This Week in Canton Crime: May 4-10

Here are the latest crimes being investigated by the Canton Police Department.

As usual, the Canton Police Department had a busy week fighting crime and keeping the residents of the city safe from criminals. In order to help keep residents safe and raise awareness of local crime, the department has gone digital and lists the locations where crimes have been reported in their jurisdiction online. According to CrimeReports.com, the following crimes took place in Canton between Saturday, May 4 and Friday, May 10: Don’t miss any of the local news you care about. Subscribe to Canton-Sixes Patch’s free newsletter, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

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This Week in Canton Crime: April 27-May 3

Here are the latest crimes being investigated by the Canton Police Department.

As usual, the Canton Police Department had a busy week fighting crime and keeping the residents of the city safe from criminals. In order to help keep residents safe and raise awareness of local crime, the department has gone digital and lists the locations where crimes have been reported in their jurisdiction online. According to CrimeReports.com, the following crimes took place in Canton between Saturday, April 27 and Friday, May 3: Don’t miss any of the local news you care about. Subscribe to Canton-Sixes Patch’s free newsletter, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

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This Week in Canton Crime: April 20-26

Here are the latest crimes being investigated by the Canton Police Department.

As usual, the Canton Police Department had a busy week fighting crime and keeping the residents of the city safe from criminals. In order to help keep residents safe and raise awareness of local crime, the department has gone digital and lists the locations where crimes have been reported in their jurisdiction online. According to CrimeReports.com, the following crimes took place in Canton between Saturday, April 20 and Friday, April 26: Don’t miss any of the local news you care about. Subscribe to Canton-Sixes Patch’s free newsletter, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

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This Week in Canton Crime: April 13-19

Here are the latest crimes being investigated by the Canton Police Department.

As usual, the Canton Police Department had a busy week fighting crime and keeping the residents of the city safe from criminals. In order to help keep residents safe and raise awareness of local crime, the department has gone digital and lists the locations where crimes have been reported in their jurisdiction online. According to CrimeReports.com, the following crimes took place in Canton between Saturday, April 13 and Friday, April 19: Don’t miss any of the local news you care about. Subscribe to Canton-Sixes Patch’s free newsletter, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

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This Week in Canton Crime: April 6-12

Here are the latest crimes being investigated by the Canton Police Department.

As usual, the Canton Police Department had a busy week fighting crime and keeping the residents of the city safe from criminals. In order to help keep residents safe and raise awareness of local crime, the department has gone digital and lists the locations where crimes have been reported in their jurisdiction online. According to CrimeReports.com, the following crimes took place in Canton between Saturday, April 6 and Friday, April 12: Don’t miss any of the local news you care about. Subscribe to Canton-Sixes Patch’s free newsletter, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.  

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Waleska Man Tased, Threatened Family With Knife

The Cherokee Sheriff's Office had to use a taser to subdue the suspect, who is accused of threatening to kill his girlfriend and stepdaughter.

Waleska Man Tased, Threatened Family With Knife

The Cherokee Sheriff's Office had to use a taser to subdue the suspect, who is accused of threatening to kill his girlfriend and stepdaughter.

A Waleska man is behind bars at the Cherokee Adult Detention Facility after threatening to kill his long-time girlfriend with a knife late last month. Terry Lee Brooks was arrested on March 24 for crimes resulting from a domestic dispute that had been in progress for two days. According to the Cherokee Sheriff's Office incident report, Brooks, who is allegedly bipolar and was off his medication, began assaulting his girlfriend of ten years after she tried to call 911 for an unrelated matter. According to the girlfriend and her daughter, Brooks used a broom handle to smash out a window, then kicked over furniture and appliances. The incident report says that the daughter attempted to flee the home, but was dragged back inside by her hair by…

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Friends Hold Vigil for Car Wash Killing Victim

Canton native Randy "R.J." Statler, 28, was killed Sunday in an apparent robbery at Cartersville's Sun Glo Car Wash on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.

Friends of the man killed Sunday in an apparent robbery gathered last night in Canton's Boling Park for a candlelight vigil. Randal "R.J." Statler Jr., 28, of Cartersville, was found shot and deceased at Sun Glo Car Wash on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. Cartersville police believe he was the victim of a robbery. "We are praying we find the person who killed him," said friend and classmate Casey Weaver. "He was kindhearted, would do anything for anyone, the sweetest guy with $1 million heart and an amazing smile." Statler lived in Cartersville, but grew up in nearby Canton and was a 2002 graduate of Cherokee High School, according to Weaver and other friends. He "worked hard for a living" in construction and leaves behind a dog, according …

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Cigarette Thieves Smoked Out by Cherokee Sheriff's Office

Three non-Cherokee residents had been burglarizing convenience stores across the Metro Atlanta area.

The plans of three cigarette thieves to sell their ill-gotten gains were snuffed out by Cherokee County sheriff's deputies on Wednesday morning on Highway 92. The three men, Vincent Donehue of Jonesboro, James Hill of Snellville and Mark McCain of Atlanta, are suspected of stealing large quantities of cigarettes from convenience stores in five counties, the Cherokee Tribune reported. Cherokee County authorities worked hand in hand with colleagues from Henry, Cobb, Douglas and Rockdale counties to bring the trio to justice. “At approximately 2:45 a.m., a Cherokee sheriff’s deputy pulled the vehicle over,” Lt. Jay Baker of the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office said to the Tribune. “Inside the vehicle investigators located plastic bins, a …

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