Have you ever wondered what it’s like to work in Law Enforcement? From being a Deputy on patrol, or what it’s like to work in corrections. We'll dig into Cold Case investigations, and reveal the multitude of untold stories of how our officers give back to the community All stories from your neighbors, the hard working men and women who serve the citizens of York County. Join us of for - YCSO Behind the Badge - the official podcast of the York County Sheriff’s Office.
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York County's Home for News, Talk and Sports.
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06/19/24: Trent Faris – York County Sheriff’s Office P.I.O.
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It’s “Wanted Wednesday” with York County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer, Trent Faris.By Steven Stone
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06/19/24 – Brian Jones, Rock Hill PRT- Supervisor for Rock Hill Indoor Sports & Event Center
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Lucas and Ashley welcome Brian Jones.By Steven Stone
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06/19/24: Jacona Hester – Town of Fort Mill Events Coordinator
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Lucas and Ashley welcome Jacona Hester.By Steven Stone
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In this podcast, we highlight some of the missing persons cases our Detective are working on, some date back to the 1970's.
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06/18/24: Jennifer Sandler – Ex. Director Historic Rock Hill
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Jennifer Sandler visits Palmetto Mornings.By Steven Stone
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06/18/24: Rinice Sauls – Chief HR Officer & Bryan Dillon – PIO Clover School District
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Lucas and Alex welcome Rinice Sauls and Bryan Dillon.By Steven Stone
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06/17/24: Dr. Martha Edwards – Pediatrician
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Dr. Martha Edwards visits Palmetto MorningsBy Steven Stone
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06/17/24: Mary Beth Knapp – Humane Society Of York County
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It’s “Monday’s With Mary Beth” on Palmetto Mornings.By Steven Stone
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06/14/24: Sabrina Myles & Stacey Anderson – Juneteenth
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Sabrina Myles & Stacey Anderson visit Palmetto Mornings.By Steven Stone
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Blackmon Huckabee, Jr. calls in to Palmetto Mornings. He is the Clemson Football Player who sang the national anthem in uniform prior to Clemson’s Military Appreciation Day win against Georgia Tech.By Steven Stone
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06/13/24: Indira Eskieva – Strategic Communications and Marketing Dir – York Technical College
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Ashley and Alex welcome Indira Eskieva.By Steven Stone
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The Cliffs Notes Version of Constitutional Carry in SC
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YCSO Staff Attorney Heather Mouzon plus Fire Arms Investigator and CWP Instructor Buddy Brown break down the fairly new Constitutional Carry Law in SC.
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The Beat of Life: Nashville Song Writers Come to the York County Detention Center
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The Beat of Life is a group of Nashville song writers who've worked with names like Jelly Roll, Dolly Parton, and Tim McGraw. Those artists are on their 5th trip to the York County Detention Center to help inmate participants write and perform songs to help our inmates possibly turn their lives around. The Beat of Life is a Nashville-based non-prof…
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SCAM ALERT! Scammers Target the YCSO Detention Center
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Assistant Chief Jail Administrator Rodney Hope talks about three scams that have surfaced involving bonding inmates out of the detention center.
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National Correctional Officers Week with Sgt. Bobby Heath
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May 5–10 is National Correctional Officers Appreciation week. We talk with Sgt. Bobby Heath about his 15-year career as a YCSO detention officer.
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Piedmont Medical Center (PMC) SANE Program
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Sexual assault can be extremely traumatic for anyone. Today we talk about the highly trained SANE nurses at Piedmont Medical Center who help our detectives gather crucial evidence to help investigate sexual assault cases.
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This week, we speak to three recent YCSO Citizens Academy graduates on their experiences during the 6-week program.
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The YCSO Citizen's Advisory Board will be comprised of citizens of diverse backgrounds from our four geographic districts. The purpose of creating this group is to strengthen the ties between our agency and the citizens we serve. The role of the Citizens Advisory Board is to bring concerns from the community to command staff and offer suggestions a…
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Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Safe Passage.
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April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. It is a tough subject to talk about, but it’s a necessary one. Kerby McKinnell the Sexual Trauma Services Coordinator at Safe Passage in Rock Hill, and Capt. Mike Ligon of the Catawba Nation Tribal Police to discuss an upcoming training for those who work with victims of sexual assault. To learn more visit s…
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Sheriff Tolson presents the 2023 annual report
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The YCSO 2023 annual report is out. Follow this link: https://www.yorkcountysheriff.com/DocumentCenter/View/2376/2023-Annual-Report - to read along as we discuss the report on this week's YCSO: Behind the Badge.
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The oldest and one of the newest cold cases in York County.
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We open up the cold case file to discuss the oldest cold case and a new cold case Detective Lanelle Day is working on at the YCSO.
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In this bonus episode of YCSO Behind the Badge, we talk about scams. More specifically, the types of scams where suspects impersonate real YCSO employees. We discuss how to identify a scam and how to avoid becoming a victim.
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It's Not Like TV. The Real SVU of the YCSO
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This week, we talk with Sgt. Amy Smith of the YCSO Special Victims Unit (SVU) about the work that detectives do that's unlike what you may see portrayed on TV shows. *Note: Apologies for the poor audio quality.
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Lt. Lovelace's 32 years as a legacy deputy
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Lt. Kelly Lovelace is the supervisor of the YCSO office of professional standards. She and her team work hard each day to recruit and retain officers that can adhere to our core values of character, honesty, accountability, integrity, and most of all, respect.
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Recruiting a retaining good people to be Detention Officers
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Sgt. Michael Hewitt talks about our 7th detention officer hiring event, and how Sheriff Kevin Tolson is working diligently in 2024 to retain those officers we hire.
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Lt. David Frye and the Point In Time count
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We talk with District Commander Lt. David Frye about his 39-year career. As part of his duties, Lt. Frye helps several non-profit organizations identify and locate homeless people in Rock Hill, and in turn, he and his deputies help those in need get the services available to them.
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Sheriff Tolson 2024 State of the Sheriff's Office
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Sheriff Kevin Tolson talks about 2023 and what's coming in 2024.
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For 14 years, Mel Thomas, in her off time and using donations, has purchased Christmas presents for the less fortunate children in York County. Listen to how you can help on this episode of YCSO Behind the Badge.
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18 months as a Detention Officer, making a positive impact.
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Corporal Atarsha Stinson has been a detention officer for just 18-months, her positive attitude has made an impact on inmates and her career advancement at the York County Sheriff's Office.
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40 Bloodhounds and their police K9 handlers from Alabama, Indiana, Georgia, Virginia, South Carolina, and North Carolina converge on Kings Mountain State Park for the 24th Police Bloodhound Winter Training Seminar.
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In this edition of Behind the Badge, we ride with four deputies who have been on the road as enforcement deputies for a little more than a year. We talk about their experiences and opportunities they've discovered since becoming part of the YCSO family.
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Holiday Traffic Safety and the Carolina Squat Law
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At the beginning of the holiday traffic season, we talk with our traffic enforcement unit about safety tips and the new Carolina Squat Law that just passed.
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If it wasn't for the hard working people in the Evidence Control Unit to catalog and maintain crime evidence, our detectives and investigators wouldn’t be able to follow up and then solve any case, more or less get them to court in front of a jury.
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Cold Case Solved: The 1992 murder of Baby Angel Hope
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In 1992, an infant girl was found inside a plastic Sears shopping bag floating in the Catawba River between Fort Mill and Rock Hill. For 29 years, leads on the case ran cold until science caught up to help bring closure to the murder of Baby Angel Hope.
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Bentley vs. Police Car Viral Video. We answer your questions.
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Back in August 2023, we created a funny little video that was going around on social media mimicking an ASMR Bentley luxury car video. Here's the link - https://www.instagram.com/reel/CwNizP3KZAK/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== The video quickly went viral on Instagram, Facebook and Tik Tok. Through the video, we received a lot…
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2023 Sheriff's Foundation of York County Fundraiser Golf Tournament
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For 16 years, the Sheriff's Foundation of York County has hosted a golf tournament at Springfield Golf Club in Fort Mill as the main fundraising endeavor for student scholarships, the Mike Doty officer assistance fund, and other student law enforcement career programs. This year, we thank Smart Communications and Founders Federal Credit Union for b…
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2022 Annual Report Review with Sheriff Tolson
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If you like numbers and statistics, this episode of YCSO: Behind the Badge is for you. See the 2022 Annual Report for yourself on our website via this link - https://www.yorkcountysheriff.com/DocumentCenter/View/2132/2022-Annual-Report
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Meet the New YCSO Director of Employee Wellness
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Sheriff Kevin Tolson introduces the new Director of Employee Wellness, Dr. Nikki Vasilas and the important role she has within the sheriff's office.
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Catching you up on the highlights during the month of May here at the YCSO.
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The days of January 16 and 17 changed the lives of many law enforcement officers in York County forever, but not more than Buddy Brown and Randy Clinton. On this episode we catch up with Brown and Clinton 5-years later.
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In late 2021 Sheriff Kevin Tolson wanted to make a focus on building and maintaining positive relationships with members of our community. He created a new position of Community Relations Liaison. On this edition of Behind the Badge we meet Community Relations Officer Cpl. Johnathan Gilbert. #YCSONews…
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Arrive Alive! Thanksgiving Travel Safety with Sgt. Ryan Quinn
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Thanksgiving traffic safety with Sgt. Ryan Quinn of the YCSO Traffic Enforcement Unit.
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Want a career as a Detention Officer? Why not take a tour first.
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On this edition of YCSO Behind the Badge we talk with YCSO Chief Jail Administrator John Hicks about a new program to hire good people to become great detention officers.
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Sheriff Kevin Tolson discusses topics ranging from medical marijuana bill, the fentanyl crisis, and hiring great officers.
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YCSO Behind the Badge: SC Senate Bill 150
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On this edition of YCSO Behind the Badge - We are sharing a recent Crime to Court episode which features Sheriff Kevin Tolson, Sheriff Mark Lamb from Pinal County Arizona and South Carolina SLED Chief Mark Keel. The discussion is on SC Senate Bill 150 on medical marijuana
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YCSO Behind the Badge - Crime Prevention Porch Pirates and Car Break Ins
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Tis the season to go stealin'. December is prime time for criminals to become real life Grinches. This week on the podcast we talk to our Property Crimes Unit about how crime prevention begins with you.
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YCSO Behind the Badge - Major Hudgins Retires after 40 years of service
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Major Robbie Hudgins Retires after 40 years of service.
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YCSO Behind the Badge - Drugs in Disguise
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On this episode we talk about the scary trend of drug dealers pressing pills with fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and other narcotics in the shapes of popular logos, cartoon characters and even Santa Claus. Our YCSO Drug Chemists help us identify these dangerous pill that could be mistaken by kids as just sugar candies.…
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YCSO Behind the Badge - Ask a Deputy: Traffic Enforcement Questions
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Do you have a burning question about traffic safety in York County? Need a holiday traffic safety question answered? We took your questions from our social media pages and answered them to the best of our ability on this week's YCSO Behind the Badge #Podcast.
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YCSO Behind the Badge - Cold Case: Hispanic John Doe
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On October 30, 2005 two hunters scouting a place to hunt off Pleasant Road and Vista Road in Fort Mill discovered the skeletal remains of a person buried in shallow grave. The person was deliberately covered with tree branches and had been there about a year. Forensic examination found that the person was a Hispanic man possibly from Guatemala. He …
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