Taunton police investigating after house, vehicle struck by gunfire
Taunton police are investigating after a house and vehicle were struck by gunfire early Sunday morning. No victims or suspects have been identified.
Taunton man headlocks intruder at mother’s home; suspect tells police he mistook it for his own after drinking
A late-night break-in at a Taunton residence ended with a resident restraining an intruder in a headlock until police arrived; after his arrest, the suspect told police he had been drinking in Seekonk and believed he was entering his own home.
Informant’s tip leads to warrant search, arrest of Taunton teen on drug distribution, firearms offenses
After a confidential informant reported seeing a man coming and going from a Taunton townhouse with a semi-automatic firearm, police executed a search warrant and arrested a 19-year-old man after seizing a semi-automatic pistol, drum magazine containing 9-millimeter ammunition, a shoebox full of cash, and 2.7 pounds of marijuana.
Explosion at Taunton home seriously injures mother and 2-year-old child
A 25-year-old woman and a 2-year-old child were seriously injured after an explosion sparked a fire that destroyed a three-family home on Plain Street in Taunton on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026.
Two arrested after traffic stop in Taunton escalates, draws crowd outside laundromat
After stopping a rocking pickup truck and noticing items that could be used as weapons, a Taunton officer ordered the occupants out. The passenger became confrontational, drew onlookers and was arrested, along with the driver, who had a suspended license.
Taunton man arrested on fentanyl, cocaine trafficking charges after drug raid of his apartment
A Taunton man, 37, was arrested after officers with the Taunton Police Department’s Street Crimes Unit and a DEA task force officer executed a search warrant at his apartment on Adams Street, seizing 116 grams of crack cocaine and 17 grams of fentanyl.
Five residents rescued as two-alarm fire tears through Taunton apartment building
A two-alarm fire at an apartment building on Hopkins Road in Taunton at about 2:30 a.m. this morning displaced about 15 residents, injured four, and prompted multiple rescues in single-digit temperatures.
Bristol-Plymouth junior wins national award “Wicked: For Good” poster contest
A Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School student earned first place in a nationwide NBCU poster contest focused on making a positive impact in local communities.
Brockton woman arrested after climbing fire escape and kicking in ex-boyfriend’s door during custody dispute
A Brockton woman was arrested after allegedly climbing a fire escape and breaking into her ex-boyfriend’s Taunton apartment during a custody dispute over their daughter, according to police reports.
Taunton man arrested for assaulting man with metal pipe in parking lot, police say
A 31-year-old Taunton man was arrested after allegedly striking another man with a metal pipe during a confrontation in a downtown parking lot, leaving the victim with a serious hand injury.