Turnpike Street (Route 138) at Washington Street had to be shut down for most of the day on Monday after a powerful rain and windstorm swept the area, taking down poles, a transformer and utility lines. Town officials issued a Reverse 911 call midmorning on Monday, Dec. 18 to alert residents and businesses of the […]
In a narrow but consequential victory at Monday night’s Special Town Meeting, a majority of the more than 1,700 residents who packed the CHS auditorium, cafeteria and gymnasium sided with the petitioners in calling for a comprehensive independent audit and compliance review of Canton Police Department operations. The requested audit, which ultimately passed by a […]
The Canton Select Board on Tuesday announced two reviews of the Canton Police Department’s operations — one that will examine the department’s policies and procedures, and another consisting of an audit of the CPD evidence room. Both reviews have been the subject of numerous resident requests at Select Board meetings following the death of former […]
Facing a standing-room crowd in the Salah Meeting Room and a sea of signs criticizing the actions of town leadership, the Canton Police Department, and what many believe is the unjust prosecution of an innocent woman, Select Board Chair Tom Theodore said it was his decision to suspend the public comment portion of Select Board […]
After successfully dodging the commonwealth’s pre-trial gag order request and not seeming the least bit fazed by District Attorney Michael Morrissey’s rare public rebuke issued last month via videotaped message, defense attorneys for Karen Read are instead doubling down on their claims of prosecutorial misconduct and widespread corruption in the murder case against their client. […]
An interfaith blood drive that had been scheduled for September 7 (today) at Canton Police headquarters was canceled by organizers earlier this week after they learned about a protest that was being planned by supporters of Karen Read. Canton Police Chief Helena Rafferty issued a statement expressing her disappointment over the event’s cancellation. “All blood […]
Canton firefighters rescued two pets and quickly controlled and extinguished a house fire that broke out in the basement of a home on Nancy Circle on Sunday evening, August 20. Canton Fire Engine 2 was the first on scene at approximately 5:10 p.m., and upon arrival firefighters found flames coming from the rear basement window […]
In the face of mounting criticism and alarmed by what he described as the ongoing harassment of witnesses in the murder case against Karen Read, a fed-up Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey officially broke his silence last week while calling for an end to “baseless” speculation and the peddling of false narratives. In the […]
Below are selected excerpts from Police Chief Rafferty’s public statement given at Tuesday’s Select Board meeting. On body cameras: “I would like to stress that the officers at the police department are just as motivated to have this additional law enforcement tool, as those we serve. We know that the 360 degrees of transparency is […]
The following report was included in the Select Board meeting recap that was published in the August 10 edition of the Citizen: Police Chief Helena Rafferty said she plans to seek $200,000 in capital funding in the next budget cycle so that all officers can be outfitted with body camera equipment. Rafferty said the police […]
