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W. Thomas Smith Jr.

W. Thomas Smith Jr., a special deputy with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department in Richland County, South Carolina, is a formerly deployed U.S. Marine infantry leader and former SWAT team officer in the nuclear industry.

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Police Heroes
South Carolina Sheriff receives Salvation Army bell ringer commendation award
Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott accepts award on behalf of the men and women of the Richland County (S.C.) Sheriff’s Department
November 21, 2023 12:37 PM
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Investigations
Netflix series ‘MISSING: Dead or Alive’ renews for Season Two
The popular series follows Richland County Sheriff’s Department investigators as they work missing persons cases
September 22, 2023 02:33 PM
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Investigations
New Netflix series to feature South Carolina investigators
“Missing: Dead or Alive” will follow Richland County Sheriff’s Department investigators as they work missing persons cases
April 28, 2023 03:03 PM
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Command Staff - Chiefs / Sheriffs
South Carolina Sheriff promoted to state major general
Leon Lott serves as Richland County sheriff and S.C. State Guard commander
February 06, 2023 01:54 PM
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SWAT
Decision-making autonomy key for tactical operators
Richland County (S.C.) Sheriff’s Department Corporal Peter Hart describes what makes RCSD’s Special Response Team unique
December 15, 2022 09:16 PM
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Command Staff - Chiefs / Sheriffs
Setting the bar
Maria Yturria becomes the first Hispanic officer to hold the second-highest rank in the Richland County Sheriff’s Department’s 200-plus-year history
September 27, 2022 09:32 AM
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Patrol Issues
‘On Patrol: Live’ agency lineup announced
New program airing on REELZ will follow format of former A&E television series ‘LIVE PD’
July 07, 2022 01:29 PM
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Community Policing
Sheriff’s department in South Carolina pledges to ‘do no harm’
Law enforcement agency becomes first nationwide to make peace officer promise
May 04, 2022 04:05 PM
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Police Heroes
Deputy becomes first from South Carolina to receive U.S. Attorney General’s award
U.S. Justice Department recognizes deputy’s heroism and quick thinking
April 26, 2022 12:04 PM
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Police Heroes
South Carolina Deputy’s return to West Africa and back, and why
Senior Deputy Thomas Browne, whose family fled Liberia during that country’s bloody civil war, works to give back
February 22, 2022 10:38 AM
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