CANTON POLICE

Police in Canton are investigating a death they are calling suspicious.

Police are looking for a 21-year-old man who was last seen on August 11, 2022.

According to authorities, Canton police are searching for a man who fatally shot a person after an alleged traffic incident.

A missing Canton Township man has not been heard from since he contacted family members for a ride after taking a short morning walk, police said.

A threat at the Plymouth-Canton Educational Park sent three high schools into lockdown for nearly four hours on Thursday as officers went from classroom to classroom searching for a gun.

All three Plymouth-Canton high schools were under lockdown Thursday while police investigated a possible threat, according to district officials.

All three Plymouth-Canton high schools are on lockdown while police investigate a possible threat, district officials said.

A woman was killed and a man was injured Monday in a two-car collision at Ford and Canton Center roads in Canton Township, police said.

Police have partially shut down the intersection of Ford and Canton Center roads in Canton Township while investigating a two-car crash.

A juvenile in Canton Township and six other men have been identified as members of “The Community,” an international group that hacks into people’s cellphones -- often bribing or tricking mobile phone companies -- to steal millions of dollars in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency, officials said.

A Canton Township girl has been charged with assault after she threw her father off the hood of a moving vehicle during an argument, according to police.

CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Police are questioning a person of interest in the “suspicious” death of a 65-year-old woman in Canton Township. Officials said they found the woman dead around 7:45 a.m. Monday (Feb. 22) at her home in the 4100 block of Kimberly Drive. Authorities said they were “actively investigating this suspicious incident.”At 2 p.m. Monday, police said they have one person of interest in custody for questioning in connection with the woman’s death. “Our officers and detectives have been working diligently to investigate the facts of this morning’s incident,” Deputy Chief Craig Wilsher said. AdThe woman’s identity has not been revealed.

CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A Canton Township man is facing the possibility of life in prison after he was charged with 18 counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. Shailesh Patel, 53, of Canton Township, was formally charged Thursday at 35th District Court, officials said. First-degree criminal sexual conduct is a felony punishable by up to life in prison. Police didn’t release details about the alleged crimes, but said an investigate began after one victim filed a report of the abuse. Canton Police Department investigators worked with the FBI’s SEMTEC task force on the case, officials said.

CANTON, Mich. – Police are investigating a pedestrian crash that happened Sunday morning around 7:15 a.m. in the area of Michigan Avenue and Schooner Road. It took place after a man was crossing the eastbound lanes of Michigan Avenue at Schooner Road from the south side to the north side. That is when he was struck by an oncoming vehicle which stopped and remained at the scene. The man was taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Ypsilanti where he died of his injuries. Canton police say speed, alcohol and distracted driving do not appear to be factors in the crash.

CANTON, Mich. – A 24-year-old Canton man went missing on Friday afternoon. Dashawn Adolph was last seen leaving his residence near Ford and Lotz roads around 3 p.m., officials said. Adolph is described as a black man who is 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighs 200 pounds. He drives a 2018 blue Chevy Malibu with the license plate #ECH3256. Anyone with information regarding Adolph’s whereabouts can contact the Canton Police Department at 734-394-5400.

CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A Canton Township man has been charged with torture and assault after he attacked his wife with a power saw and injured his two minor children, police said. Oswald John Tallent, 46, is accused of seriously injuring his wife with a power saw, according to authorities. Tallent is charged with assault with intent to commit murder, torture, assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder or by strangulation, third-degree child abuse and third habitual offender. The first assault charge and the torture charge each carry a maximum sentence of life in prison, authorities said. The second assault charge is a 10-year felony and the child abuse charge is a two-year felony.