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October 22, 2025 By: W. Thomas Smith Jr. Pictured (L-R) are Sgt. 1st Class James A. Lawson, Lt. Ricky Griddine, Deputy Chief Maria Yturria, Sheriff Leon Lott, and retired Deputy James Taylor. Sheriff Lott honors retired Deputy and Vietnam veteran James L. Taylor Sr. Mr. James L. Taylor, Sr., a 92-year-old retired deputy sheriff with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) was presented his retirement credentials, during a special ceremony at the RCSD headquarters, Tue

October 16, 2025 By: W. Thomas Smith Jr. Before most of Columbia was awake, Richland County’s tactical operators had already hit three targets, seized weapons and drugs, and regrouped before breakfast. RCSD Special Response Team Operators are seen here during a final briefing at a staging area prior to launching the first raid of the morning, Sept. 5. Hours before sunrise on September 5, 2025, 10 black Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) SUVs — some marked, most unmar

October 13, 2025 By: W. Thomas Smith Jr. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott and deputies with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) defeated both the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division(SLED) and the Columbia Police Department (CPD) in a double-elimination softball tournament which raised funds for local nonprofit SERVE & CONNECT, Sunday, Oct. 5,at Segra Park in Columbia. Participating teams included RCSD, SLED, CPD, the Columbia-Richland Fire Department, and

October 12, 2025 By: W. Thomas Smith Jr. Lott says his Richland County Sheriff’s Department has changed the public narrative through new and emerging technologies as well as RCSD’s “peace officer” branding Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott addressed members of the Spring Valley Rotary Club at Columbia’s Northeast Presbyterian Church, Thursday, Oct. 9: The primary focuses of his remarks being how the Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) has changed the narrative from hi

Richland County Deputy among five first-responders to be honored on the eve of the 24th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks