Columbia Police Department review: Refusal to investigate attempted vehicular assault

On February 26, 2023, at approximately 4:11pm, I purchased items from a Family Dollar store located at 3414 North Main Street in Columbia, South Carolina.

After exiting the store and proceeding across North Main Street, a young Black male driving a White colored SUV, license tag number QVC-657, at a high rate of speed, stopped ahead of me and, without identifying himself, approached me in a menacing manner and demanded I surrender my bag to him for reasons unknown. I refused. The male, again, without identifying himself, demanded I surrender my bag to him and threatened, or "I'll run your [censored] over".

I proceeded to walk back toward the Family Dollar, at which time, the male pursued me in his vehicle, off the road and at a high rate of speed. I proceeded to run to the parking lot of Auto Money Title Loans company on the corner of North Main Street and Sunset Drive. The male continued to pursue me at a high rate of speed through the title loan company parking lot, prompting me to run across the street to the Family Dollar parking lot, where a Black female, wearing a red colored jacket, presumably the store manager, was standing with her hands on her hips. The male parked adjacent to the woman, who stated, "you're good", at which time both individuals entered the store. [Area surveillance footage would support my complaint.]

I called the Columbia Police Department from a location at 2830 North Main Street, which dispatched two officers, a White female, Badge Number 26297 and a Black male, Badge Number 25278. Both officers proceeded to the Family Dollar store and returned shortly to inform me that the matter was a mere miscommunication and that no further action would be forthcoming from the police.

Because the male failed to identify himself, while demanding I surrender my property to him, and subsequently threatening to assault me with his vehicle, I construed the matter as an attempted robbery and attempted vehicular assault, causing me extreme emotional distress.

Let this be a lesson to you if someone attempts to rob you and assault you with a vehicle in Columbia, South Carolina. It's a mere "miscommunication".