Crime prevention tips

-- Always keep doors and windows locked. Install deadbolt locks on all your doors.

-- Keep your home well lit at night, inside and out, and keep your curtains closed at night.

-- Install a peephole in your front door so you can see callers without opening the door.

-- Ask for proper identification from deliverymen or strangers. Don't be afraid of asking if they are legitimate.

-- If a stranger asks to use your telephone, offer to place the call for him/her yourself. Never let a stranger into your home.

-- Do not leave notes on your door when you are gone, and do not hide your keys under the mat or in other conspicuous places.

-- Never give out information over the phone indicating you are alone or that you won't be home at a certain time.

-- When you are gone for more than a day, make sure your home looks and sounds occupied. Use an automatic timer to turn on lights and a radio or TV.

-- Have your paychecks or government checks sent directly to your bank account.

-- Never withdraw money from your bank accounts for anyone except yourself. Be wary of con artists and get-rich schemes that probably are too good to be true.

-- If you arrive at home and suspect a stranger may be inside, don't go in. Leave quietly and call 911 to report the crime.

-- If you have been swindled or conned, report the crime to your local police. Con artists count on their victim's reluctance to admit they’ve been duped, but if you delay, you help them get away.

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Online Employee Compliment/Complaint

The Richland County Sheriff's Department accepts commendations & complaints for our employees' "On-Line". If you would like to commend or complain the actions of a Richland County Sheriff's Department employee, please complete the form below and an Administrator from the Department will contact you to confirm the information.

 

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  Sheriff Sales
Following is a list of Property that is to be auctioned off under the direction of Sheriff Hires.  Sales start on the Richland County Courthouse steps at 9am.

Sale Date      Case #         Defendant                       Address
           1.  There is currently no property to be sold



PROJECT ALERT     
www.projectalert.com 
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Project ALERT is a proven solution— nationally recognized, middle grade, substance abuse program that gives students insight, understanding and actual skills for resisting substance abuse. Project ALERT successfully addresses tobacco, alcohol, marijuana and inhalants, the substances teens are most likely to use. 
The current PROJECT ALERT Officer is Deputy Robbie Blythe.  Deputy Blythe reaches out to 5th graders at the Noble and East Richland Middle Schools.  He can be contacted at:                 618-395-7481  


Deputy Robbie Blythe