Shaw’s Supermarket at Cobb’s Corner reopened Monday morning after sustaining heavy smoke and water damage from a fire that broke out in the produce section on Wednesday, September 24. The fire alarm was activated just after 1 a.m., and the building remained closed for several days as Shaw’s employees worked to remove all food items […]
Firefighters were called to extinguish what they described as an illegal campfire on Cedar Drive on Friday, September 12, around 7:45 p.m. Fire Lt. Greg Woodbury said the only permitted outdoor fires are for cooking and for brush burning with a permit issued by the Fire Department. The recent dry conditions have led to several […]
Canton police combined efforts last week with Brockton police to make an arrest in connection with a recent rash of housebreaks that have occurred over the past few weeks in Canton. Anthony Brown, 53, of Brockton, is being held on nearly $100,000 bail after his arraignment Monday. He was arrested at 8:30 p.m. on Friday, […]
The Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad was called in to detonate blasting caps and ammunition found in the basement of a Royall Lane residence on Tuesday, August 26, at 1:30 p.m. The items were located in two wooden boxes and contained a significant number of blasting caps used for excavation work. Canton Fire Lt. Greg […]
An unidentified truck driver was transported to a nearby hospital for injuries sustained in a collision with a utility pole on Tuesday, August 19, around 8:30 a.m. near 1138 Pleasant Street. Fire Lt. Greg Woodbury said the collision knocked the utility pole down and electricity was cut to the Pleasant Street neighborhood for a few […]
The FBI’s Violent Crimes Task Force is seeking the public’s assistance to identify an unknown serial bank robber who robbed two banks in the greater Boston area from July 28 to August 11. The robber is a black male with a medium athletic build, approximately 25-30 years old, 5’8” to 6’ tall, is clean shaven […]
Fire Chief Charlie Doody was nominated for the ice bucket challenge by his son, Mike Doody, and the chief gladly accepted. Those who are nominated have 24 hours to either have a bucket of ice water dumped on them or donate $100 to help support ALS research. Preparing the bucket overhead were Mike Milton, Sean […]
Canton Police reported three instances of tires being stolen off of motor vehicles in the Birchcroft Road area (off Dedham Street) over the last two weeks. In each instance, the tires were removed and the vehicles were left on cinder blocks. The case has been referred to detectives and area police, who have reported similar […]
Three cars were broken into and another vehicle was stolen from Grand Street between Thursday night, July 10, and Friday morning, July 11. The common denominator in all of the thefts was that the vehicles were unlocked and in some cases the keys were left inside. The keys and in one case Sony speakers were […]
Canton Fire Chief Charlie Doody is urging the public to obey the law and “leave the fireworks to the professionals this year.” “Every summer we see the tragic effects of illegal fireworks use in our state,” said Doody. “In Canton, we have many instances of teens and young adults using illegal fireworks believing that they […]
