Crime & Safety
Acme Investigates Costly Theft; Drunken Driver Crashes Into Pole: Crime Blotter
The following was supplied by the North Canton Police Department. It does not indicate convictions.
Booze mystery
As Acme Fresh Market employees were checking the store's liquor inventory on June 19, they found 11 bottles of vodka, valued at $450, had gone missing.
Acme security handed over a DVD of video surveillance to police, but the security cameras didn't catch any of the thieves in the act.
It's not clear if this booze mystery will ever be solved.
Alcohol-induced crash
A 68-year-old North Canton man was charged with drunken driving, a first-degree misdemeanor, after he crashed his car into a utility pole on June 17.
The accident took place in the 800 block of 7th Street NE.
Drunken driver lashes out
A 36-year-old Canton man was pulled over in the 500 block of Everhard Road June 16 for speeding, and after questioning the driver, police determined he was intoxicated.
As he was taken into the North Canton police station, he began to lash out at officers and attempted to destroy pieces of police equipment.
He was charged with drunken driving, a first-degree misdemeanor, and disorderly conduct, a fourth-degree misdemeanor.
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