Deputy shoots domestic shooting suspect outside Canton Red Lobster, officials say

It took the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office about an hour to find him about 25 minutes away in Canton and that is when investigators say he tried to grab a gun and a deputy shot him.

True crime series to air episode featuring Georgia mother's terrifying kidnapping, assault

Morgan Metzer said she woke up early on New Year's Day, 2021, to find a masked man in her bedroom. Cherokee County sheriff's investigators had doubts about her ex-husband Rodney Metzer's story as they interviewed him that morning.

Dump truck overturns on I-575 North in Canton

The Canton Police Department said the crash happened on I-575 north near the Hickory Flat Highway overpass.

Kidnapped 13-year-old girl rescued during traffic stop: Canton officer likely 'saved a life'

A Canton police officer made a traffic stop over cell phone use, but soon realized it was something much more serious. Police said thanks to a very observant officer, a 16-year-old girl was arrested for human trafficking and kidnapping.

Police search for missing Canton man

Police in Canton are searching for a missing 42-year-old man.

Man killed in officer-involved shooting at Canton subdivision

A man is dead after police responded to reports of a suspicious person in a Canton subdivision early Wednesday morning. The GBI has been called in to investigate.

Cartersville man faces additional charges for second Canton shooting

Timothy Gregory, 29, of Cartersville, was charged with aggravated assault, interference with government property, discharge of firearm on property of another, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Georgia man sentenced to prison for multi-state identity fraud ring

A simple traffic stop for speeding ended with multiple people in a multi-state identify fraud ring sentenced to prison after troopers say they found dozens of forged IDs in the car.

Former Roswell teacher takes plea deal on multiple sexual assault charges

Robert Vandel, 64, of Canton, pleaded guilty to rape, aggravated child molestation, false imprisonment, and two counts of child molestation in Fulton County Superior Court last week.

Parents charged in infant's smothering death, deputies say

The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office said 23-year-old Railey Breann Smelley and 22-year-old Conor Alberto Catalan were high when the mother rolled over onto their 6-month-old, suffocating the child.

GBI investigates shooting involving Canton police officers, armed suspect

Canton police encountered an armed man at around 1:28 a.m. Saturday on Parkbrook Way. Police said shots were fired and the suspect is dead. No officers were injured.

Local musicians stage show at Historic Canton Theatre

When a trio of local singer-songwriters takes the stage at the Historic Canton Theatre this Saturday night, they’ll be extending a legacy of entertainment stretching back more than a hundred years.

'She loved like Christ loved': Canton police officer's wife dies days after giving birth

Brianna Lee passed away suddenly from a brain aneurysm a little more than a week after giving birth to her daughter. Now the Canton community is rallying around her husband, a police officer, and their two children.

Canton man who lied about girlfriend's murder sentenced to life

A Canton man was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to the murder and subsequent cover-up of his girlfriend’s murder.

Former Roswell teacher accused of child rape may have more underage victims, GBI says

The former Roswell science teacher is facing charges of molesting and falsely imprisoning a child under the age of 14. Now officials think he may have more victims across Georgia and Alabama.

Two teens charged in connection to series of vandalism in Canton neighborhood

Two juveniles have been arrested for a series of vandalism incidents over the past year in the Savanna Estates neighborhood near Canton. Many of the incidents were caught on camera.