Canton police have solved the robbery that occurred at the Route 138 Shell Station on April 18. The suspect, Brandon Goss, 22, of Weymouth, will be charged with armed robbery and larceny at the Shell Station and attempted robbery of the Blue Hill Express station. Detective Sgt. Paul Gallagher said Goss was arrested later that […]
On Friday evening, May 28, Canton Fire Chief and Emergency Services Coordinator Charles Doody issued his final COVID public health update via the Reverse 911 system. Thanking the public for their efforts over the past 18 months, Doody was pleased to report that Canton was “squarely in the green,” with a positivity rate of less […]
Leo Reardon, the Canton Fire Department’s interim EMS coordinator, reported two opioid rescue incidents in Canton as well as one assistance call in Randolph during the month of April. On April 11, EMS treated a 35-year-old male patient who overdosed on Sassamon Street near the fire station. Reardon said the patient was found unresponsive and […]
Canton police have begun an investigation into a robbery at the Route 138 Shell Station on Sunday, April 18, around 2 a.m. Police released a description of the suspect as a heavy-set white male believed to be in his 40s, approximately 5’8” and 260 pounds, with a salt and pepper beard. He was wearing a […]
Six people, including four residents of Canton, were charged last week in connection with their roles in expansive online fraud schemes targeting individuals in the United States, including romance scams and pandemic unemployment assistance fraud. Canton police assisted in the arrest of some of the residents on Thursday, March 25, around 6 a.m. Charged by […]
In his latest COVID update via the Reverse 911 system, Fire Chief and Emergency Services Coordinator Charles Doody reported that as of March 12, the town of Canton had successfully vaccinated all residents aged 75 and older who had requested a vaccine, in addition to Canton’s homebound residents, first responders, front-line health care workers and […]
Although no arrests were made as of Monday, March 1, Canton police have some promising leads in connection with a recent hit and run accident on Route 138 in which gunshots were fired. According to Deputy Police Chief Helena Rafferty, police were first called to the entrance of the Arboretum Apartments on Sunday, February 21, […]
On Friday, January 15, at 10:30 a.m., Canton firefighters and an ambulance crew responded to a single-car accident that resulted in damage to the entrance of a commercial building at 510 Chapman Street. Fire Lt. Tom Norton said the driver, who was unharmed, struck the stairs at the entrance to the building, damaging the staircase […]
For the first time in its ongoing series of public health webinars, Canton health officials and town leaders expressed hope for a return to normalcy in 2021 as the state embarks on a phased delivery of COVID-19 vaccinations. Select Board member Lisa Lopez opened the December 30 webinar by noting, “We can finally start planning […]
A Rhode Island man suspected in a string of car break-ins in the Fuller Street neighborhood was arrested last Thursday following a search of the area by Canton police. A resident of Mountain Ave. had initially called police at around 3 p.m. to report that his motor vehicle had been broken into and he had […]
