Fitness event honoring fallen soldier precedes July 4th celebrations in Palmetto State By W. Thomas Smith Jr. COLUMBIA, S.C. – Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) Deputy and S.C. Army National Guard (SCARNG) officer Ryan Rawl will “never be forgotten,” says Richland County…
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. COLUMBIA, S.C. – Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott was one of four honorees inducted into the Fort Jackson Hall of Fame during ceremonies and a luncheon hosted by Maj. Gen. John P. Johnson, commanding general of Fort…
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA – Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott [pictured above] was the featured guest of EXPERIENCE MATTERS, a new CRTV television program hosted by Drew Berquist of the OpsLens Media Group. In a pre-recorded interview segment,…
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. FORT JACKSON, S.C. – This week, 117 SWAT-trained law enforcement officers from 21 separate police departments and sheriff’s offices across S.C. are participating in the third annual S.C. SWAT Summit, a joint training effort facilitated by the…
The man behind the mic By W. Thomas Smith Jr. IF YOU ARE A FAN OF GAMECOCK BASKETBALL, especially if you have regularly attended University of South Carolina home games at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, you’ve no doubt heard the mellifluous…
Commentary by Bill Connor Recently my 17-year-old son and I enjoyed a truly great movie: 12 STRONG, which was the story of the first U.S. Army Special Forces team to deploy inside Afghanistan in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. Having served in…
ARMY VETERAN OVERSEES MEDIA FOR ONE OF S.C.’s LARGEST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES By W. Thomas Smith Jr. COLUMBIA, S.C. – Newly promoted Captain Maria Yturria, Richland County Sheriff’s Dept. (RCSD), has been named director of the RCSD’s office of public information. She…
By Sheriff Leon Lott A recent article my department had written and published in POLICEONE.com again reiterated the absolute necessity of front-of-the-pipeline conditioning training for those who are the most-susceptible to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); what the military services had in previous…
By COL Bill Connor The top enlisted member of the U.S. Army, Sergeant Major John Wayne Troxel, recently posted on Facebook that remaining members of ISIS had two options: “Surrender or die.” He further explained: “If they surrender, we will safeguard them to their…
By Sheriff Leon Lott Change is a part of growth. And as we approach a new year in an age when societal changes are far greater and more rapid than they have ever been, I am keenly aware of the necessity of…
