CFD probes unoccupied house fire on Linden Glen Rd.

An unoccupied home on Linden Glen Road was struck by a two-alarm
fire. (CFD photo)

State and local fire officials continue to investigate the cause of a fire that broke out inside an unoccupied home on Linden Glen Road on Thursday, February 15, causing an estimated $150,000 in total damages.

Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the fire, which was located inside a second-floor bedroom, before stopping fire extension on the first and third floors while also conducting a search for any occupants. Firefighters from Norwood, Stoughton, Milton and Sharon provided mutual aid at the scene, while crews from Randolph, Dedham and Easton covered the stations along with off-duty CFD personnel. No injuries were reported and the scene was cleared at 1 a.m.

According to Fire Lt. John Hutchinson, a neighbor who was out walking his dog first spotted the fire and quickly called it in. “The fire could have been far worse if not for the early notification from the neighbor,” Hutchinson said.

Randolph man facing 13 MV violations

A Randolph man will be summoned to court to face more than a dozen motor vehicle violations after fleeing an attempted traffic stop on a moped on Monday morning, February 12. While en route to a medical call near Turnpike Street and Dan Road at approximately 9 a.m. that morning, Canton Police Officer Anthony Pascarelli noticed the moped operator passing all the vehicles that had pulled over for the cruiser. When Pascarelli tried to stop the moped, the suspect fled in the direction of Stoughton. With the assistance of Stoughton Police, Pascarelli was able to identify the suspect as Daquan Sylvester, 27, of Randolph. He will be summoned to court to face charges including obstructing an emergency vehicle, number plate violation, unsafe operation of a motor vehicle, marked lanes violation, passing violation, failure to signal, speeding, unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, operating a motor vehicle with a suspended registration, no inspection sticker, failure to stop for police, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, and driving an uninsured motor vehicle.

Police Dept. set for re-accreditation visit

Police Canton Police Chief Helena Rafferty announced this week that a team from the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission will be conducting a three-day site visit to the department March 12-14 as part of the CPD’s state re-accreditation process. The assessors will be examining various aspects of the department’s policies and procedures, operations and facilities.

State accreditation is a self-initiated evaluation process by which police departments strive to meet and maintain standards that have been established for the profession by the profession. The MPAC program consists of 274 mandatory standards as well as 120 optional standards.

To achieve accreditation, the department must meet all applicable mandatory standards as well as 55 percent of the optional standards. The CPD received its initial certification from the commission in 2014 and has been fully accredited since 2015. Rafferty said accreditation is a highly prized recognition of law enforcement professional excellence.

Anyone interested in learning more about this program is invited to call Chief Rafferty or the department’s accreditation manager, Deputy Chief Patty Sherrill. More information can be found at masspoliceaccred.net.

The MPAC re-accreditation process has nothing to do with the independent audit of the CPD that was approved by voters at a November 2023 Special Town Meeting.

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