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Taunton Man Found Guilty Of Murder In Highway Shooting

Jim Phillips — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 01:13:43 +0000

A Fall River Superior Court jury has found a Taunton man guilty of first degree murder, in the May, 2009, Route 24 shooting of 29-year old Troy Pina, also of Taunton.

27-year old Jose Fernandes was also found guilty of three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, three counts of armed assault with intent to murder, and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm

Fall River Officer Injured in Route 24 Crash

Jim Phillips — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 03:01:58 +0000

Fall River police say a motorcycle officer has been struck by a car as he was escorting a funeral procession on Route 24.

Fall River Police Lt. Kevin Tetrault tells the Fall River Herald-News Wednesday afternoon that the officer appears to be in good condition

Fall River Man Suffers Broken Leg, Then Arrested On 195

Jim Phillips — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:05:42 +0000

Massachusetts State police say a Fall River man has ended up in the hospital with a broken leg after fleeing police.

State police said the episode began around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday when 25-year-old Cleveland Clay rammed two Fall River police cruisers trying to avoid arrest