Task Force Adjusts to Changing Gang Tactics

South Carolina Public Radio | By Tut Underwood

Published February 21, 2017 at 2:13 PM EST

As times and technology evolve, so does crime. Members of the Midlands Gang Task Force, a union of specialists from the Richland and Lexington County Sheriff’s Offices, the Columbia, Cayce and West Columbia Police Departments and more, see the methods of area gangs change from drug and violent crime, increasingly to white collar crimes such as tax and insurance fraud and identity theft. In this report, officers from the Columbia Police Department and the Richland County Sheriff’s Office discuss these changes, why they’re occurring and how law enforcement is changing to deal with the problem of gangs.

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Tut Underwood

Tut Underwood is producer of South Carolina Focus, a weekly news feature. A native of Alabama, Tut graduated from Auburn University with a BA in Speech Communication. He worked in radio in his hometown before moving to Columbia where he received a Master of Mass Communications degree from the University of South Carolina, and worked for local radio while pursuing his degree. He also worked in television. He was employed as a public information specialist for USC, and became Director of Public Information and Marketing for the South Carolina State Museum. His hobbies include reading, listening to music in a variety of styles and collecting movies and old time radio programs.

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