Sheriff’s Department hosts Community Day in May
2024-04-15
Event to be held on the grounds of the S.C. Criminal Justice Academy By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Sheriff Leon Lott and the Richland CountyContinue Reading
Richland County Sheriff’s Department celebrates Women’s History Month
2024-03-19
Sheriff Lott says females are “vital” to the overall mission By W. Thomas Smith Jr. In its ongoing recognition and celebration of Women’s History Month,Continue Reading
Serve & Connect Celebrates 7 Years of Greg’s Groceries Program
2024-03-05
Serve & Connect, a Columbia-based non-profit organization, is marking the seventh anniversary of its Greg’s Groceries program. Launched in 2017, Greg’s Groceries provides police departmentsContinue Reading
Meet C.J., the crisis intervention K-9
2024-02-12
This deputy brings an unusually calming peace to cops, the community and critical incidents By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Those of us in law enforcementContinue Reading
Richland County Sheriff’s Department recognizes top deputies, others in 2023
2024-01-30
Multiple awards presented during annual banquet in mid-December By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Sheriff Leon Lott and the Richland County Sheriff’s Department presented scores ofContinue Reading
Columbia-Richland Fire Department Elevates 24 Members to New Leadership Positions
2024-01-18
The Columbia-Richland Fire Department (CRFD) welcomed the new year with a significant milestone as 24 deserving members were promoted to new leadership ranks in aContinue Reading
Richland County Sheriff’s Department receives counterriot briefings in December
2024-01-09
National security analyst briefs law enforcement leaders By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Kyle Shideler, director and senior analyst for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security at theContinue Reading
Sheriff Lott, deputies, and the Grinch ring bells for the Salvation Army
2023-12-08
Record-setting Sheriff’s Department welcomes holiday shoppers in northeast Columbia By W. Thomas Smith Jr. FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW, Richland County Sheriff LeonContinue Reading
FBI Director celebrates new FBI field office
2023-11-26
FBI Director Christopher Wray visited the FBI’s Columbia Field Office to celebrate the official opening of the new facility in a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Wray, joinedContinue Reading
Life Care Center of Columbia offering first responders appreciation breakfast
2023-11-15
Life Care Center of Columbia is offering a complimentary breakfast to first responders on Friday, Nov. 17 from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Local police, firefightersContinue Reading
Blythewood teen charged in summer shooting
2023-11-02
Lexington County deputies have arrested a 19-year-old from Blythewood accused of firing shots that injured a man in a restaurant parking lot last summer. TrennisContinue Reading