COLUMBIA -- A memorial honoring Master Public Safety Officer Scotty Richardson brought comfort to his loved ones but also reminded them of their pain.
By Sarita Chourey | Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Charles Barranco became Director of Aiken Public Safety on Jan. 21, and has had to lead the department through a difficult period following the deaths of two of its officers.
By Summer Moore | Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012
Experts are working to help officers who live through shootings or witness the death of a colleague get through it and get back on the job.
By Steve Crawford | Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012
There is one unwritten rule that every police officer knows: “Make sure you go home at the end of your shift.” Sadly, not every officer is able to comply.
By Steve Crawford | Friday, Feb. 17, 2012
The man charged in the slaying of an Aiken Public Safety officer will have a bond hearing Thursday morning.
By Steve Crawford | Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012
Aiken Mayor Fred Cavanaugh presented character awards to the members of Aiken Public Safety's C shift during the City Council meeting Monday night.
Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012
Four Aiken Public Safety officers remain off regular duty while awaiting the outcome of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division's investigation into a shootout that left a police officer dead.
By Steve Crawford | Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012
The man suspected in the shooting death of an Aiken policeman will return to South Carolina to face the charges.
By Steve Crawford | Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012
The man suspected of fatally wounding an Aiken policeman last month has been transferred from a Richmond County hospital to its jail.
By Steve Crawford | Monday, Jan. 2, 2012
Stephon Carter, the man arrested in the Dec. 20 slaying of Aiken Master Public Safety Officer Scotty Richardson, remains in the hospital.
By Steve Crawford | Friday, Dec. 30, 2011
The family of Stephon M. Carter has hired trial lawyer Carl B. Grant as a defense attorney, according to a statement from Grant's firm, which has offices in Columbia and Orangeburg, S.C.
By Steve Crawford | Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011
AIKEN — Bethany Cemetery was a sea of uniforms Tuesday afternoon as friends, family, community members and law enforcement officers gathered to lay Aiken Master Public Safety Officer Scotty ...
By Gracie Shepherd and Summer Moore | Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011
AIKEN — For hours Monday, people from Aiken County and elsewhere lined the streets of the city waiting to pay their respects to an officer many had never met.
By Bianca Cain | Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011
The Richardson family has released a statement regarding the death of Aiken Master Public Safety Officer Scotty Richardson.
Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011
A vigil is planned tonight and a funeral on Tuesday for Master Aiken Public Safety Officer Scotty Richardson.
Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011
Scotty Richardson became the fifth Aiken Public Safety Department officer to die in the line of duty.
By Steve Crawford | Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011
AIKEN - The shootout Tuesday night that killed Aiken Master Public Safety Officer Scotty Richardson and sent a suspect to the hospital with a gunshot wound involved several officers who ...
By Bianca Cain Johnson and Steve Crawford | Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011
If you knew Scotty Richardson growing up, you knew a guy who would make a good cop.
By Mike Rosier | Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011
AIKEN -- Neighbors at Pace's Run Apartments were still talking Wednesday about fatal shooting.
By Bianca Cain | Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011
