Richland County police are using facial recognition technology and combing social media to arrest people tied to the violence and unrest that followed peaceful protests in late May.
The Richland County Sheriff’s Department and Columbia Police Department have charged more than 80 people with crimes, ranging from curfew violations to arson of police vehicles, after unrest escalated from social justice protests on May 30 and 31 in Columbia. The protests followed the killing of George Floyd in Minnesota.
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