Agency collaboration aids in thwarting violent criminal activity COLUMBIA, S.C. – The multi-agency Midlands Gang Task Force (MGTF) and the Midlands Fugitive Task Force (MFTF) joined forces earlier this year …
W. Thomas Smith Jr.

W. Thomas Smith Jr.
W. Thomas Smith, Jr. is a former U.S. Marine Infantry leader, counterterrorism instructor, and a SWAT Team officer in the nuclear industry. A retired colonel in the S.C. Military Department, Smith was founding director of the department’s Counterterrorism Task Force. He is a New York Times bestselling editor and a writer whose work has appeared in countless newspapers and magazines worldwide, including USA Today, The New York Post, Business Week, Investor’s Business Daily, Marine Corps Times, Police1, S.W.A.T. magazine, American Legion, The Christian Post, and many others. A special deputy with the Richland County Sheriff’s Dept. and director of the department’s Elder Abuse Awareness Team, Smith is also a senior officer with the National Security Task Force of the S.C. Floodwater Commission.
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Multi-Agency Sex-Sting Operation Led by Richland County (S.C.) Sheriff’s Dept.
It’s been a challenging two weeks for the Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) in South Carolina. First was the successful RCSD-led sting operation, spanning August 5-10, targeting online sexual predators …
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In Columbia, South Carolina, candidates for the Richland County Sheriff’s Department’s Special Response Team (RCSD-SRT) are being put through the paces this week as they master the finer points of …
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Major General Tom Mullikin will retire from command of the South Carolina State Guard (SCSG) during a formal change-of-command ceremony on Saturday, December 1, at the S.C. State House in …
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Countless law enforcement agencies have achieved fame and notoriety over the previous 100 years. High-profile criminal cases have led to the renown of many, as have the sheer number of …
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Richland County, S.C. Sheriff’s Dept. Requested by Florence Sheriff to Investigate Fatal Shooting
In the immediate aftermath of Wednesday’s shooting of seven law enforcement officers (including four police officers and three deputy sheriffs) – one dead and one still critically wounded – in …
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Sting Operation in South Carolina Nabs Scores of Child Predators, Prostitutes, Sex-purchasers
A major four-day sting operation led by the Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) and involving multiple local, state, and federal agencies, led to the arrest of 18 persons suspected of …
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COLUMBIA, S.C. – A report of an “active shooter” at a local elementary school kicked off a major active-shooter response exercise for the Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) earlier today, …
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Ryan Rawl Memorial Event Kicks-off Independence Day in S.C.
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 Sheriff Leon Lott. It’s a …
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S.C. Sheriff Featured in New OpsLens-CRTV Talk Show ‘Experience Matters’
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Richland County (S.C.) Sheriff Leon Lott was the featured guest of EXPERIENCE MATTERS, a new CRTV television program hosted by Drew Berquist of the OpsLens Media Group, …