Sheriff Lott, Chief Holbrook receive top community service honors
2022-06-23
Award is the namesake of the late Milton Kimpson By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott and Columbia Police Chief William H.Continue Reading
RCSD designated Purple Heart Law Enforcement Agency
2022-05-31
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott publicly declared the Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) a Purple Heart Law Enforcement Agency duringContinue Reading
RCSD Captain becomes one of the fewer-than-one percent
2022-05-14
Captain Vincent Goggins graduates from the FBI National Academy By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) Captain Vincent Goggins joined a trulyContinue Reading
Sheriff Lott and RCSD pledge to “do no harm”
2022-05-10
RCSD becomes first law enforcement agency nationwide to make peace officer promise By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott and the RichlandContinue Reading
Two new highway signs honor fallen deputies
2022-04-13
Signs memorialize deceased Deputies Jerry Lee Hurd, Jr. and Darral Keith Lane, Sr. By W. Thomas Smith Jr. TWO NEW MEMORIAL HIGHWAY SIGNS were erectedContinue Reading
Trust, the pursuit of peace, and a truly unique model quality
2022-03-04
Why the Richland County Sheriff’s Department is an ELITE law enforcement agency By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Countless law enforcement agencies have achieved fame andContinue Reading
Valentine’s Day or Three Dog Night
2022-02-12
Richland County Sheriff’s Department K-9s celebrate Valentine’s Day By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Kobe, Kane, and Rudy want to wish everyone a Happy Valentine’s Day!Continue Reading
The Richland County Sheriff’s Department’s FORCE MULTIPLIERS
2022-01-19
By Marie Waldrop TEN YEARS AGO, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott established the Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) Reserve Deputy Program to add needed personnelContinue Reading
Active shooter exercise held at Columbia International University
2021-12-17
Richland County Sheriff’s Department lead agency in drill By W. Thomas Smith Jr. A multi-agency drill led by the Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RSCD) andContinue Reading
Sheriff Lott is the reigning boiled peanut eating champion
2021-10-28
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. As if being named National Sheriff of the Year 2021 and S.C. Sheriff of the Year 2021 were not enough,Continue Reading
Richland County Sheriff’s Dept. program praised during U.S. Senate hearing
2021-10-15
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. United States Senator Tim Scott, ranking member of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, praised Project H.O.P.E., a programContinue Reading