Police Seek Source of Unloaded Handgun Found on Playground Last Week.

Police are looking for the source of a handgun found on the playground at Mills Pond Recreation Area last week. 

A youngster found the unloaded weapon Monday evening, May 16 and told his parents, Police Chief Christopher Arciero said. 

“It was unloaded but we believe it was operable,” Arciero said. 

The gun was an older, .32 caliber, 5-shot revolver, Arciero said. Police have alerted other departments and are trying to find out who owns it and how it got to the park. 

Arciero urges parents to vigilant and police also notified the Parks and Recreation Department so workers can keep and eye out for anything out of the ordinary. Officers will increase their presence in the area, Arciero added. 

“Canton police will increase patrol checks in the area,” Arciero said. 

Police ask anyone with information to call 860-693-0221.