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Wednesday, April 10, 2013  The Richland County Sheriff's Dept. held an awards ceremony Wednesday. Sheriff Leon Lott recognized the roles his deputies have played in preserving public safety.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  A Richland County deputy, whose life was saved by a bulletproof vest, spoke about the experience for the first time Tuesday afternoon.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  Chester County Sheriff Alex Underwood is alive today because of his bullet proof vest.

Monday, September 24, 2012  Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott raised an additional $2,000 for charity by getting shocked by a stun gun for two seconds.

Thursday, July 19, 2012  A Columbia police officer is getting a ballistic vest from an area business owner.

Thursday, March 01, 2012  A judge refused Thursday to release the dashboard camera video of a traffic stop that led to the shooting death of an Aiken police officer in December.

Thursday, February 16, 2012  A judge has refused to release to the public the videotape from a dashboard camera that captured the fatal December shooting of an Aiken police officer.

Wednesday, November 09, 2011  A visit to a local salon is helping to protect the lives of some Columbia Police Department officers.

Thursday, May 19, 2011  Columbia police officers will be able to hit the streets a little safer thanks to a major donation from Wal-Mart.

Thursday, May 05, 2011  In-Vest USA presented bulletproof vests to two Midlands law enforcement agencies on Thursday.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011  A bulletproof vest is credited with saving the live of a Columbia Police Officer who was shot in the chest Wednesday morning.  Columbia police require all of their officers to wear the vests, but not every department in the Midlands can afford the life saving tools.  One company is helping provide vests to departments without.

Sunday, April 05, 2009  South Carolina's top prosecutor is joining with a nonprofit group to donate bulletproof vests to some of the state's law enforcement officers.