After a string of shootings near The Mall in Columbia, the Howard County Police Department will have a full-time unit in Downtown Columbia as the county works to combat crime in the area.

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Howard County Police is putting a permanent unit in The Mall in Columbia, part of an effort to increase police enforcement in the downtown Columbia area. This effort started in response to an ...