CRIME & SAFETY
Two dead, one a Mansfield woman, after five-vehicle crash on I-71 Wednesday night
BELLVILLE – The Mansfield post of the Highway Patrol is investigating a five-vehicle fatal crash that occurred Wednesday at 10:49 p.m. on Interstate 71 near in Perry Township. in Richland County, killing two people, including a Mansfield woman and a Fairlawn man in two separate vehicles. Shawna E. Smith, 60, of Mansfield, the...
Ashland police reports for May 2-3
ASHLAND — The Ashland Division of Police issued the following reports after officers’ activity from May 2-3. These reports include incidents by date, arrests, citations issued and calls by day organized in chronological order. Incidents. Incidents-By-Date-Range-Order-By-Date-Recorded-45Download. Arrests. None reported. Citations. Citations-75Download. Calls. Calls-By-Date-Range-By-Day-46Download.
Mansfield man accused of stabbing Mifflin Twp. officer in head unable to stand trial for now
A Mansfield man who stabbed a Mifflin Township police officer in the head earlier this year is not currently competent to stand trial, a Franklin County Common Pleas Court judge ruled Thursday. Bryan Benjamin, 36, has been charged with attempted murder and felonious assault on a police officer in connection...
3 men & a woman sought in Fugitive of the Week list
MANSFIELD — The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force seeks the public’s help in finding four individuals as part of its “Fugitives of the Week” list. What was previously known as “Most Wanted” was changed as “Fugitives of the Week” at the request of local authorities.
Man accused of causing traffic death on Ohio 430 in Richland County faces 8 years prison
A man facing charges after a traffic death could spend eight years in prison. Clyde Hoffer, 41, has been accused of causing a wreck that resulted in the death of another person involved, according to Jodie Schumacher, the prosecutor for Richland County. He was charged this month by a Richland...
Man pleads guilty to fatally shooting another during baby shower last summer in Mansfield
A 23-year-old man has agreed to spend at least 23 years in prison for his part in shooting up a baby shower last summer. Avanta Shemar Adams pleaded guilty Wednesday to 16 felony counts, including murder. He had originally faced 37 charges. Adams faces a maximum penalty of life in...
Firefighter and family pet treated at scene of fire in Mifflin Township; home damaged
A firefighter suffered minor injuries and a pet was given oxygen for smoke inhalation when a fire broke out in a home in Mifflin Township. The fire along North Carolina Avenue was called in at 9:50 a.m. Friday. Firefighters arrived on scene and saw heavy smoke coming from the structure....
Mansfield firefighters battle industrial fire at Cleveland Cliffs Mansfield Works
Mansfield firefighters with maintenance crews from Cleveland Cliffs Mansfield Works worked to battle a fire early Wednesday at the former AK Steel plant. Upon arrival around 4:05 a.m., crews encountered a heavily involved fire fed by a natural gas leak, according to a news release from Mansfield fire Chief Dan Crow.
Mansfield police detective's daughter says TV's 'Bones' led her to forensic anthropology
Mansfield police Detective Rob Skropits and his daughter have worked together on several death scenes in Mansfield and Richland County. Unlike her father, Hannah Skropits is a forensic anthropologist. Hannah Skropits, 24, who graduated from Ontario High School in 2018, has come back home as a graduate student on several...
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