Crime & Safety

Teen Accused of Touching Female Classmates: Police Blotter

The following information was supplied by the North Canton Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

 

A 14-year-old boy is facing several charges of sexual imposition for reportedly touching girls inappropriately at the .

The North Canton boy faces five counts, all third-degree misdemeanors, for touching the breasts of five students, ages 13 to 14.

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Police documented the crimes Feb. 16.

The boy appeared in Stark County Family Court and then was remanded to the Multi-County Juvenile Attention Center.

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Canton man faces drug charges after traffic stop

Police pulled over a 19-year-old Canton motorist at the intersection of South Main Street and Everhard Road SW about 8 p.m. Monday. In addition to a citation of turning at intersections, the man faces a minor-misdemeanor charge of possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, a fourth-degree midemeanor.

Police find dog in 'filthy, unoccupied' home

Police found an unattended dog in a "filthy, unoccupied" house in the 1600 block of Westfield Avenue SW about 12:30 a.m. Feb. 25. The police contacted the Stark County Humane Society afterward.

Teen faces drug charges after traffic stop

Police found a plastic baggie filled with what appeared to be marijuana when they pulled over a car in the 600 block of North Main Street about 3:30 p.m. Feb. 23. They found the substance in a book bag that belonged to the passenger, a 16-year-old North Canton boy.

Teen assaulted on Lipton Avenue

A 17-year-old North Canton boy told police an 18-year-old North Canton man punched him in the face while he was in the 1300 block of Lipton Avenue about 2:50 p.m. Feb. 16.


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