A second teenager and his mother have been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a 15-year-old boy on December 16 ...

Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott vows to hold parents of juveniles connected with K9 shooting with “something that has never ...

The mother of one of the teens arrested in connection to the killing of K9 Bumi has been arrested.Sheriff Leon Lott made the ...

The Parental Accountability Initiative aims to encourage parents to be more aware of what their kids are doing.

Lott first joined law enforcement in 1975 as a patrol officer. Now tied as the longest serving sheriff in the county, Lott says being sworn in for an 8th term in a Richland County Courthouse Tuesday ...

Police in Columbia, South Carolina, are mourning the loss of their police K-9 Bumi, who was shot and killed during a police chase in December.

Shameka Williams is facing charges after her 13-year-old son admitted to shooting Richland County Sheriff K9 Officer Bumi.

I’ve said it over and over this past year. Juveniles with guns is going to get you one of two places — the cemetery or in ...

In light of the recent shooting death of a Richland County K9, the Sheriff's Department has announced a new initiative to hold parents accountable.

And the question I get asked a lot is: ‘Where are the parents?' ” Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said. Richland County Sheriff's Department Facebook “Unfortunately what ... we’ve seen ...

Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said Bumi was shot at least two times and was wearing a vest, but was hit underneath it in the chest. “We took Bumi to the vet anyway to see what we could do ...