Report: Columbia Nonprofit Searched by Police

UPDATE - 12:15 p.m: This story has been updated to include a statement by an attorney for the Columbia Housing Corporation.

The Columbia Housing Corporation is cooperating with a police investigation into an employee who works at the nonprofit, according to an attorney for CHC.

Howard County police reportedly searched the office of the Columbia Housing Corporation on Wednesday, according to a Baltimore Sun article.

Thomas Meachum, an attorney for the Columbia Housing Corporation, sent Patch a statement in an email.

"CHC provided the information and documentation requested by the Police Department, and will continue to provide any other information the Department feels it needs to conduct its investigation of the employee," wrote Meachum in the statement. "The employee in question has been placed on administrative leave pending the investigation."

Meachum declined to comment further due to the ongoing investigation.

According to the article, police said they carried out a search warrant at the offices on Rumsey Road, but no charges have been filed.

Police have not immediately responded to further requests for more information on the investigation.

The Columbia Housing Corporation was founded in 1967 by a group of religious organizations, but later taken over by Howard County community representatives in 1978, according to their website. Their website lists their mission as, "To be the premier non-profit agency in Howard County providing safe, high quality, affordable rental housing to low- and moderate-income families, individuals, senior citizens, and for those who are physically and mentally challenged."

The nonprofit's website notes they manage 431 rental housing units in Howard County, including Community Homes, a 300-unit development built in 1969 on five sites in Harper's Choice and Wilde Lake.