Hubbard police deny permit to Canton Rescue Mission

HUBBARD — Police denied a representative of Volunteer Rescue Mission in Canton a permit to solicit donations after police discovered that the Canton organization is the subject of a criminal fraud investigation.

The Canton Repository has published stories on the probe, noting that investigators and accountants from the Ohio attorney general’s charitable-law section have joined the probe. The mission sends volunteers to go door to door throughout northern Ohio seeking donations.

The Vindicator published a story in September 2006 noting that the Rescue Mission of Mahoning Valley should not be confused with the Canton shelter and is not affiliated with it. At that time, Canton representatives were soliciting funds in the area. The Valley mission does not solicit door to door.