Columbia Police Department

Officers with Columbia PD undergo autism training

“Once you know one person with autism, you know one person with autism. No two of them are the same. So this gives officers kind of the view on the spectrum of autism, what their behaviors can look like in a crisis, and that it’s not necessarily malicious or the intent is to hurt themselves or others, but how can they de-escalate the situation on scene and help this person get to safety,” Turner says.

Ronald McDonald House & CPD to host Stuff-A-Cruiser this Thursday!

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – The Ronald McDonald House Charities of Columbia & the Columbia Police Department are teaming up again for the Stuff-A-Cruiser event this Thursday! It goes from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Sam’s Club and Walmart parking lots at the 5400 block of Forest Drive. Curtis spoke with Capt. Kellie Yates with the Columbia Police Department…