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
Sheriff celebrates 69 years with departmental crossfit workout
2022-10-10
Predawn PT with the sheriff is an annual event By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott kicked-off his 69 th birthday theContinue Reading
Two Richland County deputies receive servant leader awards
2022-09-13
Eight recipients from five agencies honored by church on Servant Leader Sunday By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) Investigator Molly NationsContinue Reading
An agency of historic firsts
2022-08-24
How the Richland County Sheriff’s Department continues to lead from the front By W. Thomas Smith Jr. I’ve frequently written about specific historic FIRSTS achievedContinue Reading
Looking for a few good men and women
2022-08-17
The Richland County Sheriff’s Department’s RESERVE DEPUTY PROGRAM recruiting for 2023 class By W. Thomas Smith Jr. More than two decades ago (2001), Richland CountyContinue Reading
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