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Man, 38, Killed in Taunton Shooting
A Massachusetts man was killed early Sunday morning in a shooting in Taunton, officials said.
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Man, 44, Shot in Taunton
A 44-year-old man was injured in a shooting Wednesday night in Taunton, Massachusetts, police said. Taunton police were called to Mador Ave. around 8:10 p.m. for a reported shooting. The victim, identified only as a Taunton man, was taken by ambulance to an area hospital for treatment. There was no immediate word on his condition. No further details were shared,…
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Missing Taunton Woman Found Safe
Police in Taunton say they have located a woman with cognitive impairments who had been missing since Friday. Maria Goncalves Pereira, 53, was last seen on Friday around 5 p.m. leaving her residence on Beacon Street in Taunton, according to local police, who said that she suffers from cognitive impairments. Pereira was first reported missing around 7 p.m. Friday. Taunton…
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Veteran Taunton Police Patrolman Dies of COVID-19
Taunton police Patrolman John Borges died Thursday after battling COVID-19, Chief Edward J. Walsh announced in a statement. Borges was a 20-year veteran of the Taunton Police Department, according to the statement. He was a search manager for southeastern Massachusetts regional police search and rescue team, a lead trainer for the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency and participated in the Civil…
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2 Taunton Officers Seriously Injured After Car Strikes Them
Two Taunton police officers were seriously injured around 6:15 p.m. Friday at the intersection of Route 140 and Taunton Depot Drive when a car struck them while they were on scene investigating a separate crash.
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Police Warn Drivers After Ice Missile Smashes Car Windshield
Massachusetts police are reminding everyone to remove snow and ice from their vehicles before driving following a big storm after an ice missile smashed the windshield of a car Wednesday morning in Taunton. Taunton authorities wrote on Facebook that they were called to a scene after a sheet of ice flew off a box truck driving on South Walker Street...
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Police: Missing 14-Year-Old Taunton Boy Has Been Found
Authorities in Taunton, Massachusetts, are searching for a missing 14-year-old boy who is believed to be in danger. Zachary Halloran of East Taunton was last seen leaving Rowley Avenue on foot, Taunton police said in a press release overnight Thursday. It’s unclear what time he was last seen.
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Taunton Mailman Arrested for Larceny
A mailman in Taunton, Massachusetts was arrested and charged with larceny after stealing money from a woman’s purse.
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DCF Investigating Child Abuse Allegations in Taunton
Authorities continue to investigate a case of alleged child abuse in Taunton, Massachusetts, where a woman was arrested Sunday after police say she attacked an officer who responded to her home to investigate.
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Video Shows Confrontation Between Officer, Mother in Child Abuse Investigation
Cellphone video was captured at the scene of the arrest of a 34-year-old Massachusetts woman after she allegedly attacked an officer who responded to claims of child abuse in her household. On Sunday, officials responded to a Taunton home after they received an anonymous allegation that included “sex assault and keeping of children in cages,” according to court documents. At...
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Police: DCF Investigating Allegations Children Were Kept in Cages, Abused
A Massachusetts woman has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a police officer who was assisting with an investigation into a report about three children living in squalor.
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16-Year-Old Girl Arrested for Threat That Closed Taunton High School
A 16-year-old girl has been arrested following an investigation into a threatening note found in a bathroom at a high school in Taunton, Massachusetts.
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Parents Want More Answers as 2 Taunton Schools Set to Reopen Wednesday After Threatening Note
Two schools in Taunton, Massachusetts were closed Tuesday after a threatening note was discovered the day before.
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Threat Closes 2 Taunton Schools
Students at two schools in Taunton, Massachusetts, will be staying home Tuesday after a threatening note was found on Monday.
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2 Taunton Schools Closed Tuesday After Threatening Note Found
Two schools in Taunton, Massachusetts were closed Tuesday after a threatening note was discovered the day before.
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Massachusetts High School Student Threatens to ‘Shoot Up' School With AR-15
Kane Jefferson, 18, of Taunton, is charged with terroristic threatening, disturbing a school assembly, two counts of threats to murder, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.
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Massachusetts High School Student Threatens to ‘Shoot Up' School With AR-15
A Massachusetts high school student was arrested Monday morning after making threats to “shoot up” the school with an AR-15.
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Two Hospitalized After Double Shooting
Two men are in the hospital after a domestic incident turned into a double shooting Saturday
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Police Investigating Double Shooting Inside Massachusetts Home
Two men were shot and injured Saturday afternoon during an argument that escalated to violence in a Taunton, Massachusetts home.
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2 Arrested After Cocaine, Meth, Guns Seized in Raid in Taunton, Mass.
Two suspected Massachusetts drug dealers are facing multiple charges after a police raid at a home Thursday morning that yielded illegal guns, cocaine, meth and cash.