https://www.sodacitynews.com Richland County courts, public safety blotter, and legal reporting. en-us 2026-09-26T05:47:37Z https://www.sodacitynews.com/news/crime-nolan-wells-ben-crump-files-subpoenas-grand-jury-records-2026 https://www.sodacitynews.com/news/crime-nolan-wells-ben-crump-files-subpoenas-grand-jury-records-2026 2026-09-25T08:15:00.000Z newsdesk@sodacitynews.com (Legal Affairs Correspondent) Crime & Courts Ben Crump files urgent legal motions seeking forensic cell phone dumps, Snapchat logs, and witness communications. https://www.sodacitynews.com/news/crime-richland-county-sheriff-busts-interstate-luxury-auto-theft-ring-2026 https://www.sodacitynews.com/news/crime-richland-county-sheriff-busts-interstate-luxury-auto-theft-ring-2026 2026-09-25T07:15:00.000Z newsdesk@sodacitynews.com (Crime Desk Bureau) Crime & Courts RCSD investigators recover 24 stolen high-end vehicles worth over $2.1M following coordinated Midlands raids. https://www.sodacitynews.com/news/crime-south-carolina-supreme-court-upholds-new-dna-evidence-statute-2026 https://www.sodacitynews.com/news/crime-south-carolina-supreme-court-upholds-new-dna-evidence-statute-2026 2026-09-25T06:30:00.000Z newsdesk@sodacitynews.com (Appellate Legal Reporter) Crime & Courts Unanimous ruling confirms inmates can petition for modern forensic DNA testing on historical evidence without arbitrary statutory timebars. https://www.sodacitynews.com/news/crime-columbia-police-expand-neighborhood-patrol-sensor-program-2026 https://www.sodacitynews.com/news/crime-columbia-police-expand-neighborhood-patrol-sensor-program-2026 2026-09-25T06:00:00.000Z newsdesk@sodacitynews.com (Civic Safety Reporter) Crime & Courts Chief Skip Holbrook outlines second-phase rollout of real-time acoustic gunshot detection and rapid dispatch coordination. https://www.sodacitynews.com/news/crime-federal-grand-jury-indicts-cybercrime-wire-fraud-syndicate-2026 https://www.sodacitynews.com/news/crime-federal-grand-jury-indicts-cybercrime-wire-fraud-syndicate-2026 2026-09-25T05:30:00.000Z newsdesk@sodacitynews.com (Federal Court Reporter) Crime & Courts U.S. Attorney for South Carolina reveals charges against international phishing syndicate targeting Midlands home buyers. https://www.sodacitynews.com/news/crime-interpol-global-cyber-extortion-syndicate-dismantled-2026 https://www.sodacitynews.com/news/crime-interpol-global-cyber-extortion-syndicate-dismantled-2026 2026-09-21T09:15:00.000Z newsdesk@sodacitynews.com (Federal Law & Cybercrime Desk) Crime & Courts Coordinated dawn raids resulted in 24 arrests and the seizure of $42 million in encrypted assets tied to extortion attacks on municipal hospitals and water treatment plants. https://www.sodacitynews.com/news/crime-supreme-court-fall-term-ai-patent-regulatory-cases-2026 https://www.sodacitynews.com/news/crime-supreme-court-fall-term-ai-patent-regulatory-cases-2026 2026-09-21T08:45:00.000Z newsdesk@sodacitynews.com (Supreme Court Bureau) Crime & Courts Justices will decide foundational questions regarding machine-generated intellectual property ownership and administrative deference under federal oversight acts. https://www.sodacitynews.com/news/crime-icc-human-trafficking-evidence-hearing-hague-2026 https://www.sodacitynews.com/news/crime-icc-human-trafficking-evidence-hearing-hague-2026 2026-09-21T08:20:00.000Z newsdesk@sodacitynews.com (International Justice Correspondent) Crime & Courts Chief prosecutors presented harrowing forensic evidence and financial money trails dismantling a brutal Mediterranean extortion network operating out of North Africa. https://www.sodacitynews.com/news/crime-manhattan-grand-jury-indicts-fintech-executives-laundering-2026 https://www.sodacitynews.com/news/crime-manhattan-grand-jury-indicts-fintech-executives-laundering-2026 2026-09-21T07:55:00.000Z newsdesk@sodacitynews.com (New York Legal Bureau) Crime & Courts Federal prosecutors allege corporate officers manipulated automated peer-to-peer payment routing to funnel illicit proceeds through bogus commercial shell entities. https://www.sodacitynews.com/news/crime-london-met-police-recover-stolen-renaissance-masterpieces-2026 https://www.sodacitynews.com/news/crime-london-met-police-recover-stolen-renaissance-masterpieces-2026 2026-09-21T07:30:00.000Z newsdesk@sodacitynews.com (Scotland Yard Affairs Desk) Crime & Courts Art and Antiquities officers arrested five black-market brokers and safely secured three 16th-century Italian oil paintings missing since a museum burglary.