On Saturday night, April 12, the Canton Police Department, in conjunction with the Massachusetts State Police, conducted a sobriety checkpoint on Neponset Street. According to Lt. Patty Sherrill, a brief interaction was made with the operator of every vehicle passing through this checkpoint during the initiative. Only four arrests were made throughout the evening, down […]
At least 25 Canton firefighters and members of the Canton Police Department attended the funerals of two Boston firefighters, Lt. Ed Walsh and firefighter Mike Kennedy, who died while battling a nine-alarm blaze in the Back Bay last Wednesday. Flags at the two Canton fire stations were flown at half mast from March 26 through […]
Last Wednesday, March 26, members of the Canton Police Department joined police and fire personnel from across Norfolk County at a training session on the administration of naloxone, or Narcan, an opiate overdose reversal drug that has saved the lives of thousands of overdose victims. More than 80 first responders took part in the training […]
Driver arrested following police pursuit, crash A 36-year-old Canton man is facing a long list of charges after leading police on a car chase shortly after midnight on Sunday, March 23. Michael Fernandes of Oakdale Road was charged with six counts of failure to stop or yield, OUI (third offense), reckless operation of a motor […]
The Canton Police Department’s mobile operations unit along with patrol officers, detectives, Police Chief Ken Berkowitz and Deputy Chief Helena Rafferty provided a security detail for Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny on his visit to the Irish Cultural Center of New England on Sunday, March 16. CPD mobile operations arrived at Logan Airport Sunday morning […]
The Canton Police Department announced on its Facebook page that it plans to enforce the littering law, which includes throwing a lit cigarette out a car window. According to police, littering on a state highway is a criminal offense, subject to fines of up to $15,000 and the seizure of one’s vehicle. One such offender will […]
Canton detectives continue to investigate a drive-by shooting in which three rounds were fired into a house on Revere Court early Friday morning, February 28, around 4 a.m. No one was injured in the house. Deputy Police Chief Helena Rafferty said the shooting was not a random act and was related to an incident that […]
Members of the Canton Police and Fire departments will play their Foxboro counterparts in a benefit hockey game on Saturday, March 8, at the Canton Metropolis Rink. Sponsored by Canton Fire Local 1580, the event, called “Guns & Hoses Night,” will begin at 7 p.m. with the first game pitting Randolph against Stoughton. The Canton-Foxboro […]
Fire Chief Charlie Doody informed selectmen Tuesday night that he may need as much as $180,000 to cover overtime for the rest of the fiscal year because of four injured firefighters. Doody said three firefighters may be out for an extended period of time and another may return by the end of the fiscal year. […]
Canton police officers and detectives combined to make a drug arrest in the downtown area on Friday, February 21, around 5 p.m. Police arrested Julio Angel Rivera, 45, of Roxbury and charged him with possession with intent to distribute a Class B substance (cocaine) and unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. While detectives were attempting […]
