‘Sheriff Of The Year’ Questioned For His Bungled Response To Viral Video Incident In Columbia

Mandy MatneyApril 28, 2021May 2, 2021

by Mandy MatneyApril 28, 2021May 2, 2021

A recent Post and Courier investigation questioned Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott’s handling of the Summit neighborhood incident that made international news earlier this month....

Two Black SC Teens Jailed For Almost A Year After Rape They Didn’t Commit, Lawsuit Says

Mandy MatneyJuly 6, 2020July 13, 2020

by Mandy MatneyJuly 6, 2020July 13, 2020

They were incarcerated for months — even after DNA evidence proved their innocence, according to the lawsuit....

Letter: SCDOT Employee Attacked An Elderly Veteran

FITSNewsMarch 15, 2016March 15, 2016

by FITSNewsMarch 15, 2016March 15, 2016

(The letter below was submitted this week to S.C. Department of Transportation director Christy Hall, Richland County, S.C. Sheriff Leon Lott and S.C. Department of...

Spring Valley Cop Gets Canned

FITSNewsOctober 28, 2015October 28, 2015

by FITSNewsOctober 28, 2015October 28, 2015

RICHLAND COUNTY “RESOURCE OFFICER” FIRED A white Richland County (S.C.) sheriff’s deputy who violently apprehended a black female high school student earlier this week has...

AG Grants Kenny Miles “Medical Leave”

FITSNewsNovember 8, 2013November 8, 2013

by FITSNewsNovember 8, 2013November 8, 2013

S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson’s office has given former University of South Carolina running back Kenny Miles a thirty-day “medical leave” from his job in...

Off Duty SC Cop Manhandles Female Soldier

FITSNewsOctober 15, 2013October 15, 2013

by FITSNewsOctober 15, 2013October 15, 2013

So here’s a cell phone video taken from a Buffalo Wild Wing restaurant in Columbia, S.C. last week which shows an off-duty Richland County Sheriff’s...

Columbia Police Poll?

FITSNewsAugust 28, 2013August 28, 2013

by FITSNewsAugust 28, 2013August 28, 2013

Columbia, S.C. residents are being polled about their views on local law enforcement, sources familiar with a recent survey tell FITS. A company operating under...

Randy Scott’s Soft Landing

FITSNewsMay 1, 2013May 1, 2013

by FITSNewsMay 1, 2013May 1, 2013

Former City of Columbia, S.C. police chief Randy Scott couldn’t handle the pressure of his six-figure job as the capital city’s top cop due to...

SC Cop Blotter: “Git ‘Er Done!” Or … Not

FITSNewsJanuary 16, 2013January 16, 2013

by FITSNewsJanuary 16, 2013January 16, 2013

SUSPECT GOES OFF “HALF-COCKED” AFTER BEING EXCLUDED FROM GANG BANG We don’t post many items from the Palmetto State police blotter because as it turns...

Richland County Sheriff’s Office

‘Sheriff Of The Year’ Questioned For His Bungled Response To Viral Video Incident In Columbia

Two Black SC Teens Jailed For Almost A Year After Rape They Didn’t Commit, Lawsuit Says

Letter: SCDOT Employee Attacked An Elderly Veteran

Spring Valley Cop Gets Canned

AG Grants Kenny Miles “Medical Leave”

Off Duty SC Cop Manhandles Female Soldier

Columbia Police Poll?

Randy Scott’s Soft Landing

SC Cop Blotter: “Git ‘Er Done!” Or … Not

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Medical Marijuana: South Carolina House Is Out Of Excuses

South Carolina Judicial Reform Bills Face Uncertain Future

Investigation Into Hampton County Sheriff’s Office Escalates

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