The Canton Police Department has formed a unique Family Services Unit (FSU) that encompasses a wide range of issues that a family may face, from the dangers of substance abuse to domestic violence to matters of school safety. In addition to an expanded school resource officer program, the FSU will handle all cases pertaining to […]
On Saturday, January 4, around 1:45 p.m., Canton Fire and Police received calls reporting that three small ponies were running along Route 138 in the area of Sassamon Street. Motorists were concerned that a passing car might hit one of the ponies. Police, firefighters and members of the town’s Animal Control Department were able to […]
Two downtown hair salons were burglarized over a five-day span last week. Break-ins were reported at Savoy Salon, 635 Washington Street, on Saturday, December 21, at 11:20 p.m. and the Mane Event, 590 Washington Street, on Thursday, December 26, at 11 a.m. Entrance to both buildings was gained through a rear window and cash was […]
The FBI’s Violent Crimes Task Force is seeking the public’s assistance to identify a serial bank robber, the Brim Beanie Bandit, who is alleged to have robbed four banks and one attempt in the greater Boston area from December 10-23. While a weapon has not been seen during the commission of any of the robberies, […]
State Fire Marshal Stephen D. Coan and Fire Chief Charles Doody announced the graduation of Firefighter/Paramedic Keith Flavin with the 205th class of the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy’s Recruit Firefighting Training Program on December 6. Flavin and his fellow recruits received classroom training in all basic firefighter skills. They practiced first under non-fire conditions and then during […]
A Canton man is facing an assortment of drug charges after he was arrested last week following a months-long investigation into the sale of illegal narcotics from his Bayberry Road home. On Thursday, December 12, at 9 p.m., Canton detectives and the Metropolitan Law Enforcement Council (MetroLEC) SWAT team executed a search warrant at 15 […]
Canton Police have issued an arrest warrant for a West Roxbury man who led police on a chase from Route 138 (Washington and Randolph streets) to Route 128 north, where he fled into the woods after crashing his vehicle. The incident occurred around 1 a.m. on Friday, December 13. The suspect, later identified as Lamont […]
A Portland, Oregon man is facing drug distribution charges after he was arrested this week in Canton with a large amount of marijuana. Acting on a tip that a delivery was going to be made via an unsuspecting transport company, plainclothes and uniform personnel from the Canton Police Department, joined by partners from the Drug […]
A Dorchester man is facing drug possession charges after he was arrested in Canton over the Thanksgiving holiday. The incident occurred around 8 p.m. on Thursday, November 28, near Cynthia Road on the Canton-Randolph line. Two off-duty police officers noticed the suspect — who was later identified as Michael Scanlon, 45, of Dorchester — acting […]
Two men were transported to Norwood Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries and a third was injured but did not require medical transport following an altercation at the intersection of Neponset and Fuller streets on Friday, November 23, around 1 a.m. The incident reportedly stemmed from an earlier altercation at a beer pong tournament on Thursday evening […]
