Taunton

A man was arrested after exchanging gunfire with officers during a standoff in a bathroom at a Taunton, Massachusetts, apartment, on Wednesday morning, police said. No one was hurt, and the standoff ended after about an hour, according to Taunton police. They were called to the Hodges Avenue apartment about 9 a.m. for a wellbeing check and found the man,...

A gunshot victim showed up to a Taunton, Massachusetts, hospital early Monday morning, prompting police in the city to open an investigation into a shooting. The victim, a 38-year-old man from Taunton, arrived at Morton Hospital seeking treatment for multiple gunshot wounds, police said, adding that they responded to the hospital at around 2:30 a.m. Authorities characterized the man’s injuries...

A man was flown to a local hospital Wednesday after he was struck by a car in Taunton, Massachusetts, according to police, who asked anyone who may be able to help identify the victim to contact detectives. Taunton police say they responded to the area of 11 Court Street around 5:45 p.m. after receiving reports of a motor vehicle crash...

Jerome Middleton of Fall River, and Khaylon Cruz of New Bedford, were convicted of first-degree murder and armed robbery for the death of Taunton resident Justin Paulo in January 2019

A man faces drunken driving charges in connection with a fatal car crash last month in Taunton, Massachusetts, prosecutors said Friday.

A Massachusetts highway was shut in Taunton on Tuesday as firefighters put out a garbage truck fire. Route 140 north was closed at Route 24 for the fire, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation noted. A garbage truck was at the scene, covered in fire retardant, with firefighters in the area. It wasn’t immediately clear if anyone was hurt.

A man died after crashing a motorcycle Tuesday in Taunton, Massachusetts. Police in Taunton responded to the single-vehicle crash on Charles F. Colton Road shortly before 2 p.m. The motorcyclist, a 39-year-old Taunton man, was brought to Morton Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The man’s name was being withheld until family could be notified. Police say the cause...

One person has died after a house fire in Taunton, Massachusetts, on Thursday. Taunton Fire Chief Steven Lavigne said his department was called to the home on North Walker Street around 3:34 p.m. When they arrived, they found an adult inside the home. That person was pronounced dead on scene. The victim’s identity was not immediately released. The cause...

A woman is dead after she apparently drowned Saturday at a pond in Taunton, Massachusetts. Taunton police and firefighters responded around 4:30 p.m. to a report of a possible drowning at Bunk Pond, north of Interstate 495 on the Taunton/Raynham town line. Several agencies assisted in the search, including the North Bristol County dive team and the Southeastern Massachusetts Law…

Two men were arrested in connection with the murders of two brothers in Taunton, Massachusetts, back in 2008, the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office said Friday. Steven Fordham, 38, and Kaylen Scott, 36, were indicted Thursday after a lengthy jury investigation, according to District Attorney Thomas Quinn, who said both men were charged with two counts of murder. On Feb….

A child who was hit by a vehicle Monday evening in Taunton, Massachusetts, was airlifted to a hospital. Police in Taunton say they responded to multiple reports at 7:20 p.m. that the child was hit while crossing Whittenton Street. The victim, an 11-year-old, suffered serious injuries, police said. A medical helicopter brought the child to a local hospital. The driver…

Police in Taunton, Massachusetts, say a missing man has been found safe. The 66-year-old man had last been seen on Church Green Thursday afternoon. Authorities said Friday that the man has been located and is safe.

One Massachusetts man is dead and another is injured after they were hit by a vehicle while riding bicycles Thursday afternoon in Taunton. The Bristol County District Attorney’s Office said late Thursday night that 76-year-old Donald MacManus of Seekonk was hit by a Mercedes-Benz around 2:25 p.m. on North Walker Street. He was brought to Morton Hospital in Taunton,...

A man has been arrested after a resident was shot during an armed home invasion on Friday night in Taunton, Massachusetts. Taunton Police say they responded to a home on Newcomb Place after 911 received a call around the location with a person screaming on the line. As police arrived, they found two men struggling on the ground. The officers…

One officer sustained serious stab wounds to his face and the back of his head and was airlifted to a Boston hospital. Even Taunton Police Chief Edward Walsh, who responded from his home nearby, was stabbed in the torso.

Several Taunton, Massachusetts, police officers were recovering Wednesday after a pursuit and confrontation Tuesday evening with a knife-wielding man. One officer was stabbed multiple times by the suspect, Taunton Police Chief Edward Walsh said, and four others were hurt — including Chief Walsh. The suspect was identified by the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office on Wednesday morning as Douglas Hagerty,…

A police officer was flown to a hospital after being stabbed Tuesday in Taunton, Massachusetts, and three or four others were also hurt. The incident began around 6:45 p.m. when officers tried to stop a vehicle on County Street. According to police, a second driver with no connection to that vehicle pulled up and started shouting at officers before driving…

In a Sunday morning crash, a pickup truck ended up in the waiting room of a clinic in Taunton that was supposed to open on Monday..

A pickup truck early Sunday morning crashed into several parked cars and an opioid treatment center in Taunton, Massachusetts, that was set to open for the very first time Monday, according to police and the clinic’s owners. No one was hurt, Taunton police say, but the business on Broadway off Dean Avenue won’t be able to open its office...