Crime at GENTLE PINES on 01/10/2026 2:20 AM
Type: Other
Date: 01/10/2026 2:20 AM
Description: Property Check. Disclaimer: This is from the West Columbia Police Calls for Service. Information is Subject to Change.
Address: GENTLE PINES, West Columbia, SC
Case Number: 2600884
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Area Missing Persons
Name
Paula MerchantMissing Age
25Est. Current Age
52Last Seen
Forest Acres, SC on 01/03/1999Physical Description
Race: White Ethnicity: Caucasian Gender: Female Hair: Blond/Strawberry Eyes: Brown Height: 5'6" Weight: 120 lbsCase Number
MP281Area Cold Cases
Name
Shelton HawkinsAge
40Cause of Death
StabbingInfo
On january 8, 1998 the richland county sheriff’s department responded to a 911 call about the victim who was found under a tree in the northgate mobile home park located off percival road in columbia, south carolina. Mr. Hawkins had been stabbed to death.Agency
Richland County