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Body Found in Creek, Armed Robbers Break in Home & More: Week in Review

From armed robberies to students relaxing with therapy dogs, the news in North Canton was a mix of weird and wild this week

1. Man finds body in creek: A man walking his dogs last month stumbled upon a floating body in the Nimishillen Creek. Luckily he was able to pull the body — a drunken man who had slipped into the creek — to safety.

2. Dogs help Walsh students unwind: A trio of therapy dogs helped Walsh University students de-stress during finals week. Check out the video to see the slobbery team do what they do best — put smiles on people's faces.

3. Armed robbers break into apartment: North Canton Police are looking for two suspects who reportedly broke into an Applegrove Street apartment early Monday morning, robbed the resident and guests at gunpoint and fired a shot into a ceiling.

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4. Memorial Stadium vandalized: Vandals did some major damage at North Canton Memorial Stadium last month, and school officials are still picking up the pieces. See what was stolen and what school officials have to say about it.

5. Robber attacks K-Mart employee with box cutter: A Kmart employee was attacked with a box cutter during a robbery attempt early Saturday evening in the North Main Street store’s parking lot, according to North Canton police.

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