MANSFIELD — A man was arrested and cash and suspected drugs seized following a Monday raid in Mansfield, according to a press release issued by the METRICH Enforcement Unit and Mansfield Police Chief Jason Bammann. Emmanuel Washington, 47, was arrested on charges including three counts of trafficking in methamphetamine and possession of methamphetamine, officials stated […]
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Mansfield Police honor 5 top cops
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Division of Police honored its top cops at a banquet earlier this month. “This event recognizes the outstanding work performed by all employees throughout the year,” Jason Bammann, Chief of Police stated. “While the evening highlights our five major awards, a wide array of additional awards are also presented to honor […]
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Mansfield to add 4 new police officers with $1.3 million federal COPS grant
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Police Department will be able to add four new officers with a new $1.3 million federal grant. Chief Jason Bammann announced Friday afternoon the MPD was notified it will receive $1,340,792 from the U.S. Dept. of Justice Community Oriented Policing Services grant. The MPD applied for the four-year grant in May, […]
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Mansfield police investigate shots fired Friday night in downtown parking lot
MANSFIELD — Mansfield police are investigating several shots fired Friday night in the Municipal Parking lot downtown. Police Chief Jason Bammann said Saturday morning no one was shot during the incident, which he said occurred around 1 a.m. He said multiple shell casings were recovered from the parking lot at the corner of Fourth and […]
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Mansfield police chief clears officer involved in arrest that injured 67-year-old man
MANSFIELD — Mansfield police Chief Jason Bammann said Thursday an officer has been cleared of any wrongdoing in the April 22 arrest of a Bowman Street man injured during the incident. Bammann issued an emailed statement after a Wednesday night report by a Cleveland television station about the arrest of a 67-year-old man stopped by […]
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Mansfield Police Chief offers update on 5-year-old boy’s death in a hot car
MANSFIELD — Mansfield Police chief Jason Bammann issued a statement Friday afternoon updating the case of a 5-year-old boy who died, apparently after being left inside a hot car on Thursday. “The Mansfield Police Department’s Major Crimes Unit is actively investigating this incident in collaboration with the Richland County Prosecutor’s Office and Richland County Children […]
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Mansfield police plan events to make Peace Officers Memorial Day, National Police Week
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Police Department has announced two public events to mark Peace Officers Memorial Day and National Police Week in May. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation designating May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which it falls as National Police Week. “In Mansfield and across […]
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Mansfield police followed department policies during Blymyer Avenue arrest, police chief says
MANSFIELD — Mansfield police officers “acted within the policies” of the department on April 9 during an arrest on the front porch of 139 Blymyer Ave., Chief Jason Bammann said in a press release Sunday afternoon. That announcement came after an internal investigation that was reviewed and confirmed by Safety Services Director Keith Porch, the […]
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Blue Envelope: Local police aim to improve traffic stops involving drivers with autism
MANSFIELD — Can a five-by-seven inch blue envelope make a difference in the interactions of a law enforcement officer and a motorist with autism? Mansfield police Chief Jason Bammann and other law enforcement agencies around Richland County believe so. That’s why the MPD and other local agencies are participating in the Blue Envelope Project — […]
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News Man Weekly: Mansfield police on the hunt for a brutal, cold-case killer, Part 2
MANSFIELD — MANSFIELD — The 30th episode of the News Man Weekly podcast has dropped. In this week’s edition, part two of a special two-part episode, Richland Source City Editor Carl Hunnell talks about how a 43-year-old Mansfield murder mystery was recently solved. He is joined again by Mansfield police Chief Jason Bammann, Detective Terry Butler and […]