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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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Infection Control
COVID-19 response: South Carolina sheriff increasing agency’s visibility
The Richland County Sheriff’s Department is fielding approximately 120 additional personnel not usually on the street
April 02, 2020 09:19 AM
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Patrol Issues
S.C. sheriff’s office to add ‘peace officer’ on deputies’ vests
The move is being undertaken to convey messages of peace, security and reassurance during the current COVID-19 pandemic
March 27, 2020 02:26 PM
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Investigations
Multi-agency, sex-sting operation targets online predators
Operation Relentless Guardian was conducted by law enforcement officers clandestinely posing as preteen and teenage girls in Internet chat rooms and on gaming apps
August 19, 2019 04:29 PM
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Community Policing
How a “Peace Officer” identity initiative is changing public perception
The Richland County Sheriff’s Department recently added the words PEACE OFFICER to its patrol vehicle fleet
July 09, 2019 07:30 PM
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Leadership
S.C. sheriff assumes command of State Guard
Established as the First Provincial Militia in 1670, the SCSG is an all-volunteer state defense force organization within the S.C. Military Department
December 04, 2018 05:07 PM
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Investigations
How new DNA technologies are changing criminal investigations
Using DNA evidence, Richland County investigators were able to solve a grisly murder from 30 years ago
August 28, 2018 05:17 PM
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Investigations
Sting operation in South Carolina nabs scores of child predators, prostitutes, sex purchasers
Multi-agency task force led by Richland County Sheriff’s Department arrested 18 persons suspected of being child predators and another 20 for prostitution
July 27, 2018 06:12 PM
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Active Shooter
LEOs conduct large-scale, active-shooter response exercise in S.C.
Training not only prepares deputies and other responding officers, but enhances the public’s confidence in LE ability to protect them from any and all threats
July 18, 2018 10:20 AM
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Community Relations
A hidden crisis: LE team delivers elder-abuse awareness
Richland County Sheriff’s Department’s Elder Abuse Awareness Team aims to educate the public about the epidemic of elderly abuse in America
June 15, 2018 08:10 AM
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Police Training
How a SC sheriff’s department is combatting police PTSD on the front-end
The program is designed to prevent or lessen the effects of PTSD before it surfaces, and help identify the disorder even if it is hiding or lying dormant
January 22, 2018 01:54 PM
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