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CPD: Rise in fake IDs, youth alcohol possession

Over the last several weeks, Canton police have reported an unusual increase in the number of high school students found in possession of alcohol and using fake identifications to purchase alcohol. The CPD Family Services Unit is investigating the identity of these individuals, those who are supplying the false identifications, and establishments that are selling […]

Firefighters respond to dumpster, oven fires

Over two days last week, Canton firefighters battled a dumpster fire at the United Church of Christ on Washington Street and an oven fire inside the Sika Sarnafil building on Dan Road. In each case a Canton firefighter sustained minor injuries, but both men have since returned to work. Firefighters were called to the dumpster […]

News Notes: Puppy drives car into Bolivar Pond

When his German Shepherd puppy got control of the gas pedal, John Costello lost control of his car, which landed in Bolivar Pond near the town pool Sunday morning, June 1. The 12-week-old puppy reportedly jumped from the back seat into the front seat, hit a gear, and got entangled with the gas pedal. When […]

Fire Dept. responds to 2 fatalities in busy week

The Canton Fire Department had a very busy week as they responded to 65 calls between May 20 and May 27, including two fatal highway crashes, a burn victim on Walpole Street, and an accident involving a police cruiser on a paid detail on Route 128 North. The accident involving the police cruiser occurred on […]

Canoes from stolen truck located in Walpole

Two missing canoes that were taken from a pickup truck stolen on Jackson Street last Monday were located in the Kohl’s parking lot in Walpole. The stolen truck was involved in an armed bank robbery in Attleboro on May 12. Attleboro Police found the truck abandoned behind a business located near the Norton/Attleboro line. Two […]

CPD awarded certification status

On Thursday, May 1, the Canton Police Department received state certification from the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission. Certification is a self-initiated evaluation process by which police departments strive to meet and maintain standards that have been established for the police profession by the accreditation commission. The standards reflect critical areas of police management, operations, and […]

Truck stolen from Canton used in bank robbery

The Canton Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating two canoes that went missing off of a truck that was stolen in Canton earlier this week. The green Ford pickup truck was used as a getaway vehicle following an armed robbery at a Bank of America branch in Attleboro on Monday, May 12. […]

Father, son team up to thwart car burglar

A Canton father and son combined efforts to detain a man suspected of breaking into the family car on Wisteria Way (off Lawrence Street) early Saturday morning, May 3, around 12:30 a.m. The 911 caller reported that her husband, Paul McGrath, and son, Dan McGrath, had gone outside to confront the suspect and a disturbance […]

Kitchen fire extinguished at Butcherie II

The Butcherie II, located at 15 Washington Street, is still open for business, but as of Monday morning, April 28, there was no cooking allowed as a result of a kitchen fire that occurred last Wednesday, April 23, around 11 a.m. Fire Lt. Donald Lester said the fire was deemed accidental. A gas stove malfunctioned […]

Canton firefighters contain diesel spill on Rte. 138

At least 100 gallons of diesel fuel were contained following an accident between a garbage truck and a box truck on Route 138 near Farrington Lane and the junction of Route 128 on Friday, April 18, around 4 p.m. Both drivers were able to exit their vehicles prior to the arrival of police and firefighters. […]

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