Guardians of the Night 5K

The Richland County Sheriff’s Department K-9 Unit is part of the Special Teams Division. The K-9 Unit currently has sixteen K9 teams. The purpose of the K-9 Unit is to provide the citizens of Richland County with trained police service dogs to help locate illegal narcotics, apprehend fleeing felons, detect explosive devices and find lost/missing persons. To accomplish this, the unit utilizes sixteen police service dogs. Each dog has proven on numerous occasions to be an asset to the department and the community.