Crime & Safety
Acme Manager Takes Down Thief; Vandals Spoil Swimming Pool: Crime Blotter
The following was supplied by the North Canton Police Department. It does not indicate convictions.
Bicycle burglary
Three Raleigh mountain bikes, valued at $1,300, were stolen from a woman's garage located in the 300 block of Farrell Street SE on July 23, according to a North Canton police report.
Officers are investigating.
Everything but the kitchen sink
On July 18, an unknown number of vandals hurled furniture, a fire pit, beer cans, two cement blocks and poured chemicals into a resident's swimming pool, located in the 400 block of Chappel Hill Drive.
The lining of the pool was also ripped, bringing the total damage to $5,500.
Police are investigating.
T-bone felony
Kevin E. Sprankle, 40, of Canton, was arrested on July 19 after trying to steal three Porterhouses and a T-bone steak from Acme.
According to the police report, Sprankle fought with and was subdued by a store manager who stopped the alleged thief in the parking lot.
Officers arrived and charged Sprankle with robbery—use of force against another, a third-degree felony, and possession of criminal tools, a first-degree misdemeanor.
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