West Columbia- Lexington County – Cayce news Tuesday, July 5, 2022
The Cayce Police Department is excited to announce that the South Carolina Association of School Resource Officers (SCASRO) has selected two Cayce police officers as their 2022 award recipients. Additionally, the Cayce School Resource Officer (SRO) Program was selected for the highest honor, the SRO Program of the Year. On Monday June 13, 2022 SCASRO […]
The Cayce and the West Columbia Police Departments want to reduce crime. On Monday, the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber hosted “Coffee with the Chiefs” to promote a Business Crime Watch Program. The event featured Cayce Police Chief Chris Cowan and West Columbia Police Chief Marion Boyce at Stone River in […]
Undercover investigators recently arrested 11 men as part of an operation earlier this month targeting potential sexual predators trying to contact children for sexual activity. “We, along with the Lexington Police Department and the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office, served as the host agencies for this operation,” Lexington County Sheriff […]
The SCDOT approved a SC Statehouse Resolution, supported by Sen. Nikki Setzler and Rep. Micah Caskey to name the intersection on 12th and Taylor Streets in Cayce in honor of Cayce Police Officer, Drew Barr. Barr was killed in the line of duty less than one month ago.
Cayce Police Officer Drew Barr’s funeral is scheduled for Thursday. Barr was shot and killed in the line of duty early Sunday morning. Austin Leigh Henderson, 36, shot Barr. Henderson later killed himself, said police. Visitation will be from 3 p.m. until 4:45 p.m. at Batesburg-Leesville High School, 600 Summerland […]
The City of Cayce Police Department will hold a “Mending Tree Ceremony” Wednesday, at 10 a.m., May 4. The CPD will provide ribbons of crime and their families, along with words of encouragement and other inspiration. Victims of crime can be affected mentally, spiritually, financially and emotionally. Unfortunately, the choices […]
Roy Andrew “Drew” Barr, 28, was killed in the line of duty early Sunday morning while on a call for service. The person suspected of shooting Barr is also dead, taking his own life, after a 7-hour standoff. Cayce Police Chief Chris Cowan said Barr gave the ultimate sacrifice and […]
The Cayce Police Department has reported that at approximately 2:48 a.m., Sunday, the Cayce Police Department received a call regarding a domestic disturbance. The suspect related to that call opened fire and shot one of the 3 Cayce Police Officers, responding. No information on the condition of the officer has […]
