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PatchCast: Coach Touches Lives

Here are some of the highlights from Canton-Sixes and nearby Patches for Jan. 31.

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PatchCast: Brunn Suicide; Pill Mills; Holly Springs Police Cars

Here are some of the highlights from Canton-Sixes and nearby Patches for Jan. 20.

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Man Rescued from Burning Home

Officers from Canton and Holly Springs saved a man who may have passed out from smoke inhalation.

A day after detailing the heroics of two officers credited with reviving an unconscious man, the Canton Police Department this afternoon heralded the efforts of two more officers. In a separate incident, Stephen Delman of the Canton Police Department and Shane Smith of the Holly Springs Police Department pulled a 31-year-old man from a burning home on Monday. According to agency spokesman German Rivas, Benjamin Adam Walker was passed out near the front door when Delman and Smith arrived on the scene around 2:30 p.m. Monday. Even though heavy smoke poured out of the residence at 139 Ilex Dr., the men pried open a sliding glass door and saved Walker. Rivas said the man had a pulse and was taken to an unknown hospital for treatment.

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Cities Get Pill Drop Boxes

"The community expressed a desire for the pill box to keep the environment safe and because of the rise of prescription pill cases," Canton Police spokeswoman Candy Worthy said.

County residents now have a way to properly discard outdated or unwanted prescription drugs thanks to the Cherokee Multi-Agency Narcotics Squad. The agency has donated pill drop boxes to the Canton, Holly Springs and Woodstock Police Departments. "With the continued rise of prescription drug related deaths in Georgia in the last two years, it is important that prescription drugs are disposed of so that others are not tempted to steal them and get high," Squad Cmdr. Phillip W. Price said this afternoon. "And the method used to dispose of the drugs does not put the environment at risk." People can drop pills in the boxes, which are located in the lobbies of each police agency. In Canton, drop off hours are between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., …

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