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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
A Yarmouthport man died Friday night at Boston Medical Center after his motorcycle left the roadway and hit a stonewall on High Street in Canton. The accident occurred around 11:15 p.m. near the intersection of High and Dolman streets. Police identified the motorcyclist as 27-year-old William Donovan. Fire Lt. Greg Woodbury said EMTs had initially […]
Grief counselors and support services were made available and CHS students all wore royal blue as a show of solidarity in honor of 16-year-old Paul O’Brien, a CHS sophomore who died from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident on Chapel Street on Friday evening, September 11. An investigation is ongoing, but police believe O’Brien […]
Canton Police continue to search for a man who allegedly exposed himself and attempted to solicit sex from a woman walking her dog at the Farnham-Connolly Memorial Park, the new state park located at the grounds of the former Canton Airport off Neponset Street. The alleged incident occurred around 9:45 a.m. on August 17. Deputy […]
The Blue Ribbon Traffic Committee has identified its first two focus areas and they are Randolph and Washington streets and the recently redesigned intersection at Randolph Street and Route 138 (Turnpike Street). The latter intersection has generated complaints about the lack of through traffic lanes and the difficulty that trucks have had making turns. The […]
The Canton Police and Fire departments reported one non-fatal overdose of heroin in Canton last week. The incident occurred on Saturday, August 22. The victim, a 27-year-old male, was administered the opiate reversal drug Narcan. The newly renamed Canton Alliance Against Substance Abuse (CAASA), made up of various public safety, health and community officials, will […]
Quick thinking by an off-duty Canton police officer led to the arrest of a Roxbury man and a Worcester woman last Thursday at the Village Shoppes mall. Deputy Police Chief Helena Rafferty said Officer Ryan Sceviour notified the police station after he observed the male suspect peering into car windows and getting in and out […]
