by The Standard | Nov 2, 2019 | W. Thomas Smith Jr.
Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott and approximately 150-175 deputies and employees of the Richland County Sheriff’s Dept. (RCSD) celebrated Halloween with a barbeque lunch, lots of sweets, cookies, cakes, pastries, other treats and no tricks at the RCSD Training...
by The Standard | Oct 17, 2019 | W. Thomas Smith Jr.
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Richland County Sheriff’s Department (aka “America’s Law Enforcement Agency”) won several awards during last week’s South Carolina Law Enforcement Officers Association 2019 Police Olympics, including the coveted “Top Cop” award, beating all...
by The Standard | Aug 19, 2019 | W. Thomas Smith Jr.
COLUMBIA, S.C. – It has been a testing two weeks for the Richland County Sheriff’s Dept. (RCSD). First was the successful RCSD-led sting operation, Aug. 5-10, targeting online sexual predators – “monsters” as Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott refers to them – and...
by The Standard | Jul 15, 2019 | W. Thomas Smith Jr.
The Richland County Sheriff’s Department’s “Peace Officer” initiative is changing public perception COLUMBIA, S.C. – In Jan. 2018, the Richland County Sheriff’s Dept. (RCSD) became the first sheriff’s office, nationwide, to add the words PEACE OFFICER to several of...