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
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
Netflix series ‘MISSING: Dead or Alive’ renews for Season Two
2023-10-12
The popular series follows Richland County Sheriff’s Department investigators as they work missing persons cases By W. Thomas Smith Jr. “Missing: Dead or Alive,” aContinue Reading
Richland County Sheriff’s Department to host 12th-annual Guardians of the Night
2023-07-18
Deputies and K9s will race in the popular 5K alongside Midlands-area runners, many participating with their pet dogs By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Registration isContinue Reading
Sheriff Lott, other county officials cut ribbon on new Midlands Gang Task Force headquarters
2023-07-03
Multi-agency substation located in North Columbia By W. Thomas Smith Jr. The Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) opened its seventeenth satellite substation with theContinue Reading
RCSD receives national peace officer certification
2023-04-22
Sheriff Lott receives award for achieving yet another agency first By W. Thomas Smith Jr. The Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) was recognized for itsContinue Reading
Deputy honored for saving man’s life
2023-02-22
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Corporal Kenny Fitzsimmons, Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD), was awarded the Sheriff’s Award for Excellence for saving the life ofContinue Reading
RCSD set to break last year’s fund-raising record for the Salvation Army
2022-12-13
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, the Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) was out in force ringing the bellContinue Reading
Top chiefs meet at RCSD headquarters
2022-11-06
Discussions range from family to recruiting to fitness By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott welcomed Brig. General Jason E. Kelly, U.S.Continue Reading
Sheriff’s Department flooded with notes of praise from Blythewood community
2022-10-17
Parents, teachers, and students overwhelmed by speed and precision of RCSD response By W. Thomas Smith Jr. In the wake of “a report of shotsContinue Reading