Crime & Safety
Everhard Road Burglaries Spur Crime Watch Meeting
The Stark County Prosecutor's Office and North Canton police are teaming up to help keep residents safe with a crime watch meeting Tuesday night
A few burglaries along Everhard Road in the past year have residents wondering why they're being targeted.
Their concerns prompted a crime watch meeting, set to take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the .
Jim Knight, a crime prevention specialist with the Stark County Prosecutor's Office, will lead the meeting, which will help residents become proactive against crime.
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Lt. Stanley Strausser said the department has investigated five burglaries on Everhard Road since the beginning of 2011. It may not seem like a large number, but it is for that type of area.
"The problem is it's right on a main road," Strausser said. "Most of our burglaries occur on residential streets."
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Although the prosecutor's office will lead the meeting, North Canton police will be on hand to answer crime-related questions and share burglary statistics.
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