MANSFIELD — Audio from a 911 call released by local authorities illuminates the chaos at the scene of a double homicide late Friday night. Mansfield Police are investigating the shooting, which led to the deaths of two teenagers. According to law enforcement, the incident took place at 11:40 p.m. in the area of 810 Ferndale […]
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Mansfield confronts alarming spike in gun violence
MANSFIELD — The teenage boy looked at Richland County Juvenile Court Judge Steve McKinley without blinking. He told the judge he was going to keep carrying a gun when he was back on the city’s streets. The teen didn’t care what penalty the judge may impose — including being sent away to the Ohio Department […]
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Miracle Mile: ‘I think we’re dealing with a different scenario,’ says chief
MANSFIELD — Today’s Park Avenue West between Trimble and Home roads is not your father’s “Miracle Mile.” It may not even be your grandfather’s. The current Friday and Saturday night dangers on the popular stretch of four-lane road was the sole topic of a Mansfield City Council safety committee Tuesday evening, a session that included […]
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Mansfield City Council to discuss ‘Miracle Mile’ traffic safety
MANSFIELD — Improved traffic safety on the so-called “Miracle Mile” is the scheduled topic Tuesday evening during a Mansfield City Council safety committee meeting. Mansfield police Chief Keith Porch and Assistant Chief Jason Bammann are expected to discuss potential steps to crack down on speeding and “cruising” on Park Avenue West, primarily between Home Road […]
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Two Mansfield murder suspects in custody
MANSFIELD — The two suspects from a Sunday morning homicide on Blymyer Avenue are in police custody, both charged with murder. Michael Lee Coffee Jr., 30, turned himself into police Monday afternoon and Avanta Shemar Dakota Payne Adams, 22, was arrested at his workplace, according to Jason Bammann, the city’s assistant police chief. Both men […]
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Two men charged with murder in Mansfield shooting death
MANSFIELD — Mansfield police have charged two men with murder in the Sunday morning shooting death of a 25-year-old man on Blymyer Avenue. Michael Lee Coffee Jr., 30, and Avanta Shemar Dakota Payne Adams, 22, are charged with first-degree felony murder, according to Mansfield police Chief Keith Porch. “Shortly after the investigation began, detectives were […]