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The Repository CANTON – A Bob Evans employee who dialed 911 can be heard telling people to "get down, tell them to get down" after a gunman fatally shot a waitress Friday morning in a domestic dispute. When the dispatcher asks whether anyone has been shot, she says she doesnt know. She and the others are hiding under tables. "We cant get out. Were scared." She says shes worried about another employee who ran into the back. She thinks the gunman is that employees boyfriend. "Just stay c...

CANTON Police and federal agents have arrested two men they believe are behind a rash of break-ins to more than 150 cars throughout the city throughout February. Christopher M. McKeown, 20, of Blecker Place NW, and Jose J. Bower-Lara, 20, of Daleford Avenue NE, were each arrested on felony grand theft warrants, Stark County Jail records show. McKeown was arrested at 9 p.m. Tuesday in the 1300 block of Tuscarawas Street E on warrants charging him with felony failure to comply with police, rece...

In early December, the Canton Police Department had as many as 16 officers out due to COVID. And so far in 2021, only one Canton police officer out of the 169 in the department (plus another 53 other city police employees) has been able to get a dose of the vaccine, Chief Jack Angelo said. The one who did was on a waiting list in another county. Ohio last month decided not to follow federal recommendations to make police officers an immediate vaccination priority, dashing Angelos hopes ...

Canton Police Expand Smart City Technology Footprint in Canton Ohio After a successful six-month phase 1, Canton Police Department is rolling out Wi-Fibers Connect-n-Protect platform, integrated with Blueforce, to four additional areas of Canton News provided by Share this article Share this article NEWBURYPORT, Mass., Jan. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Blueforce Development Corporation, a leader in edge-based situational awareness and IoT/sensors for Smart Cities and Public Safety, today announced ...

CANTON  The body of a man found in the Nimishillen Creek Monday has been identified as Roger Daniel Lucas, 46, of Canton Township, according to the Stark County Coroners Office. Details of how he came to be in the creek were not available as authorities continued to investigate on Tuesday. A truck driver looking down off the Interstate 77 bridge spotted the body, about a mile and a half south of downtown. Authorities have said that the person had been reported missing Jan. 5.  Police Chief J...

Editors note: This story has been updated to state that the victim is in critical condition. CantonRep.com previously received incorrect information. CANTON  Police are asking for the publics help in finding a sport utility vehicle that struck an 84-year-old woman Tuesday night. She was trying to cross 12th Street NW at Louisiana Avenue at 5:56 p.m. when she was hit by what police believe was an eastbound, dark-colored Ford Explorer, "possibly a 2001 to 2004 model," according to a news rele...

A Canton man awaiting sentencing on a federal firearm charge has threatened to kill police officers when he gets out of prison, according to prosecutors. Matthew P. Slatzer, 36, drew Gov. Mike DeWines ire earlier in the pandemic when he reportedly displayed an anti-Semitic sign at a protest against restrictions and orders related to COVID-19. Slatzers sentencing on a firearm-related charge had been set for Thursday but its being delayed until later this month because the defense wants an op...