MANSFIELD – Richland County local law enforcement agencies are teaming up to help filllocal food pantries with food items. On Saturday, Nov. 23 and Sunday, Nov. 24 local law enforcement agencies will be parked in front of several local grocery stores with their patrol cars to collect food donations that will be evenly dispersed among […]
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New ‘shoot house’ enhances versatile training for Mansfield police dept.
MANSFIELD — Mansfield police Chief Jason Bammann found himself on the wrong side of the law Friday morning. But it was all in good fun. The chief was part of a nerf gun simulation of the the department’s recently completed “shoot house” at 310 Miller Parkway, which already has an outdoor shooting range and a […]
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2nd person dies after Nov. 8 shooting at Wood Street apartment in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — A second person has died as a result of Friday afternoon’s shooting at an apartment on Wood Street, according to a Mansfield Police press release issued Monday afternoon. The woman, whose identity was not immediately available, died at OhioHealth Hospital in Mansfield immediately after the shooting. The other person, an unidentified man, died […]
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See something, say something: Mansfield City student arrested for ‘terroristic threats’ against Senior High
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Schools Supt. Stan Jefferson urged students and parents to be alert and report potential dangers after a student was arrested for threats against the high school this week. “It is essential that we all play a role in ensuring our schools remain safe places for learning,” Jefferson said. “I urge you […]
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Mansfield police ask public’s help in identifying counterfeit check suspect
MANSFIELD — Mansfield police seek the public’s help in locating a man suspected of successfully cashing counterfeit checks at local banks five months ago. According to a press release from police on Monday, the man pictured entered ParkNational Bank locations in Mansfield and the surrounding area on Feb. 21. (Below are photos of the man […]
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Former Mansfield police chief reflects on security challenges when U.S. president visits
MANSFIELD — Phil Messer knows what it’s like to try to protect the life of a U.S. president, helping to do just that when President George W. Bush came to Mansfield in 2004. Like millions of Americans, the retired Mansfield police chief watched television news on Saturday evening after a would-be assassin tried to kill […]
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Mansfield police, Richland County Coroner’s Office investigating dead body
MANSFIELD — Mansfield police and the Richland County Coroner’s Office on Tuesday morning were investigating a dead body found in an attic crawl space on West Third Street. Bob Ball, chief investigator for the coroner’s office, said the remains were found Monday afternoon by a crew working to install electrical wire at the vacant 270 […]
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Four people were inside Chestnut Street home when 16-year-old shot to death
MANSFIELD — There were four other people inside the house at 67 E. Chestnut St. when a 16-year-old Mansfield youth was shot and killed Wednesday afternoon, according to police Capt. Randy Carver. “We are talking to everyone else who was in the house at the time,” Carver said Thursday afternoon. “The investigation is fluid and […]
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Preliminary hearing Feb. 29 for Perrysville man charged with shooting Ontario police officer
MANSFIELD — A preliminary hearing was continued on Thursday against a Perrysville man charged with attempted aggravated murder for the shooting of a female hostage and an Ontario police officer. Mansfield Municipal Court Judge David Badnell continued the legal proceeding until Feb. 29 at 1:15 p.m., granting a motion filed Tuesday by Richland County Prosecutor […]
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Grand jury: Two Mansfield men indicted on double-murder charges
Cyrus J. Ellerbe, 22, faces multiple indictments, including murder and felonious assault for the shooting deaths of two men.