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The foul-mouthed Canton, OH police officer who threatened to shoot an armed citizen in the head over his concealed pistol last summer has been fired, but he reportedly plans to appeal. Harless confronted a private citizen named William Bartlett in early June 2010 when the officer stopped to check out a vehicle parked on the side of the street. Bartlett’ sin was in not immediately advising Harless and another officer that he was carrying a concealed handgun, as required by Ohio statute. The problem, as can be seen by viewing the video, is that Harless never gave Bartlett the chance,...

Officer Daniel Harless is still receiving paid time off, even after running out of sick days by Chad D. Baus The Canton Repository reported recently that a hearing for Officer Daniel Harless, the Canton police officer who was caught on dash cam video berating an Ohio concealed handgun license-holder and threatening to execute him, has been postponed yet again. The article also reveals that Harless continues to receive sick pay, even though he is out of paid time off, thanks to a special clause in his union contract. From the article: A disciplinary hearing for Daniel Harless, the police officer...

In the wake of the release of explosive dash cam video which showed Canton police officer Daniel Harless unleashing a violent, profanity-laced tirade on a concealed handgun license-holder, saying "People like you don't deserve to @#$%#$ move throughout public. Period!" before threatening to murder the CHL-holder, Canton City Council President Allen Schulman delivered his own tirade against Ohio's concealed handgun licensure laws, calling them "completely insane." The group Ohioans For Concealed Carry, which obtained and released the dash cam video, immediately called for Schulman's resignation. Schulman hasn't resigned, but has reportedly "made peace" with OFCC after attending an indoor shooting...

The Asylum Hair Salon, in Canton, has filed a lawsuit against Connecticut Light & Power for losses suffered during the power outage. Attorney Edward Jazlowiecki said the salon is the only plaintiff, however if other plaintiffs who suffered losses emerge, the suit can be prosecuted as a class action suit. The salon's suit was filed in Hartford Superior Court on Friday.

CANTON — City Council President Allen Schulman has gone from being labeled “idiot of the day” to accepting an invitation to join members of a gun-rights group at a firing range. Schulman had drawn scathing criticism from Ohioans for Concealed Carry for comments he had made following the group’s posting of a video on the Internet. The video showed Canton Police Patrolman Daniel Harless threatening and having a volatile exchange with a concealed-carry permit holder during a June 8 traffic stop. Schulman will be joined at a shooting range by former Gov. Ted Strickland and Philip Mulivor, a coordinator for...

Perhaps now we know why police officer Daniel Harless thought it was acceptable behavior to unleash his violent, profanity-laced tirade on a concealed handgun license-holder in Canton, Ohio, saying "People like you don't deserve to @#$%#$ move throughout public. Period!" before threatening to murder the CHL-holder. Canton City Council President Allen Schulman has unleashed his own version of that same tirade against law-abiding concealed handgun license-holders. After explaining that he would not be making any comments about the deplorable behavior of Harless, which were exposed on the dash cam video that has been seen across the country, Schulman said this:...

William stated, "I have a concealed carry, and..." when he was abruptly told to shut up. Dash camera video footage shows the driver turning his head, and his voice can be heard, but the words are inaudible. A few minutes passed while the officer continued to berate the two passengers. He proceeded to the driver's side and tries to open the door but is delayed by a seat belt. ...people like you don't deserve to @#$%#$ move throughout public. Period!... William states "I have a conceal..." and the officer demands that he better tell the truth or else! This interruption...

Unbelieveable dash cam footage of a cop positively going off on a CCW holder who did not notify he was carrying soon enough. Watch this then ask yourself, which person are you worried about having a gun?

Several readers have sent me a dashcam video of the Canton, OH Polizei stopping a concealed carry permit holder. I was going to hold off on posting anything on Examiner until I finished my story-gathering for tomorrow's War on Guns radio show, but the video made me so angry I thought I'd best dash something off now or it would bug me until I did. See the sidebar video player. Be warned, the language on the part of the "public servant" treating citizens like inferiors to be insulted and threatened is graphic and vulgar. It's also enraging and absolutely inexcusable....

Ohio’s concealed-carry law requires anyone stopped by police to immediately notify the officer if they are armed. Failure to do so is a first-class misdemeanor that can result in a six-month jail term and a thousand-dollar fine, as well as losing the license to carry. It’s usually not considered a death penalty offense, unless one gets pulled over in Beachwood Canton, Ohio, in a case highlighted today by Ohioans for Concealed Carry: "William pulled his car to the side of the road to let out two passengers, but only the female occupant managed to exit before the police pulled up...

The intruder carried a silver gun when he opened the door and walked into Tabitha Billings’ home Tuesday night. A white bandana covered the lower portion of his face. Another covered the upper portion. Only his eyes were visible. Billings said she thinks he may have known her, and that he likely intended to rob her of her college loan money. Billings attends Brown Mackie College, and she’d recently received her tuition check. Only a few knew. The intruder left without it. But not before shooting her pregnant dog in the head. Billings said the medium-sized, mixed-breed dog she calls...

CANTON — .The second of two Tea Party Express buses rolled out of downtown Canton at about 12:45 p.m. Departure of the buses followed what had been a festive event and rally that carried a message endorsing limited government, promoting the free market and expecting elected officials to uphold the Constitution and act fiscally responsible. The event at the Kresge lot on Market Avenue N lasted more than two hours. At least a few thousand people appeared to be in attendance. Organizers estimated the crowd at about 5,000.Some of those attending came from outside Stark County, including from Medina, Columbus,...

CANTON — Municipal Court Judge Stephen F. Belden had an unconventional tool for silencing an argumentative defendant last week — duct tape. (Click on the Audio Tab at left: Listen to Judge Belden's order to duct tape the defendant's mouth in court)- You will have to go to the link to hear this. The unique confrontation played out in Municipal Court on Thursday and quickly became a topic of courthouse gossip. It was also recorded on the courtroom’s audio and video systems. Belden was holding a preliminary hearing to see if there was sufficient evidence for Harry Brown’s case to...

CANTON — The “Tax Day Tea Party” here is just starting to break up. Organizers say roughly 1,200 attended the downtown event — a national protest demonstration aimed at the federal borrowing associated with President Barack Obama’s stimulus plan. Locally, organizers are targeting Stark County commissioners’ imposition of a 0.5 percent sales tax. Just after 1 p.m., the protesters began chanting, “U-S-A! U-S-A!” The Stark County Young Republicans group said it registered about 1,200 people at the event to be notified of other activities. Other protests were planned across the nation today. Of those events that took place at the...

CANTON — Interactions between Canton Mayor William J. Healy II and a high-school-age girl are at the center of two law-enforcement investigations. The investigations began after Canton police received an anonymous tip, even though neither the girl nor her mother had filed a complaint. The mayor denies wrongdoing and wants authorities to discover who sent anonymous letters naming the girl.

Where's it worst? Ohio, according to our analysis, which racked up four of the 10 cities on our list: Youngstown, Canton, Dayton and Cleveland. The runner-up is Michigan, with two cities--Detroit and Flint--making the ranking.

Homeowners who don't mow their grass in the northeast Ohio city of Canton now face stiffer penalties-including possible jail time. The city council unanimously passed a law Monday that makes a second high-grass violation a fourth-degree misdemeanor carrying a fine of up to $250 and as many as 30 days in jail. The previous law only made the first violation a minor misdemeanor, with a fine of up to $150 but no jail time. The new law is to take effect in 30 days. "This is the type of action we need to take in order to clean up our...

Police investigating the disappearance of pregnant mom Jessie Davis are looking into the discovery of an abandoned newborn baby 45 miles from where the woman was last seen. The day-old infant girl was left Monday night in a wicker basket on the doorstep of a residence in rural south Wooster, Ohio and taken to Wooster Community Hospital, where a DNA sample was taken. Davis, who was pregnant with a baby girl and due to give birth July 3, vanished in North Canton, south of Cleveland in northeastern Ohio. Authorities are trying to determine whether there is a link between that...

CANTON, Texas – A girl who was rescued five years ago after being locked in a filthy closet, abused and nearly starved was victimized again last year, authorities said. The girl, now 13, told a counselor she was sexually assaulted in August 2005, said Van Zandt County District Attorney Leslie Dixon. She accused Jesse Lee Bass, a man married to the niece of her adoptive mother, Dixon told KRLD-AM on Monday. Bass entered a guilty plea to sexual assault of a child on Thursday, in exchange for a 13-year sentence. After her rescue in 2001, the girl was adopted by...

CAMP AL ASAD, Iraq (March 20, 2006) -- After enlisting in the Marine Corps more than a year apart, two brothers from Canton, Mich., have crossed paths in Iraq, while deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Lance Cpl. Ian L. Eichel, a 23-year-old motor transportation mechanic with Regimental Combat Team 7, said he was pleasantly surprised March 17, 2006, when a gunnery sergeant drove his brother, 21-year-old Lance Cpl. Aaron J. Eichel to the motor transportation lot here to put the two brothers in touch. “I was just going on duty at the motor pool when he drove up...

Ladies and Gentlemen, we have ZERO days until the preseason. The NFL season officially kicked off on Saturday with the American Bowl game in Japan between the Atlanta Falcons and the Indianapolis Colts. Despite Peyton Manning leading a touchdown drive on the first series of the game, the Colts didn't have what it took and Matt Schaub led the Falcons to a victory.(Note: Manning, Vick, and other stars didn't play much of the game. If you are a Falcons fan, don't get too excited, if you are a Colts fan, don't get upset)Today the Bears play the Dolphins in the...

CARACAS, Venezuela, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- When the Organization of American States asked its press freedom expert, Santiago Canton, to report on the state of the independent press in Venezuela, they must have known it was a sensitive mission. President Hugo Chavez's radical populist government does not take kindly to criticism nor does it appreciate outside scrutiny of its internal affairs. It's doubtful, though, that anyone at the OAS expected Canton to fall victim himself to the kind of tactics the Venezuelan press faces every day. Just moments after beginning the final press conference of his four-day visit to ...

Boston Teen Arrested in McAllen Break-In An 18-year-old Massachusetts man has been charged today with breaking into a McAllen pawn shop and stealing handguns. An officer found Atbin Hoshang Forghan of Canton, Massachusetts, outside Danny's Pawn Shop before dawn. Forghan allegedly was carrying stolen munitions, a bulletproof vest and a switchblade. Forghan was arraigned today on charges of burglary and possessing prohibited weapons. Bond is 550-thousand dollars. Investigators say Forghan traveled to McAllen by bus from the Boston area earlier this week and he had visited the pawn shop. McAllen police also contacted Homeland Security officials. An investigator with the...

CANTON -- The wheels of Air Force One touched down on a runway at Akron-Canton Regional Airport around 1:15 p.m. Two hours and 15 minutes later, the jet was back in the air, heading to St. Petersburg, Fla., for yet another campaign stop. In between, President Bush tried to make a lasting impression on voters here. It started with his motorcade, which included limos, police cars and vans. They sped south on a closed section of I-77, then east on Route 62 and finally south on Market Avenue, heading toward the Palace Theatre. From 25th Street to the theater, the...

Several weeks ago, John Kerry came to Canton. He needed help to support his election to become president. A member of his staff contacted a local grieving mother of a Stark County hero who gave his life for what he believed in. The staff member asked her to come and speak at the rally. This young hero believed in God, truth, freedom and liberty. What more great qualities could an excellent soldier and son have? After being contacted by phone, this fine, moral mother, having the same standards as her son, found out she was being selected to support John...

Kerry campaign spokesman Phil Singer noted Bush's absence from the key state of Ohio since Oct. 2 in a late-night e-mail to reporters in which he also extended an unusual offer from a senior campaign adviser. [snip] This morning, the White House gave the answer: On Friday, when Bush will talk about health care and medical liability in Canton. Bush aides scoffed at the idea that they are pulling back in Ohio and said the president will be there at least four times before Election Day. "Ohio is with us, but close," a Bush aide said. Vice President Cheney also...

Sen. John Kerry does not present a compelling alternative to the imperfect presidency of George W. Bush. Support for Kerry in Stark County is mostly a dislike for Bush, according to Repository polls. As Nov. 2 approaches, it is not enough for the next president to merely be someone other than George W. Bush. The country would be better off by staying with the president. The president took the country to war in Iraq without clear need to do so. The biggest problem with Bush’s Iraq policy, however, has been his team’s inability to foresee or prevent the great difficulties...

CANTON — The Timken Co. didn’t load the dice with the group of workers selected to ride on President Bush’s campaign bus. At least two of the Steelworkers chosen have little or no inclination to vote for Bush in November. When Bush came to Ohio on Saturday, his motorcade started in Cleveland and picked up 10 Timken employees in Akron. They talked with the president during the ride to Canton. Timken spokesman Jason Saragian said the company’s only role was selecting the employees for the event. Half were salaried and half were union workers. “We looked for associates to represent...

CANTON — Vice President Dick Cheney’s granddaughter wanted to learn more about Charles Mann at the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday. The 10-year-old settled for Washington Redskins Coach Joe Gibbs instead. Cheney, his wife, Lynne, and his oldest grandchild, Kate Perry, made an impromptu stop at the Hall of Fame for about 45 minutes Saturday afternoon. They arrived in red, white and blue buses, sporting “Bush, Cheney ‘04” and “Yes, America Can” logos, just after 2 p.m. from Parma, where Cheney kicked off a holiday weekend campaign bus tour. Cheney campaigned for swing votes in Parma, where he...

<p>Anyone who has thought about developing a Web site to gripe about a company owes Michelle Grosse some thanks.</p> <p>The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati ruled Friday that the Canton woman did not violate the law when she used the name of Lucas Nursery and Landscaping Inc. for a Web site she created to complain about the Canton nursery.</p>

On September 11th, 2002, suspected Sniper John Allen Muhammad walked into the Camden, New Jersey State Motor Vehicles office, to register the now-notorious "blue Caprice" he'd just purchased. Though the car had not yet converted been into a rolling sniper's nest, what happened in the next several minutes leaves little doubt that Muhammad had something sinister in mind. The registration transaction began at 8:52 am. At 8:58 am., while Muhammad was still standing at the counter, someone (now believed to be fellow suspect, Lee Malvo) phoned a bomb threat at the Motor Vehicles office on the 1st Anniversary of what...

Elway, Sanders among 67 nominated for Pro Football Hall of Fame The Associated Press 10/8/2003, 10:30 a.m. ET CANTON, Ohio (AP) — John Elway and Barry Sanders, both in their first year of eligibility, are among 67 players and contributors nominated for election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. From that list of 67, selectors will choose 23 semifinalists who will be added to two carry-over candidates from last year. Former New York Giants linebacker Harry Carson and team and league executive George Young are automatic finalists because they finished in the top six in the voting last year....

Aids, the Ebola Virus, monkey-pox, and SARS are all diseases that probably started in wild animals and switched to humans.It now appears likely that the recent outbreak of SARS got its start from the close contact between Chinese animal merchants and their wares.The people of Guangdong Profince in southern China are famous for eating "everything with four legs except a table, everything that flies except an airplane, and everything that swims except a submarine," and support a brisk trade in cats, snakes, bats, dogs, civet cats, pangolins, and anything else hunters can get their hands on.People like the taste, but...

CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Two men arrested last week in Detroit in the investigation of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks apparently had lived earlier in the year in Canton. Karim Koubriti, 23, and Ahmed Hannan, 33, taken into custody Sept. 17, attended the U.S. Truck Driver Training School in Detroit during the summer, said the school’s president, Joseph LaBarge. Koubriti passed the state commercial drivers license exam, he said, but Hannan failed the road test. Hannan and Koubriti, both natives of Morocco, were living in Canton as recently as March, the Akron Beacon Journal reported Wednesday. They had rented at ...

CANTON TWP. — Faiq Arshad Farooqi needed $25 to get out of the Stark County Jail. Abdiwahab Muhumed Madhobe needed $50. As the FBI and the U.S. Department of Immigration and Naturalization looked into why they crashed a guarded gate Monday night at the Timken Co.’s Gambrinus plant, Sheriff Tim Swanson discovered that the two were in the area for legitimate reasons. Unable to post bond, they had to sit in the Stark County Jail until a man who described himself as their boss showed up with the money at 8:36 p.m. Tuesday, said Sgt. Robert Burns. The man gave...