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Bridgewater teacher charged with physically abusing 3 pre-K students
A Massachusetts woman pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that she physically abused three pre-kindergarten students in her care. Kathryn A. Rousseau, 56, of Taunton, is charged with three counts of assault and battery on a person with intellectual disabilities, the Plymouth District Attorney’s Office said. She was released on personal recognizance with the conditions that she have no contact…
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Man arrested after armed home invasion in Taunton; one resident injured
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…
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Student-run restaurant at Taunton High School to offer bar pizza
[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] A student-run restaurant south of Boston is getting ready to serve one of the most popular regional foods in the area. According to an article from 1420 WBSM, Tiger Den Cafe at Taunton High School is planning to start serving bar pizza for dine-in or takeout in the next week or so, with...
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Woman facing OUI charges after crash with Dighton police cruiser
A woman was arrested for allegedly driving drunk into a police cruiser that had its lights on in Taunton, Massachusetts, on Monday night, police said. Michelle Sousa, a 30-year-old from Taunton, was arrested at the scene on charges of operating under the influence, speeding, negligent driving, having an open alcohol container in the vehicle and a marked lanes violation, Dighton…
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Man accused of attacking Taunton police officers appears in court
One officer sustained serious stab wounds to his face and the back of his head and was airlifted to a Boston hospital. Four others were also hurt.
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5 officers injured by knife-wielding man in Taunton, authorities say
The suspect appeared before a judge Wednesday morning and pleaded not guilty.
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5 officers injured in encounter with knife-wielding man
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.
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Multiple Taunton officers recovering after violent encounter with knife-wielding man
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,…
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1 officer airlifted after being stabbed in confrontation that also injured 4 others
Five officers were hurt after a car chase in Taunton led to a confrontation inside a home.
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Officer airlifted after being stabbed in Taunton home
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…
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Pickup truck crashes into Taunton clinic opening in 1 day
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..
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Pickup crashes into Taunton opioid clinic 1 day before it was set to open
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...
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Pickup truck crashes into Taunton clinic overnight
A pickup truck slammed into a Taunton clinic, ending up in the waiting room.
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Man wanted in Taunton killing arrested months later in Florida
A Massachusetts man was killed early Sunday morning in a shooting in Taunton, officials said.
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Man injured in crash involving moped, SUV
The 60-year-old moped driver was rushed to the hospital by helicopter.
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Moped driver hospitalized after crash with SUV near I-495 in Taunton
A crash that involved a moped and an SUV in Taunton, Massachusetts, led to serious injuries on Friday morning, according public safety officials and the state’s department of transportation. The Taunton Police Department said in a news release that it responded to the highway’s interchange with Bay Street at around 6:30 a.m., where officers found that a moped and...
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Suspect in Taunton murder held without bail during arraignment
The East Taunton, Massachusetts, man who has been charged in Friday’s fatal shooting in the same city was arraigned in court on Monday morning. Thirty-six-year-old Dustin Humanes has been ordered held without bail, as he faces multiple charges in the murder of Alvaro Andrade: murder, carrying an illegal firearm and carrying a loaded illegal firearm, according to the Bristol...
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Man arrested in Taunton fatal shooting
A man has been arrested and charged with murder in the shooting death of another man Friday morning in Taunton, Massachusetts.
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Taunton man charged with murder in Friday morning shooting
A man has been arrested and charged with murder in the shooting death of another man Friday morning in Taunton, Massachusetts. The Taunton Police Department said that it was called to a Winthrop Street home at around 7:40 a.m. Friday for a report of someone getting shot. When police got there, they found a man in the driver’s seat...
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Drunk driver hits 2 motorcyclists, killing 1, on Mass. Route 24, police say
An alleged drunk driver struck two motorcyclists overnight on Route 24 in Taunton, Massachusetts, leaving one dead and the other critically injured, police say. Massachusetts State Police say troopers responded to the southbound side of the highway around 2:30 a.m. for a crash involving a Lexus Sedan and two motorcycles. According to police, a preliminary investigation revealed that the driver…