Quick investigative work and an alert spotting of the suspect’s vehicle led Canton police to arrest a Hyde Park man after he allegedly broke into a Sunnybrook Lane residence on Saturday morning, June 2, around 10 a.m. Robert Cherry, 52, was arrested and charged with breaking and entering in the daytime and larceny from a […]
School Resource Officer and Canton Police Detective Chip Yeaton has launched a new text line for high school students aimed at giving teens an alternative method for reporting potential safety issues, such as bullying and assaults. Realizing how often texting is a part of students’ everyday communication, Yeaton said, “We are trying to get into […]
Canton Police Chief Ken Berkowitz said police will be issuing charges to a 17-year-old Milton student who allegedly wrote a threatening bomb scare note and left it in a wastebasket at Blue Hills Regional Vocational Technical School. The note led school and law enforcement officials to evacuate all students and staff on Monday morning, April […]
State Fire Marshal Stephen D. Coan and Canton Fire Chief Charles Doody are pleased to announce the graduation of Canton firefighter/paramedic Sean Fallon as part of the 194th class of the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy’s 60-day Recruit Firefighting Program. “This rigorous professional training provides our newest firefighters with the basic skills to perform their jobs effectively […]
On Tuesday, April 17, at approximately 9:45 p.m., Canton firefighters responded to a fire at a residence on Brayton Circle owned by the Canton Housing Authority. The fire started outside and spread to a shed and eventually a home before being detected. An aggressive attack by firefighters from Station 2 under the command of Lieutenant […]
A group of eight Canton firefighters and representatives of various local agencies worked to free a horse stuck in the mud near Ponkapoag Pond on Friday, April 13, around 3 p.m. Firefighters used straps to pull the horse free as representatives from the Animal Rescue League, State Police, Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office, and the state […]
A husband and wife from Canton, Boris and Margaret Baron, both 67, of Shaw Farm Road, were killed last Thursday, April 12, after being struck by a motorist while out walking on Will Drive shortly after 8:30 p.m. The couple was transported by ambulance to Boston Medical Center that night, but both succumbed to their […]
Even though Canton police recently solved a major case of home and car breaks, a new rash was reported last week, particularly last Monday night and Tuesday and again from Thursday night to Friday morning. Six car breaks were reported on Tuesday, including two on Wheeler Circle and others in the areas of Diana Drive […]
The Canton Police Detective Bureau announced this week the arrest of three Brockton men who are believed to be responsible for a rash of home and car breaks in Canton in December of 2011 and January of this year. Detective Mike Lank, who led the investigation, said the probe covered five home break-ins and 10 […]
Officer Scott Connor is recuperating from neck, head, and chest injuries suffered in a one-car accident in which he struck a tree on York Street on Monday afternoon, February 13, around 12:30 p.m. Police Lt. Helena Findlen said Officer Connor is conscious and is being treated for non-life-threatening injures, including several lacerations. He was still […]
