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Richland County Sheriff to train police force in Iraq (AUDIO)

July 19, 2010 By

Training police officers is nothing new to Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott.  But even for the DEA agent-turned-sheriff is taking his experience to a different level as he will help to break in Iraqi soldiers –in Iraq.

Richland County Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman Monique Mack says Lott was selected by the U.S. Army and the Iraqi government forces to teach at the Iraqi police college. He will be there for a few weeks to train existing and novice officers about community policing.  Sheriff Lott will also focus on how to incorporate women into the police force, something Richland County has been doing since 1973.

Mack spoke with SCRN’s Ashley Byrd about Lott’s special mission:

AUDIO: Deputy Mack on Leon Lott (2:47)

The exact dates of Lott’s training visit will not be published for U.S. security purposes.

Filed Under: Crime & Courts, Military, News

Greene: What are my opponent’s solutions? (AUDIO)

July 19, 2010 By

Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate Alvin Greene continues to make more public appearances after his first official speech in Manning.

Greene has had much national attention after his Democratic primary win in June.  The unemployed military veteran and political unknown managed to beat former South Carolina lawmaker Vic Rawl in the primary. Now, he faces Senator Jim DeMint in November. After accepting an invite by the NAACP to speak at Manning Junior High School over the weekend, Greene appeared on Charleston affiliate WTMA.

AUDIO: Greene on his speech (:28)

Greene’s speech was his first public appearance since winning the primary. Greene says he wants to create jobs.

AUDIO: Greene on jobs (:16)

Greene says he DOES plan on debating his GOP opponent, Senator Jim DeMint in September.

AUDIO: Greene on DeMint (:08)

Greene says he called the DeMint campaign and left a message but received no response.

Filed Under: News, Politics & Government

Small plane crash near Charleston, one dead

July 19, 2010 By

The crash of a small plane has killed a person in Mt. Pleasant. The plane crashed and caught fire while trying to land Monday afternoon. The Mt. Pleasant Police Department says the plane went off the runway at the Mount Pleasant Regional Airport near Highway 17 and there was a lot of smoke due to grass fires from the crash.

Dozens of rescue personnel and police had to wait until the fires were extinguished so that they could get closer to the crash site. A Federal Aviation Administration spokesperson said the plane appears to be a single-engine experimental aircraft called Comp Air 8. The plane was registered to Bogco Aviation Inc. in Wilmington, Delaware.

Filed Under: Accidents & Disasters, News, Transportation

South Carolina soldier dies in Kandahar IED attack

July 19, 2010 By

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a South Carolina soldier serving Operation Enduring Freedom. Sgt. 1st Class John H. Jarrell, 32, of the Hampton County town of Brunson, S.C. died July 15 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.

He was one of two killed in this attack. Jarrell was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Filed Under: Military, News

New Black Panthers strike racial nerve in Newberry

July 19, 2010 By

Reported by Heather Hawkins, WKDK in Newberry

About 200 people gathered in Newberry’s Wise St. Park on Saturday for a rally and march organized by the New Black Panther party. This spotlight on Newberry follows the murder and dragging of Anthony Hill on June 2 and has struck a nerve within the black community both here in Newberry and around the country.

The crowd at Wise St. Park consisted of long time activists from as far away as Louisiana, reporters from as far away as New York, and a large number of Newberry residents. One of the Newberry residents WKDK spoke to says they attended the rally because they believe that “despite the other details of the case dragging a black man behind a truck is the ‘modern day lynching’ and definitely a hate crime.” Others say they believe that these protests can bring unity within the community and shed light on what they see as unequal treatment by law enforcement, the housing authority and local businesses. And others were simply there out of curiosity.

The crowd had grown to more than 300 by the time the march reached the Newberry County Courthouse steps with both white and black observers on the sidelines. At the steps, Washington attorney and New Black Panther leader Malik Zulu Shabazz repeated the groups demands: [Read more...]

Filed Under: Crime & Courts, News
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