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Tuesday, December 04, 2012  Authorities say a South Carolina trooper has been fired after he was arrested for disorderly conduct for giving the middle finger to a Columbia police officer in a parking lot after a concert.

Wednesday, June 13, 2012  Columbia police arrested former 7th Congressional District Democratic candidate Ted Vick, in May, on Devine Street and released the video above Tuesday.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012  A high-ranking Columbia police officer fired for her handling of the investigation of a missing lobbyist that turned out to be a suicide says she was unjustly fired.

Thursday, March 08, 2012  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Officials with a lobbying organization at the center of a federal investigation surrounding hundreds of thousands of dollars which led to the suicide of its founder plan to hold a news conference.

Friday, March 02, 2012  Columbia Police Chief Randy Scott issued a statement Friday to assure citizens the city is safe. His department has come under fire because it took officers ten days to find the body of South Carolina Hospitality Association President Tom Sponseller in the garage of his office building.

Thursday, March 01, 2012  Columbia Police Chief Randy Scott is making changes in his department as he reviews why it took officers 10 days to find the body of a missing lobbyist who killed himself in the parking garage of his office building and left a suicide note in his desk.

Thursday, March 01, 2012  Columbia police are launching an internal investigation into why it took officers 10 days to find the body of a missing lobbyist.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012  The body of the South Carolina Hospitality Association president missing for more than a week has been found, and Columbia Police Chief Randy Scott says Tom Sponseller died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012  Columbia police say there are no survivors in an early morning wreck near Williams-Brice Stadium.

Sunday, September 04, 2011  The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is investigating the fatal shooting of a man by a Columbia police officer after a football game.

Thursday, August 11, 2011  The controversial animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals says it's planning to protest naked in downtown Columbia, saying that two nude women will shower together on a sidewalk in Five Points behind a banner urging people not to eat meat.

Saturday, July 16, 2011  Columbia police have arrested a woman they say was selling cocaine in a house with three children.

Monday, June 20, 2011  Columbia police think a 9-month-old baby boy died after being left in a car outside his home.

Thursday, May 26, 2011  Self-proclaimed 'presidential candidate' Robert Haines, 64, was arrested several blocks from the State House Wednesday afternoon and charged with disorderly conduct and trespassing.

Tuesday, November 23, 2010  Columbia police have arrested a second man in the shooting death of another man outside an apartment complex last month.