Reckless dirt bike rider flees traffic stop

Heard on: Stark County Police

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Shows in that same area of 8th and State for a wreck that a blue dirt bike was doing wheelies.

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Robert.

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Respond 30 westbound just past Bridgeport Drive.

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30 westbound past Bridgeville Drive.

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There's a white GMC Acadia pulled off to the side of the road.

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Juveniles refusing to sit in the car seat.

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Call us on 911.

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43 dispatch.

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All right, the dirt bike was at (name withheld)'s house.

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As soon as we turned the corner, he took off on us.

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Great.

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Go ahead.

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He's driving extremely recklessly.

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We're not chasing him.

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I believe he's going northbound on Amherst.

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It was a white male, longer brown hair, with a (description withheld), black shorts.

8/11/2026 11:56 AM

Traffic

State St NE, Canton, OH

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As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to reports of a blue dirt bike doing wheelies near 8th Street and State Street in Canton. The rider reportedly fled when officers approached, was not pursued, and was last believed to be heading northbound on Amherst. A separate call involved juveniles not staying in their seats in a white GMC sport utility vehicle stopped on the roadside.