***UPDATE 3/10/2025*** On March 6, 2025, Marc Whatley was taken into custody and charged with the following: • Aggravated Assault • Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime • Home Invasion • Theft by Receiving Stolen Property

The Columbus Police Department is launching its first-ever podcast, Beyond the Badge, a new platform designed to connect the community with the officers and personnel who serve Columbus, GA.

The Columbus Police Department (CPD) will hold its first Cadet Appreciation Day on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at 12 p.m., to recognize the hard work and dedication of its cadets.

The Columbus Police Department (CPD), in partnership with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Muscogee County District Attorney’s Office, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia, has successfully completed Operation D.I.R.E.C.T. Pressure (Data Initiated Response to Elevated Crime Trends).

The Columbus Police Department, in partnership with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the District Attorney’s Office, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia,

***UPDATE*** The suspect in the January 18, 2025, shooting has been identified as Jaymar Davis, 21.

Rally Point Harley-Davidson will present a donation to the Boys & Girls Club of the Chattahoochee Valley on Friday, February 21, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at Rally Point Harley-Davidson (3230 Williams Road).

The Columbus Police Department is urging witnesses to come forward following a shooting that happened on January 18, 2025, around 10:50 p.m. in the drive-thru of McDonald’s (4121 Buena Vista Road).

On January 24, 2025, around 3:30 a.m., Columbus Police Officers were dispatched to a residence in reference to a report of a missing person.