MANSFIELD — Joshua Krueger thought he wanted to become a police officer. Then he got his EMT certification and it led him down a different path. “I did my ride time with Sandusky Fire Department and decided this is exactly what I want to,” said Krueger, the newest lieutenant with the Mansfield Fire Department. Krueger […]
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Mansfield City Council OKs $862K for new, versatile mobile operations center
MANSFIELD — Police chief Jason Bammann asked for a mobile operations center that can be used for more than just emergencies. “This is a mobile billboard. This is something the Mansfield Police Department can be proud of and something the community can be proud of also,” Bammann told City Council on Tuesday evening. “I don’t […]
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Hostage-taker was chasing woman with knife when Mansfield police ended standoff
MANSFIELD — Michael Oswalt II was chasing his girlfriend from behind with a knife early Saturday morning when Mansfield police officers fatally ended his pursuit with gunfire, according to Chief Jason Bammann. The officer-involved shooting at 4:56 a.m. ended a three-hour, hostage standoff in a house at 200 Cline Ave. — a tense incident that […]
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News Man Weekly: Mansfield Fire Department, SpaceX and Liberty Park
MANSFIELD — The 17th episode of the free News Man Weekly Podcast has dropped. In this week’s edition, Richland Source City Editor Carl Hunnell is joined by Mansfield Fire Department Chief Dan Crow and retired Chief John Harsch, who remains active with the Mansfield Fire Museum. The three men talk about the evolution of firefighting […]
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News Man Weekly: Mansfield’s ARPA plans, a new NECIC leader and Blood Prison
MANSFIELD — The 16th episode of the free News Man Weekly Podcast has dropped. In this week’s edition of the News Man Weekly podcast, Richland Source City Editor Carl Hunnell is joined by Vic Amesquita, owner of Blood Prison at the former Ohio State Reformatory. The popular Halloween haunt is open and operating every weekend […]
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Eyes in the sky: Mansfield to use new drone technology to improve emergency response
MANSFIELD — ShotSpotter detects gunshots somewhere in Mansfield at 2 a.m. Police officers in cruisers race across town, responding even before 9-1-1 calls come in. A license-plate reading camera in the area captures a vehicle speeding away from the scene, perhaps capturing the suspect’s fleeing vehicle. A camera drone flies from a box atop the […]
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Mansfield police investigate Sunday morning shooting death of 19-year-old man
MANSFIELD — A 19-year-old man was found shot to death early Sunday morning, according to Mansfield police Chief Jason Bammann. It could be the city’s fifth homicide of 2024 and the first since April. Bammann said officers responded to 459 S. Main St. at 2:36 a.m. after receiving a report of a shooting. “Upon arrival, […]
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Mansfield Fire Dept. promotes 6 firefighters
Mansfield firefighters Bradley Burwell, Charles Swank, Todd Toussant, Donald Adams, Michael Blair and Christopher Ransom were promoted Friday.
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Lemonade stand helps Mansfield family reach 7.8 million views on Facebook
MANSFIELD — Five young girls, daughters of Achantee King, were met with a big surprise when their lemonade stand brought in a crowd. Late last month, King’s five little ones, ages 10 to 2, asked to sell some cold drinks during a July heat wave. She remembered an old cart that had been sitting in a […]
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Like father, like son: Jake Bruce sworn into Mansfield Fire Dept.
Jake Bruce, son of retired Mansfield Fire Department Capt. Douglas Bruce, was sworn into the MFD on Monday morning at Station 1.