Your W-2s have arrived and you might have even started your tax return. With tax season here, it’s important for all of us to be on guard against tax-related scams. A sophisticated phone scam targeting taxpayers, including recent immigrants, has been making the rounds throughout the county. Callers claim to be IRS employees, using fake […]
Last month, the Lexington County Council approved a program I immediately started to help the Sheriff’s Department recruit and retain employees. This initiative is the first phase of a comprehensive recruitment and retention plan we submitted in the requested budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Filling positions has been a challenge for the agency for […]
Each time a law enforcement officer stops on the side of the road and gets out to help motorist, investigate a crash or conduct a traffic stop, they are putting their own lives at risk. To address the heightened danger involved in these roadside stops, every state has enacted “Move Over” laws, requiring motorists to […]
The tragic train derailment in February 2018 was an incident that brought together scores of first response agencies to address a major emergency. As large as the incident was, it could’ve been more difficult. The CSX train was empty when the Amtrak passenger train crashed into it. If there had been hazardous material on board, […]