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Emotions ran high at a meeting of the Police Audit Committee in Canton Thursday night – to the point where police had to be called to escort at least one community member out.

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A meeting Thursday in Canton, Massachusetts, became heated as participants discussed how to move forward with an audit of the town’s police department.

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A meeting Thursday in Canton, Massachusetts, became heated as participants discussed how to move forward with an audit of the town’s police department amid ongoing backlash over how police handled the investigation into Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe’s death and the Sandra Birchmore case. Canton voters approved the independent audit of the Canton Police Department 903 to 800 in...

A burning truck temporarily closed Interstate 93 north in Canton, Massachusetts, Tuesday afternoon, causing a massive traffic back-up. Footage from the scene showed smoke pouring from the truck on the side of the highway. The highway was closed at Exit 2A, which was also closed, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. It wasn’t immediately clear how the fire started….

After Norwood’s health department shut down his sidewalk ice cream stand fundraiser, Danny Doherty persevered — and raised $6,000 that will go to his brother’s hockey team, the Boston Bear Cubs, a place for children and adults with special needs.

Prosecutors quickly made clear that they intend to retry Read, who is accused of striking her boyfriend, former Boston police officer John O’Keefe, with her SUV and leaving him to die in the snow.

One woman is adding cameras around her house in Canton because these pranks and they aren’t even confident the police are going to do anything about it.

Police in Canton, Massachusetts, say they are investigating after lawns were damaged by bleach-filled balloons. Three people, all supporters of Karen Read, have had their property damaged. Two of the victims filed police reports. “You can see it’s got a splatter,” Rita Lombardi said, pointing to her yard. It started as a small section of browning. “Then I noticed...

Days after the trial against Karen Read ended with a hung jury, officials in Canton, Massachusetts, are revealing more fallout from the case. The Canton Police Department placed Kevin Albert on leave last month, Chair Michael Loughran announced Tuesday at a Canton Select Board meeting. “Chief [Helena] Rafferty has placed Kevin Albert on paid administrative leave,” Loughran said, “while an…

First responders performed a whole blood transfusion on a patient in the back of an ambulance Saturday morning, the first time the life-saving measure has been done in Massachusetts. The Canton Fire Department administered an on-site blood transfusion after responding to a car crash on Saturday, sustaining the victim until he could receive further treatment at Boston Medical Center. The…

Who was John O’Keefe, the man whose death led to a Massachusetts murder trial attracting national attention? For 16 years he was a Boston police officer, but to those who loved him, he was Johnny or J-J, and some affectionately called him the Godfather. His girlfriend Karen Read, now accused of killing him, once called him “the patron saint of...

As the town of Canton awaits a verdict in the high-profile Karen Read murder trial, supporters of the defendant say its police department needs a shakeup and that Police Chief Helena Rafferty needs to go, even though she wasn’t the chief when the case that’s captivated Massachusetts began. “We need a police chief who’s concerned about the safety of...

A business owner in Canton shot and killed a bear on Monday morning and police with the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection are investigating. Police said it happened on Cheryl Drive and the man told them that he shot the bear in self-defense. “The essential facts are that the bear had been in a trash bin and there was…

On Monday, the murder trial over the death of Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe in Canton, Massachusetts, opens. A lot has happened in the more than two years since O’Keefe’s body was found in the snow. His girlfriend, Karen Read, was arrested, charged first with manslaughter and later second-degree murder. She has claimed she is the victim of a...

There’s a hearing Thursday for a handful of outstanding motions in the case that has drawn national attention.

The high-profile murder charges against Karen Read are finally set for trial, and the judge in the case is allowing Read’s attorneys to raise the question they have been asking for over a year: Who killed Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe? Prosecutors argue Read is responsible for her boyfriend’s 2022 death outside a Canton home, charging her with second-degree...

The police chief in Canton, Massachusetts, is addressing a case that she’s been involved in. It’s not the Karen Read case, the controversial murder trial that has divided the town. The chief actually hit someone with her vehicle while driving in Wrentham back in February. But she’s only now making a public statement about it. Canton Police Chief Helena...

A dump truck crashed off the ramp from Interstate 93 to I-95 in Canton, Massachusetts, on Monday, causing one person to be seriously injured, police said.

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A fire broke out in a two-story home in Canton, Massachusetts, Thursday night, fire officials said. The fire occurred just before 9:30 p.m. on Linden Glen Road, according to the Canton Fire Department. When firefighters arrived, they saw flames coming from the second floor. The fire was quickly knocked down, the department said. The home is currently unoccupied, fire officials…

In Canton, Massachusetts, there are yard signs that read “Please support the men and women of the Canton Police Department,” and “Please vote No on November 20th.” Others read “Remember it’s all about justice for John.” The signs refer to Monday’s special town meeting, during which residents voted for an independent audit of the police department over a controversial...