Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott would like for the community and media to be aware of an upcoming training event taking place in Richland County on Monday and Tuesday January 20 and 21, 2014. Due to Sheriff Leon Lotts longstanding commitment to making sure that Deputies are trained and prepared for every event and potential threat and his desire to assist the military to ensure their preparations; deputies and army personnel will be working together on training exercises the first of this week. The Sheriff stated that citizens will see military and Sheriffs Department vehicles in and around Richland County on Monday and Tuesday. Sheriff Leon Lott stated the the main parts of the training will occur in Lower Richland County (near Eastover and Hopkins), Elgin (near Screaming Eagle Road) and North Richland County (Outbound Monticello Road). Citizens may see military and departmental vehicles traveling in and around rural and metropolitan areas and may hear ordinance being set off or fired which will be simulated/ blanks and controlled by trained personnel.
Posted on: Mon, 20 Jan 2014 16:10:37 +0000
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