Lott: 'It's our job to build relationships'
Richland Sheriff Leon Lott, local officers share philosophy on relationship-centered policing
BY ALAYSHA MAPLE
alaysha@theitem.com
alaysha@theitem.com
Posted 6/27/26
For more than five decades, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott has watched policing evolve.
When he first pinned on a badge in 1975, he said the job was straightforward. Today, he thinks the profession demands something more.
"When I started in …
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