Crime & Safety

Poll: Did Canton's Chief Have to Go?

After 20 years with the Canton Police Department, Chief Jeff Lance is out in the wake of a report critical of his leadership during the search for a slain 7-year-old girl.

, hours before the city made public an unflattering review of the police department's work during the search for Canton Elementary first-grader Jorelys Rivera.

Did Chief Lance have to step down? Let us know in the comment box below and take our poll.


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