/9/19 - Columbia Police investigate injury crash on March 9

3/8/19 - Columbia Police investigate assaults on March 8

2/28/19 - Columbia Police identify deceased individual found in ABC Chinese Cuisine on Feb. 18

2/25/19 - Columbia Police ask for help identifying burglary suspect

2/24/19 - Update - Arrest made in Feb. 16 fatal crash on West Boulevard

2/22/19 - Update - Warrant issued related to Jan. 17 homicide in the 3700 block of Weymeyer Drive

2/21/19 - Columbia Police investigate fatal crash on Route WW on Feb. 21

2/16/19 - Columbia Police investigate fatal crash on West Boulevard on Feb 16.

2/11/19 - UPDATE: Columbia Police requests assistance from FBI in investigating suspicious fire at Planned Parenthood - Columbia Health Center

2/11/19 - Columbia Police serve search warrant at 2607 Eastwood Drive on Feb. 8

2/10/19 - Columbia Police investigate unsubstantiated threat at 2300 Bernadette Drive on Feb. 10

2/10/19 - Columbia Police investigating suspicious fire at Planned Parenthood - Columbia Health Center, 711 N. Providence

2/8/19 - Columbia Police investigate unsubstantiated threat at 900 N. Keene Street

2/8/19 - Columbia Police serve search warrant at 103 N. Greenwood Avenue

2/5/19 - Columbia Police investigating fatal vehicle crash involving pedestrian on Sunday, Feb. 3

1/30/19 - Crisis Negotiation Team, SWAT respond to barricaded subject with active warrants in the 1200 block of Longwell Drive on Jan. 30

1/29/19 - Interim City Manager John Glascock names Geoff Jones as Columbia Police interim chief

1/26/19 - Columbia Police investigate homicide in the 3800 block of Range Line Street on Jan. 26

1/17/19 - Columbia Police investigate homicide in the 3700 block of Weymeyer Drive on Jan. 17

1/14/19 - Columbia Police Department to host Crime Free Multi-Housing Training Feb. 12

1/11/19 - Columbia Police respond to armed robbery with shots fired on Jan. 11

1/4/19 - UPDATE: Columbia Police vehicle strikes child at Battle High School

1/4/19 - Columbia Police vehicle strikes child at Battle High School

1/4/19 - 2018/2019 New Year's Holiday DUI results

1/1/19 - Columbia Police investigate shots fired at Bodie Drive and Edenton Boulevard and non-life threatening gunshot injury on Jan. 1

1/1/19 - Fatal Vehicle Crash