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 […]
The Canton Police Department and Dunkin’ Brands announced last week that they will increase the cash reward from $2,500 to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect in a string of recent armed robberies at Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants in eastern Massachusetts. The suspect is described as a white/Hispanic male. In […]
Canton police posted the above surveillance image on the department’s Facebook page showing a male suspect who used stolen credit cards to purchase merchandise at a retail store. The cards were reported stolen from two cars in the Ponkapoag neighborhood during Labor Day weekend. Deputy Police Chief Helena Findlen said a third car was broken […]
The Canton Fire Department, along with the Animal Rescue League and Canton Animal Control, worked together to rescue a trapped swan caught in the sluiceway in downtown Canton near Centerfields on Monday, September 2, around 3 p.m. Firefighters lowered a ladder down and an Animal Rescue League staffer netted the swan, which was later released […]
Update: Another Dunkin Donuts was robbed on Monday, August 19, bringing the count to 12 in eastern Massachusetts since March, according to the Boston Globe. The robbery occurred at 395 Providence Highway in Dedham around 10 p.m., and the suspect matched the description in the other robberies, according to the Globe. The Canton Police Department […]
