Ohio newspaper: 2003 a deadly year
2:40pm Friday, January 02, 2004
January 1, 2004 Mansfield News Journal MANSFIELD -- Seven people were killed in the city in 2003, the highest number since the police department began keeping computerized crime records in 1988. Last year, the total was six, up from just two in 2001. The reason for the high number, Mansfield police Chief Phil Messer said, is both straightforward and discouraging. "Unfortunately, it's been a...