A week in review on Canton Patch.
It was a busy week of news, sports and arts here in Canton. On Thursday, a State Police K-9 discovered remains in the woods on Royall Street, across from Reebok. Officials announced that the bones were not human and were in fact animal remains. A Canton juvenile was arrested Wednesday after calling in a bomb threat, (although fake) to the Hansen School and a natural gas leak forced a few businesses to evacuate while repairs were made. Canton Public Schools are tackling bullying and educating parents on the subject and the Chamber of Commerce tackled the economy in a recent workshop. In other local (and lighter) news, Canton Patch managed to grab Santa Claus for an exclusive interviews and demanded answers to all of the children's biggest …
Canton Police arrested a 12-year-old for calling in a fake bomb scare to the elementary school.
A 12-year-old Canton student was arrested yesterday after calling in a fake bomb threat to the Hansen Elementary School. Canton Police and Fire departments responded to the 3:39 p.m. incident at the Pecunit Street school Wednesday. Canton Police Chief Kenneth Berkowitz said the child, who was not a student at the elementary school, called in the scare after school had ended for the day. The building was mostly empty, except for a handful of staff and after-school students, according to Superintendent of Schools Jeff Granatino. "It was evacuated immediately," the superintendent said. Police were "able to trace the number back and he admitted doing it," Berkowitz said of the juvenile. "He's charged and I'm confident that the school is …
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