The city of Mansfield safety forces will again use “drone as first responder” technology in 2026.
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Mansfield man, 67, files federal lawsuit against Mansfield, two police officers
MANSFIELD — A 67-year-old Mansfield man has filed a civil rights lawsuit in U.S. District Court against the City of Mansfield and two police officers, claiming his Constitutional rights were violated during his arrest on April 22. Cleveland attorneys for Charles “Chip” Roberts filed the 16-page lawsuit on Wednesday, seeking unspecified compensatory and punitive damages […]
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Plymouth voters to decide on cemetery renewal, new police levy in May
Plymouth voters face crucial cemetery renewal and police levy on May 6.
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Bucyrus police K-9 sniffs out suspected crack cocaine, oxycodone during car stop
BUCYRUS — A drug-sniffing K-9 helped Bucyrus police arrest two people from outside Crawford County on Saturday night. At about 7:10 p.m., officers conducted a traffic stop in the area of South Walnut and East Charles streets, according a Bucyrus Police Department press release on Monday. The driver of the vehicle, identified as Derek Kleman, […]
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Autonomous drone: Mansfield set to deploy eye in the sky as ‘first responder’
MANSFIELD — An autonomous drone may soon serve as a “first responder” for the City of Mansfield safety forces. “When a call comes in at 123 Main Street, the (911) dispatcher hits that address, the box opens, the drone immediately (flies out) without a drone pilot or without a visual observer being there,” Safety Service […]
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Authorities seize $29,851 during raid of alleged illegal casino in Bucyrus
BUCYRUS — Authorities seized $29,851 on Wednesday when a search warrant was executed at an alleged illegal casino on the city’s southwest side, according to Bucyrus police. Chief Neil Assenheimer said his officers assisted agents with the Ohio Casino Control Commission in a raid at the Golden Genie Gaming establishment at 1655 Marion Road. “The […]
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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 […]
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Galion shooting incident leads to four-hour standoff that ends peacefully
GALION — Two people were shot on Wednesday afternoon, an incident that led to a four-hour standoff with police that ended peacefully, according to Galion police Chief Ryan Strange. The suspected gunman, Jerold L. Frazier II, was taken into custody. The chief said Galion police received a 911 call at 2:18 p.m. about a shooting […]
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Bucyrus police arrest 7 people during drug raid at end of year-long probe
BUYCYRUS — Seven people were arrested Wednesday evening during a drug raid at 1209 Monnett St., according to Bucyrus police. Officers and detectives with the Bucyrus Police Department assigned to the METRICH Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at about 8:15 p.m. The target of the investigation was James Shope Jr., police said. Police […]
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Mansfield Mayor Jodie Perry: ‘I remain bullish on the future of this community’
MANSFIELD — Mayor Jodie Perry marks the end of her first year in office at midnight on Tuesday as 2024 comes to an end. Richland Source City Editor Carl Hunnell recently sat down for a conversation with the mayor in her office to talk about her first year as an elected official — the wins, […]