Newest IPD Officer
2023-04-24
The latest edition to the Irmo Police Department is Patrol Officer Piskura (with Irmo Police Chief Bobby Dale) who was recently sworn in to duty. He will serve on Squad 2.Continue Reading
Town of Chapin- Incident
2023-04-24
Chapin Police arrested a suspect in connection with a home invasion that occurred earlier today on Glenwood Drive. Chapin Police officers arrested the suspect, Alton Alfred Radtke, at the 700 block of Chapin Road after an extended search of the area. Officers responded to a residence on Glenwood Drive justContinue Reading
RCSD receives national peace officer certification
2023-04-22
Sheriff Lott receives award for achieving yet another agency first By W. Thomas Smith Jr. The Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) was recognized for its having been named the first law enforcement agency nationwide to achieve peace officer certification by national non-profit POLICE2PEACE, the brainchild behind the peace officer brandingContinue Reading
Man sentenced to 15 years for smuggling drugs into detention center
2023-04-12
Ricky Rogers McField, a 39-year-old Columbia man, pled guilty to trafficking cocaine, conspiracy, and furnishing contraband into the Lexington County Detention Center March 27. Circuit Court Judge Debra R. McCaslin accepted the guilty plea and sentenced McField to 15 years for trafficking cocaine, five years for conspiracy, and 10 yearsContinue Reading
Irmo Police Lieutenant completes FBI training
2023-03-28
Lieutenant Andrea Grinstead completed the FBI’s 2023 Carolina Command College. Over 100 members of law enforcement agencies from across the State of South Carolina attended. Grinstead joins Chief Dale and Assistant Chief Hendricks who have also completed this week-long training. The Carolina Command College was established to provide law enforcementContinue Reading
Retired deputy sheriffs break bread at annual luncheon
2023-03-21
Richland County Sheriff’s Department has been hosting luncheon for 25 years By W. Thomas Smith Jr.Photographs by Joye King SHERIFF LEON LOTT AND THE RICHLAND COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT (RCSD) hosted the department’s 25 th annual retirees’ luncheon at RCSD’s Denny Terrace training headquarters substation – the cafeteria-auditorium of the formerContinue Reading
Shooting at Frankie’s Funpark
2023-03-14
A female was shot and injured at Frankie’s Fun Park on Monday, March 13 according to the Columbia Police Department. The shooting happened around 9:15 pm with the victim being struck in the lower body. The suspect left on foot after the incident. Investigators are reviewing video surveillance and questioningContinue Reading
Chief Dale Issues Statement Regarding Fake Social Media Post
2023-03-07
It has been brought to the Irmo Police Departments’ attention that a fake social media post has been circulating regarding the homicide at the Kroger on February 14, 2023. The post, reportedly made from Chief Bobby Dale’s personal social media account is absolutely false. The Police Chief would never issueContinue Reading
Lexington man charged after driving car into house
2023-03-07
A Lexington man is accused of running his car into a home where three children were visiting. Jeffrey O’Neal Yasmine, 39, is charged with attempted murder, domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature, malicious injury to personal property >$2,000, failure to stop for blue lights and three counts ofContinue Reading
Lexington County deputy receives Order of the Palmetto for more than 50 years of service
2023-03-05
Col. Mel Seboe, who has served the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department for more than 50 years, has received the Order of the Palmetto from Gov. Henry McMaster. Seboe started the agency’s bloodhound tracking team in 1973 as the forerunner to Lexington County’s K-9 team, which now includes nine full-time handlers.Continue Reading
Teacher’s aide taped student to chair
2023-03-02
A Columbia woman is accused of taping a Seven Oaks Elementary School 4K student to a classroom chair. Olivia Michelle Murray, 25, is charged with cruelty to children, according to an arrest warrant. “Based on our investigation, Murray, who works as teacher’s aide, used duct tape to tape the student’sContinue Reading