MANSFIELD — Lt. Jason Murfield met his stated goal on Saturday evening. Zero impaired drivers came through a two-hour sobriety checkpoint on North Trimble Road. “Our goal is actually zero and that means that everybody is complying. They’re either finding a safe ride home or they’re staying at home or wherever they are and they’re […]
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Ohio man charged with 6th OVI offense in Wayne County stop
WOOSTER — A Garfield Heights man was charged with his with 6th Operating a Vehicle while Impaired offense after a traffic stop early Friday morning in Wayne County, according to the Wooster Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Jaquar C. Richardson was arrested after a traffic violation on State Route 226 in Wooster Township, […]
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Mansfield City Council member guilty of reckless operation as OVI charge dropped
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council At-large member Stephanie Zader, charged with OVI in October, has been found guilty of the reduced charge of reckless operation, according to Municipal Court records. In a judgment entry filed Wednesday in Mansfield Municipal Court, Zader was found guilty of the fourth-degree misdemeanor. The OVI charge and a second charge of […]
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Mansfield City Council member charged with OVI early Sunday morning
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council At-large member Stephanie Zader was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated early Sunday morning, according to the Mansfield Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. According to the patrol, a trooper stopped Zader, 35, at 1:40 a.m. after seeing her drive left of center while southbound on U.S. 42 […]
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Ohio State Highway Patrol reports U.S. 42 checkpoint results
MIFFLIN TOWNSHIP — The Ohio State Highway Patrol has completed an OVI checkpoint that occurred on Sept. 9 on U.S. Route 42, near milepost 15, in Mifflin Township. The checkpoint took place from 8 to 10 p.m. During the operational hours, 421 vehicles drove through the checkpoint. One vehicle was diverted and no OVI arrests […]
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Ohio Troopers arrest 4 murder suspects over Labor Day weekend
COLUMBUS – During the 2023 Labor Day holiday weekend, the Ohio State Highway Patrol saw an increase in traffic stops — and three separate incidents that led to significant arrests. A total of 17,965 traffic enforcement stops were conducted along with 9,479 non-enforcement stops. Three of the traffic stops resulted in the apprehension of four […]
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Guns seized during Loudonville checkpoint
LOUDONVILLE — One driver was arrested for OVI on Saturday night during a checkpoint on Ohio 3, according to the Ashland Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Approximately 353 vehicles went through the checkpoint from 7 to 9 p.m., resulting in 6 vehicles being diverted for further investigation, said the patrol, assisted by the […]