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.

On Thursday, February 6, 2025, an officer-involved shooting occurred in the area of 42nd Street and Lakewood Drive. Around 1:18 a.m., officers responded to a reported domestic dispute.

On January 5, 2025, the Columbus Police Department began investigating a report of inappropriate sexual communication between a juvenile female and an adult male.

On January 24, 2025 at 5:25 p.m., Columbus Police Officers responded to the 6500 block of Buena Vista Road regarding the discovery of a deceased individual. Upon arrival, officers found a Black male (later identified as Rashod Barrett, 17) deceased from a gunshot wound.