MANSFIELD — Sheriff J. Steve Sheldon announced Monday the Ohio Department of Public Safety’s (ODPS) Ohio Traffic Safety Office (OTSO) awarded $78,633.68 in federal traffic safety funding to the Richland County Sheriff’s Office for federal fiscal year 2025-2026. “These funds are critical in ensuring that we are doing everything we possibly can to keep our […]
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Sheriff reminds Richland County residents ATVs, etc. are banned from roads
MANSFIELD — The Richland County Sheriff’s Office would like to remind the citizens of Richland County that All-Terrain Vehicles (ATV) or side-by-sides, snowmobiles, and off-highway motorcycle vehicles, are not permitted to be operated upon county roads. “The number of accidents occurring within the county is disturbing,” Sheriff Steve Sheldon said. With the increase of ATV […]
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29-year-old woman dies at Richland County Jail
MANSFIELD — A 29-year-old woman died Wednesday at the Richland County Jail, according to a press release from Sheriff Steve Sheldon. Corrections officers at 7:08 a.m. found an “unresponsive female inmate,” identified as Maggie Copeland, in a medical unit cell at the jail, according to the sheriff. “Correctional officers and the jail’s medical staff responded to […]