If you do encounter a flooded street or intersection, officials say do not try to drive through it because it may be deeper than it looks. Instead, turn around, don't drown.
At a press conference Thursday afternoon, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott announced the arrest of several men involved in four separate homicides this year.
The non-profit organization works to help law enforcement better serve the community with community-based programs for better engagement and police-based programs for training.
According to the Department of Justice, a Columbia man was sentenced to nine years in federal prison after guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
The Department of Justice says a Columbia man has been sentenced to four years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute and distribution of fentanyl.
Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook says the Ceasefire program gives gun offenders a second chance, so they don't end up back behind bars and lets continued violators know police are turning up the heat when it comes to cracking down on gun violence.
“When I first moved to Columbia South Carolina, Main Street was where you could bowl on it at 5 o'clock every day," Rickenmann said. "I mean there was nobody here.”