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Richland deputy involved shooting leaves 1 dead & K-9 injured, sheriff says
One of two suspects, accused of breaking into cars at an apartment complex, is dead after shooting at deputies, sheriff says ...
Richland County Sheriff's Department, Other S.C. Agencies, Honored For K-9 Sacrifices
Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott presiding over the unveiling of the RCSD K-9 statue, May 15 (Photo by Deputy Jay Weaver) RCSD deputies an ...
Family says fight for justice continues two years after teen shot at Richland County gas station
The Richland County Sheriff’s Department says Rick Chow, who owned the store on Parklane Road, and his son chased Cyrus Carmack-Belton from the store in 2023 and shot him a few yards away in the 200 ...
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S.C. Sheriff's K-9 Shot in Ear while Chasing Suspect in Car Beak-Ins
When Richland County sheriff's deputies confronted two men checking for unlocked cars in a parking lot, one of the suspects ...
Deputies: Men allegedly assaulted victim, stuffing another in a trunk in Richland County
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Two men were charged after an alleged assault and kidnapping in Richland County. The Richland County ...
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40 inmates detained after riot at South Carolina detention center: sheriff's department
Officials in South Carolina said a riot at a jail in Richland County ended on Sunday with 40 inmates detained. The Richland County Sheriff's Department said the riot began after a fire was started ...
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A South Carolina Sheriff Just Bought His Department 17 New Ford Mustang GTs
The deputies in the Richland County Sheriff's Department's Community Action ... build a relationship with us," Lott told Columbia, South Carolina newspaper The State. "These are hot cars.
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Richland Sheriff's department sued over courthouse knife attack
COLUMBIA — A former courthouse employee is suing the Richland County Sheriff’s Department for negligence after a woman was able to get a knife past the metal detector and wander the courthouse ...