
Through a partnership with the American Red Cross and the Canton Council on Aging, the Fire Department will install free carbon monoxide detectors in the homes of every Canton resident. The first round of funding was for senior citizens. Fire Lt. Greg Woodbury said firefighters will begin installations around February 1. The only stipulation is […]
Dec 31 2015 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
A Brockton man will face an assortment of charges stemming from a four-vehicle crash at the intersection of Neponset and Jackson streets on Saturday, December 5, around 4:30 p.m. Two passengers were taken to area hospitals with injuries. Deputy Police Chief Helena Rafferty said passengers gave a description of a black pickup truck that apparently […]
Dec 10 2015 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
Last week, the Canton Police Department officially launched the Nextdoor program, a free, private social network for neighborhoods. The CPD is one of the first local agencies to launch this program. Police Chief Ken Berkowitz said through his department Twitter account that the Nextdoor for Public Agencies program allows the CPD to communicate neighborhood-specific updates […]
Nov 25 2015 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
Canton Police Department K9 Officer Dunkin, one of the newest members of the force, joined the department in July. His partner, Officer Robert Zepf, is spending his shifts familiarizing Dunkin with a police officer’s daily routine and introducing him to residents who are running errands in Canton Center. Dunkin, a black English Labrador, was seven […]
Nov 12 2015 | Posted in
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Mary Ann Price
One man was injured and another has been pronounced dead following a highly publicized domestic disturbance incident at a Washington Street residence on Tuesday, November 3. The deceased man, who has since been identified by the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office as Larry King Jr., 49, was reportedly involved in a standoff with police and […]
This week the weather has been mild with sunny skies and temperatures almost summerlike in the 60s and 70s. Snow, ice, cold temperatures, and roof raking are the furthest thing from anyone’s mind. But DPW Superintendent Mike Trotta,
A foot chase by two Canton police officers, with assistance from a Randolph Police Department canine, led to the arrest of two Randolph brothers who were allegedly seen breaking into cars at the Avalon housing development on the Canton-Randolph line on Sunday morning, October 25. A witness called police at 4:24 a.m. and reported seeing […]
Oct 29 2015 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
Senator Brian A. Joyce (D-Milton) announced the recent passage of critical, comprehensive legislation to combat the opiate addiction epidemic. “The opiate epidemic has hit Norfolk, Plymouth, and Bristol counties particularly hard, with fatal opioid overdoses in the three counties rising from 128 in 2004 to 290 in 2014,” said Joyce. “This bill, while not a […]
Oct 15 2015 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen
The search for a missing Canton man ended in tragedy earlier this week when the body of John C. Cash, 59, was discovered near the Canton Viaduct on Tuesday, October 6. According to a statement posted by Canton Police on the department Facebook page, Cash’s body was located at approximately 1 p.m. on Neponset Street […]
Oct 8 2015 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
The Canton Fire Department responded to three drug overdoses in the two week period between September 14 and 28. Emergency responders successfully administered Narcan in two of the cases, while the other victim did not require the administration of Narcan. The individuals treated were a 22-year-old female, a 33-year-old male, and a 26-year-old female. In […]
Oct 1 2015 | Posted in
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Mike Berger