Students at Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School used photography and reflections in a masquerade-themed exhibit to raise awareness about underage gambling prevention.
Category: Taunton
Taunton man arrested on arson, attempted murder charges after Grant Street fire
A 47-year-old Taunton man was arrested for arson and attempted murder after allegedly setting fire to his residence on Grant Street Tuesday morning.
Charge dismissed for repeat shoplifter caught stealing $224 from Taunton Hannaford
A 58-year-old Taunton man who was arrested after leaving Hannaford with $224.53 in unpaid groceries was later ordered to complete 10 hours of community service after the shoplifting charge was dismissed.
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.