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Jun. 9, 2021  PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Plymouth Michigan News   Canton Township Police Department Sgt. Dale Waltz will officially retire at the end of this month after a quarter of a century on the job. Waltz began his 25-year career with the Canton department in 1996 as a Public Safety Service

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Mar. 4, 2021  PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Plymouth Michigan News   A 14-year old girl has been charged with first-degree murder in the brutal stabbing of her grandmother last week. Prosecutors allege that the teen, who was in the legal custody of her grandmother, planned the assault and have also charged her

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Jan. 25, 2021  PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Plymouth Michigan News   A Canton Township father has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of his 8-year-old son. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Nicholas A. Bennett, 33, in connection with the fatal shooting of his son at their Canton mobile

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Dec. 27, 2020  PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Plymouth Michigan News   A Canton Township man is facing life imprisonment if convicted of 18 counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. Shailesh K. Patel, 53, was arraigned in 35th District Court Dec. 18 on the charges which stemmed from an investigation by the Canton

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Dec. 2, 2020  PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News   Canton Police have released surveillance photos of a gun-wielding assailant who shot an employee of the ADAM (Alcohol Drug Administrative Monitoring) facility, located at 5820 N. Lilley Rd., Monday, Nov. 16, 2020. According to authorities, the incident occurred at 7:00 p.m.

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Nov. 28, 2020  PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News     A suspect has been arrested and charged in connection with a recent Canton bank robbery.  The robbery occurred at the JP Morgan Chase Bank located at 45220 Michigan Ave. and Old Canton Center Road on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020 at

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Nov. 13, 2020  PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Plymouth Michigan News   A Canton Township man is facing several criminal charges in connection to burglaries and home invasions reported last week. Michael Smith, 46 of Canton, was arraigned in 35th District Court Oct. 28 and is facing two counts of first degree home

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Nov. 6, 2020  PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News   Canton Police are asking for public assistance in identifying a bank robbery suspect. The robbery occurred at JP Morgan Chase Bank located at 45220 Michigan Ave. and Old Canton Center Road on Thursday at approximately 3:31 p.m. Police report the suspect

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Sep. 2, 2020  PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News   The Canton Township Police Department has asked for public assistance in locating a missing 40-year old man. Kenneth Nelson, a white male and Texas resident is described as 5’5”, 165 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. Nelson has been staying

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Aug. 24, 2020   PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Plymouth Michigan News   Lieutenant James Harrison has retired from the Canton Township Police Department after a 29-year career with the law enforcement agency. Harrison, or “Turtle” as he’s affectionately known around the department, was hired as a police officer in 1991; he was

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