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Fire Department offers reward to catch hydrant vandal
Hydrants affected near site of recent house fire
By Adam Herman
Posted: Nov 18, 2009
CANTON, Ohio — 

Canton Fire Chief Stephen Rich announced Wednesday that the Canton Fire Department is offering a $750 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person or persons tampering with City fire hydrants near the area of Woodland Avenue and 15th Street NW.  The hydrants were discovered to have been severely damaged to the point of inoperability when firefighters responded to a recent house fire in the area.

“Working fire hydrants are key to protecting the lives and property of city residents during fire emergencies,” Chief Rich said.&…

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