Police have identified the pedestrian killed in a hit-and-run accident on Chapman Street on Thursday, November 7, as Sandra Johnson, 63, of 563 Chapman Street. The accident occurred at 6:20 p.m. in cold, rainy conditions on a busy part of Chapman Street near the Canton Junction train station. Police Chief Ken Berkowitz said Johnson was […]
A Canton woman was taken by ambulance to Good Samaritan Hospital for gas exposure after her neighbors at the Davenport Avenue apartment building off Royall Street smelled gas on Saturday, November 2. Fire Lt. Donnie Lester said the department received a 911 call from neighbors around 11:15 p.m. When firefighters arrived, they took a gas […]
Sixteen firefighters, including some who were off duty at the time, and a crew from Stoughton responded to an equipment fire at Sika Sarnafil, located at 100 Dan Road, in the early morning hours on Saturday, October 26. Fire Lt. Donnie Lester said firefighters arrived shortly before 5 a.m. and found heavy smoke at the […]
A mysterious late-night shooting incident that has gone unsolved for six months now appears to be drug-related after the victim, a 29-year-old Canton man, was arrested last month on drug distribution and weapons charges. Daniel Dipp of 646 Chapman Street, Apartment 2, was arrested near his home on September 17 following an alleged drug transaction […]
On Wednesday, October 2, Protecting the Homeland Innovations, LLC, in partnership with the Canton Police Department, hosted a seminar on anti-government extremism and related domestic terrorism threats at the Bank of Canton headquarters on Turnpike Street. The keynote speaker was retired Chief Robert Paudert from the West Memphis (AK) Police Department, a national expert on the anti-government […]
With a free home inspection by the Canton Fire Department, residents can receive a free survival kit that includes flashlights, a miniature radio, water, and other storm-related supplies. Seventy kits were made available to the town through the Federal Emergency Management Agency; as of Monday, September 30, 60 kits remained. Those interested can make an […]
A Stoughton man is facing theft and drug charges after being arrested at McDonald’s in Canton on Monday, September 16, around 5:30 p.m. Police charged Ryan J. Breen, 21, with 13 counts of receiving stolen property and possession of class A and class E drugs. Deputy Police Chief Helena Findlen said Norwood police had asked […]
An Avon man has been charged with multiple motor vehicle offenses and a drug possession charge after leading police on a brief chase down York Street and Indian Lane on Saturday night, September 14. Officer Scott Brown spotted the motorist speeding down York Street. He pursued the vehicle and the man finally stopped at the […]
A 65-year-old Canton woman was killed and two men were seriously injured in a two-car, head-on collision at the intersection of Walpole Street and Everendon Road on Sunday, September 15, just before 6 p.m. Police said Mary Morningstar was brought to Norwood Hospital and pronounced dead a short time later. Two men in the other […]
An unidentified woman suffered serious injuries on Saturday, September 7, when she was pinned by a backing car near the Hallmark store at the Village Shoppes in Cobb’s Corner. Fire Lt. Donnie Lester said the operator apparently struck the woman while backing up and also hit two parked vehicles. Lester said the woman was transported […]
