News Notes: CPD responds to multiple assaults
By Mike BergerCanton police responded to three separate assault cases in a span of three days last week. The first incident occurred on Tuesday, March 1, and involved an alleged physical assault on a student at the Judge Rotenberg Center on Route 138. Deputy Chief Helena Rafferty said the suspect, Babatunde Ayekun, 48, of Belmont, allegedly struck the student eight times and was charged with eight counts of assault and battery on a person with intellectual disability.
The following day, police responded to a Plymouth Street residence where an argument between two friends had escalated, resulting in one of them being stabbed in the hand with a knife. Police arrested Charles Buccieri, 36, of Brockton and charged him with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, defacing property, assault to maim and intimidating a witness. Rafferty said the injuries sustained by the friend were not life-threatening.
The third incident occurred shortly before noon on Thursday, March 3, and involved an apparent case of road rage at the intersection of Randolph and York streets. Rafferty said the suspect, Harrison O. Nwabude, 39, of Randolph, allegedly took a baseball bat and smashed the victim’s car windows. Nwabude was charged with malicious damage to a motor vehicle and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.
Officer Wanless retires after 22 years of service
Police Officer Brian Wanless, known to many as Canton’s traffic officer, has retired after 22 years of service. “For 22 years he honorably served this community with professionalism and dedication,” Deputy Police Chief Helena Rafferty said. “He was our Mobile Ops (traffic) officer who addressed the ‘quality of life’ traffic issues around town.”
Rafferty said the position will remain unfilled for now as they do not have the staffing needed to dedicate an officer to that post. “We have had a number of unexpected vacancies in the last few months,” she said. “However, once we are back to normal with staffing, we will look to replace him — although that will be a tall order. Brian was just awesome in this role, in every sense of the word. His work ethic, coupled with his demeanor when dealing with people, made him the perfect person for this role …
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Posted by Mike Berger
on Mar 11 2022. Filed under News, Police & Fire.
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