MANSFIELD — Steve Sheldon — and two veteran law enforcement officers who used to work for him — are campaigning to be the next Richland County sheriff. Sheldon, Matt Mayer and Don Zehner are competing in the March 19 Richland County Republican primary for a four-year term in office. There is no Democrat in the […]
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Open Source: FBI arrests man in Mount Vernon in connection with theft case
MOUNT VERNON — The Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested a man at the Mount Vernon Lowe’s on Saturday afternoon in a fraud investigation. Lin Kai was initially booked into the Knox County Jail on Saturday on a theft without consent charge. Kai was transferred out of the jail Monday morning and is believed to be […]
Copline: a hotline for law enforcement to call on their worst days
MOUNT VERNON — Jerry Scott has been a police chaplain for more than five years. In those five years, he’s been on the scene for 100-plus death calls. Whether it’s a homicide, suicide, or overdose, he’s there to pray with the families affected by the tragic circumstances no one saw coming. He’s also present for […]
Bucyrus Police reports Oct. 25 & 26
BUCYRUS — Bucyrus Police officers filed these reports from Oct. 25 and 26. Oct. 25 7:18 a.m. A suspicious person was reported in the 1800 block of E Mansfield St. 8:34 a.m. Officers took a report of an assault in the 900 block W Perry St. 8:53 a.m. Officers assisted a person with a mental […]
Bucyrus Police reports Oct. 24 & 25
BUCYRUS — Bucyrus Police officers filed these reports from Oct. 24 and 25. Oct. 24 6:30 a.m. Officers investigated a report of a disturbance in the 200 block of W Rensselaer St. 8:55 a.m. A civil standby was completed in the 1700 block of Whetstone St. 9:49 a.m. A Woodlawn Ave resident report their home […]
Bucyrus Police reports Oct. 23 & 24
BUCYRUS — Bucyrus Police officers filed these reports from Oct. 20 to 23. Oct. 23 7:02 a.m. Officers investigated a parking complaint in the 100 block of E Mansfield St. 9:23 a.m. Officers assisted with a vehicle lockout in the 400 block of W Rensselaer St. 11:07 a.m. Officers assisted with a vehicle lockout in […]
Bucyrus Police reports Oct. 20 to 23
BUCYRUS — Bucyrus Police officers filed these reports from Oct. 20 to 23. Oct. 20 6:56 a.m. Officers investigated an alarm in the 200 block of Woodlawn Ave. 8:14 a.m. Officers investigated a disturbance in the 200 block of Nauman Ave. 8:33 a.m. A parking complaint was reported in the 3100 block of St Rt […]
Bucyrus Police reports Oct. 18 to 20
BUCYRUS — Bucyrus Police officers filed these reports from Oct. 18 to 20. Oct. 18 7:20 a.m. A resident in the 800 block of Rogers St was warned for barking dogs. 9:12 a.m. A report of an injured deer in the 1200 block of Dundee Trail was investigated. 10:31 a.m. Officers made a civil standby […]
Bucyrus Police reports Oct. 17
BUCYRUS — Bucyrus Police officers filed these reports from Oct. 17. Oct. 17 8:31 a.m. A report of a suspicious vehicle on Arch Dr was investigated. 10:22 a.m. Officers assisted the Crawford Land Bank in the 200 block of E Mary St. 10:36 a.m. A report of an abandoned bike in the 200 block of […]
Bucyrus Police reports Oct. 16 & 17
BUCYRUS — Bucyrus Police officers filed these reports from Oct. 13 to 16. Oct. 16 8:17 a.m. Officers made a welfare check in the 600 block of Myers St. 8:51 a.m. A report of a suspicious person in the area of Kaler and Oakwood Aves was investigated. 9:27 a.m. Officers took a shoplift report in […]