Easton Police

An Easton police officer who fatally shot a woman during a wellbeing check acted in self-defense, according to findings from an investigation released by the Bristol County District Attorney's office Thursday.

The Easton woman shot and killed by local police on Sunday has been identified as 56-year-old Marianne Griffiths.

The Bristol County District Attorney's Office has identified the man injured by an Easton Police officer in a shooting on Friday night as 34-year-old Dwayne Gervais of Easton.

An Easton police officer has been placed on paid leave after he fired his service weapon during a house call for a reported disturbance on Friday night, injuring two people — one of whom police said was holding a knife.

A bomb threat this afternoon at Oliver Ames High School has been deemed 'not credible' by Easton Police, with no danger to the public.

Easton police and fire crews are responding to a bomb threat at Oliver Ames High School on Tuesday afternoon.

The man who shot himself after being involved in a standoff with state police on I-495 for around two hours on Tuesday was the suspect in a Norton bank robbery earlier this week.

Easton police are asking for the public's help in finding Matthew Yeomans, who has been missing since Sunday night.

Jake McCabe told investigators he was using Xanax and another psychiatric drug when the crash took place, according to a report.

Matthew Parris of Raynham was arrested Saturday following a police investigation.