Media Releases


  Fourteen year old Student Arrested  (03/08/2010)

Burglary suspect Arrested  (03/08/2010)

Suspect arrested after victimizing an 86 year old female  (03/04/2010)

Richland Northeast Community Comes Together to Promote Safer Teen Driving!  (03/02/2010)

Suspects arrested  (03/2/2010)

Eleven year old arrested for armed robbery  (03/01/2010)


Prior Months' Releases


  February 2010
Criminal Sexual Conduct and First Degree Burglary Arrest  (02/19/2010)
Suspects charged with murder  (02/11/2010)
Death ruled accidental  (02/11/2010)
Armed robbery suspect sought  (02/08/2010)  updated 02/11/2010
Suspect arrested for assault and battery with the intent to kill  (02/04/2010)
Richland County makes (15) fifteen arrests  (02/04/2010)
The 911 Cell Phone Bank has been a WIN-WIN  (02/03/2010)

January 2010
Armed Robbery Suspects arrested  (01/29/2010)
Termination and arrest of former Judicial Services Officer  (01/27/2010)
Additional Reward Offered in Unsolved Murder Case  (01/27/2010)
Murder suspects arrested  (01/26/2010)
"Lay Down the Law with Lott" - a community symposium  (01/21/2010)
Robbery suspect arrested  (01/19/2010)
Missing (12) twelve year old boy  (01/19/2010)
Murder suspect sought   (01/16/2010)   updated 01/29/2010
Suspect arrested for burglary, kidnapping and criminal sexual conduct  (01/07/2010)
Suspect arrested for criminal sexual conduct with a minor  (01/07/2010)
Suspect pleads guilty  (01/06/2010)
Robbery suspect arrested  (01/04/2009)

December 2009
Driver's safety checkpoints announced  (12/28/2009)
Robbery Arrest  (12/22/2009)
Attempted Armed Robbery - Wachovia  (12/21/2009)
Club Essence closes its doors  (12/21/2009)
Deputy of the Year presented  (12/19/2009)
Armed robber's identity sought  (12/18/2009)
Fugitive wanted for burglary  (12/18/2009)
Santa to a Senior  (12/16/2009)
UPDATE on Sheriff 's use of crime fighting technology  (12/07/2009)
Richland County Sheriff's Department wins 1st place in the Basketball Tournament  (12/06/2009)
Crime Prevention tools and tips lead to arrest  (12/02/2009)
Lake Front Property Checks and Burglary Prevention  (12/01/2009)

November 2009
Robbery suspect apprehended   (11/30/2009)
Eleven year old arrested for assault and battery  (11/25/2009)
Identity sought in Walgreens robbery   (11/19/2009)
Retired Chief honored for continued service  (11/18/2009)
Arrest for indecent exposure  (11/17/2009)
FREE business-community workshop  (11/16/2009)
Suspects arrested for armed robbery and kidnapping  (11/12/2009)
Suspect arrested for criminal sexual conduct  (11/11/2009)
State Guardsmen/women Graduate as Reserve Deputies  (11/11/2009)
South Carolina Corrections Association presents Richland County Sergeant with 2009 President's Award  (11/10/2009)
Richland County Sheriff's Department Basketball Tournament/Toy Drive  (11/04/2009)
Identity sought of assailant/robber  (11/03/2009) updated 11/04/2009
Travis Stewart arrested  (11/02/2009)

October 2009
Identity sought: Learning Express larcenies  (10/29/2009)
Arrest made club essence shooting  (10/27/2009)
Cold Case has family and department searching for answers  (10/27/2009)
Sheriff Announces Community Workshop to be held  (10/26/2009)
Sheriff seeks assistance identifying auto break-in suspect  (10/21/2009)
Sheriff seeks assistance identifying and locating a trio that robbed a senior citizen at his home  (10/19/2009)
update 10/21/2009
Lower Richland Community Burglary trend ends in four arrests  (10/15/2009)
Wanted for financial transaction card theft and fraud $4500  (10/14/2009)
"Clean out your medicine cabinets" event  (10/12/2009)
Arrest made in child abuse case  (10/11/2009) update 10/12/2009
RCSD hosts 2nd Law Enforcement Explorer Boot Camp  (10/09/09)
Computer thieves sought  (10/02/2009)
Seeking help identifying thieves  (10/02/2009)
Six charged in targeting 14 homes/businesses  (10/01/2009)
Four year old murder solved  (10/01/2009)

September 2009
Youth Arbitration volunteers graduate  (09/28/2009)
Charges filed in traffic accident  (09/24/2009)
All Comers Track Meet and Family Night Out  (09/24/2009)
Sentencing in 2008 Horseshoe Drive shooting  (09/23/2009)
Fugitive arrested for failure to pay child support  (09/23/2009)
Suspect wanted: bank fraud and identity theft  (09/23/2009)
Youth Speak Out   (09/21/2009)
Motor Vehicle Theft Arrest  (09/18/2009)
Armed Robbery Suspects Wanted  (09/18/2009)
Five charged in robbery  (09/08/2009)
Seeking assistance identifying robbery suspects  (09/04/2009)
Sheriff Lott announces the graduation of the Richland County Sheriff's Department citizens academy  (09/04/2009)

August 2009
Murder Suspect identified / arrested  (08/28/2009)
Narcotic Agents make arrest--seize large quantity of drugs  (08/28/2009)
Sheriff seeks assistance identifying female trying to cash stolen checks  (08/28/2009)  updated 09/08/2009  updated 09/15/2009
Suspect turns himself in for Criminal Domestic Violence  (08/26/2009)
Sheriff seeks assistance on Harbison shooting incident  (08/26/2009)
Armed Robbery Arrest Made  (08/26/2009)
Suspect arrested for unlawful practice of a regulated profession  (08/24/2009)
Arrest made: Michael Terrell Sims  (08/20/2009)
Narcotics seized/arrest made  (08/17/2009)
Female wanted for check fraud  (08/12/2009)
Department receives School Resource Officer Program of the Year, and more  (08/11/2009)
RCSD and Tabernacle of Faith and Ministries host school supply drive  (08/06/2009)
Home invasion suspect identity sought  (08/06/2009)
RCSD and AARP team up to offer Driver Safety Program  (08/06/2009)
Armed robbery suspect wanted: 5024 Two Notch Rd.  (08/06/2009)
Sheriff asks for the community’s assistance in identifying an armed robbery suspect  (08/04/2009)
National Night Out Kickoff Event was a great success!  See photos

July 2009
Suspect sought for armed robbery  (07/31/2009)
Grant increases versatility of Traffic Safety Unit and makes communities safer   (07/30/2009)
Four charged with murder   (07/29/2009)
Early morning shooting suspect sought  (07/28/2009)
RCSD seeks assistance identifying a man wanted for breaking into a vehicle and stealing the victims purse (07/23/2009)
SC Sheriff's Association 2009 Deputy Sheriff of the Year: Marcus Brown  (07/21/2009)
Suspect wanted for discharging a firearm into a dwelling  (07/21/2009)  updated 08/03/2009
Arrest of a scam artist targeting senior citizens  (07/21/2009)
Robbers use Craig's List to victimize  (07/20/2009)
National Night Out Against Crime 2009  (07/15/2009)
Stabbing suspect apprehended  (07/14/2009)
Arrest made: breaking into a motor vehicle and petit larceny  (07/13/2009)
Burglary suspect sought -arrested  (06/25/2009) updated 07/11/2009
Murder investigation re-opened, arrest made  (07/09/2009)
Drug Suppression Team seizes over $26,000.00 in drugs and weapons in Northeast Richland County  (07/09/2009)
Arrest of four robbery and burglary suspects  (07/09/2009)
Suspect in weekend shooting identified  (07/06/2009)  updated 07/08/2009
Search for larceny suspect  (07/01/2009)

June 2009
635 lbs of marijuana/$119,000 cash seized  (06/22/2009)
Cops on Top of Donut Shops  (06/22/2009)
K9 Tyson inducted into the South Carolina Association of Veterinarians Hall of Fame  (06/22/2009)
Driver's safety checkpoint announced  (06/19/2009)
Sheriff TWEETS  (06/19/2009)
Arrest for unlawful conduct toward a child  (06/17/2009)  updated 06/20/2009
Sheriff's Department and National Sorority collect fans for senior citizens  (06/15/2009)
Sheriff's Department recognized by NACO  (06/15/2009)
Arrested for solicitation of a minor  (06/10/2009)
New temporary location for Region Seven  (06/10/2009)
Sheriff releases details in Robney Dr. homicide  (06/09/2009)
Robbery investigation: 7541 Nates Road  (06/08/2009)  updated 06/10/2009
Sheriff unveils crime fighting technology  (06/08/2009)
Female suspect wanted  (06/07/2009)  updated 06/14/2009
Strong Arm Robbery suspect wanted  (06/06/2009)  updated 06/17/2009
Richland County Sheriff releases details in Nikki McPhatter investigation  (06/05/2009)
Investigators searching for clues  (6/04/2009)
Assistance identifying Burglary suspect  (06/01/2009)

May 2009
Assistance identifying Burglary suspect  (05/28/2009)
Charlotte Mecklenburg missing woman  (05/22/2009)
Burglary suspect wanted
 (05/22/2009)  updated
Park bench thieves sought  (05/22/2009)  Update 06/16/2009: arrests made
Man wanted for assault and battery with intent to kill  (05/21/2009)
Three in custody for motor vehicle theft  (05/18/2009)
ABWIK Suspect sought  (05/15/2009) update 07/15/2009
Sheriff Leon Lott announces R.E.A.D.Y. Program--an overnight stay in jail for troubled youth  (05/14/2009)
Criminal Sexual Conduct suspect sought  (05/13/2009)  update 05/14/2009
"Responsibility Days" -- Fugitive Safe Surrender; one year later  (05/12/2009)
Sheriff's Posse Responds to Request to Search for Missing NY Teen  (05/11/2009)
Sheriff announces 2009 Summer Camps   (05/11/2009)
German Police Officer from Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate visits Richland County -- learns how deputies keep our communities safe.  (05/08/2009)
Sheriff announces 2nd annual "DARESCREAM NIGHT"  (05/07/2009)
Arrest for solicitation of a minor  (05/05/2009)
Help identifying a burglary suspect  (05/01/2009)

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