COVID-19 is not the only summer safety issue
2020-08-10
Most people are all too aware folks have been spending more time at home since March and the lockdown due to the COVID-19 virus. WithContinue Reading
Sheriff’s Dept. graduates first class of RCSD interns
2020-08-10
By W. Thomas Smith, Jr. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott presented graduation certificates to the first class of interns with the new Richland County Sheriff’sContinue Reading
Suspect in Armed Robbery Sought
2020-08-10
Chief Terrence Green would like the Town of Lexington community to know that the Lexington Police Department actively searching for Desmond Quiana Hampton, age 18Continue Reading
SHERIFF LOTT: Everybody’s got to compromise, find common ground
2020-06-23
Miranda Kahn, host of AMERICA’s VOICE, spoke Wed., June 17, with Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott about police reform and other law enforcement issues. AmongContinue Reading
Police hold memorial service Friday
2019-11-06
South Carolina’s Fraternal Order of the Police will hold a memorial service November 8 at 6 pm at the Law Enforcement Monument on the StateContinue Reading
Richland County florist arrested for operating business after license revoked
2019-08-28
South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) agents today arrested a Columbia florist on charges of operating a retail business without a license. Anthony Gerard Kennedy,Continue Reading
Jailbreak run August 24
2019-08-20
The Lexington County Sheriff’s Foundation will be holding the Jailbreak Escape Urban Challenge Run – Seventh Time’s The Charm August 24. The event will beContinue Reading
Multi-agency sex-sting operation led by Richland County Sheriff’s Dept.
2019-08-19
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. It has been a testing two weeks for the Richland County Sheriff’s Dept. (RCSD). First was the successful RCSD-led stingContinue Reading
Brookhaven community honored
2019-08-15
At the recent National Night Out in the Brookhaven Community the Richland County Sheriff’s Department gave the community the Sheriffs Crime Watch of Excellence Award.Continue Reading
Child predator sting nets Richland Deputy
2019-08-15
Richland County Sheriff’s Department has fired one of its deputies after he was caught in a sting operation. The sting was targeting child sex predatorsContinue Reading
White Knoll High student charged after shooting threat
2019-08-14
LEXINGTON, S.C. – A rising junior at White Knoll High school has been charged after he made an online threat to shoot up his schoolContinue Reading