Taunton District Court

A Raynham man who stole nearly $9,000 from his parents’ widowed friend was convicted and ordered to pay full restitution to the victim.

The Bristol County District Attorney's Office and Taunton Police announced late Friday the arrest of a Fall River man for the homicide of Vanessa Courtney of Taunton earlier this week. DA spokesman Gregg Miliote says 22 year old James Souza  was arrested Friday evening at a home in Taunton...

A Lawrence woman has pleaded not guilty to participating in an armed kidnapping last month. Twenty-eight-year-old Stephanie Walker is held on $250,000 bail after her district court arraignment Tuesday on kidnapping and assault charges. Prosecutors say Walker helped Adynew Alves of Boston kidnap a 49-year-old woman in Lawrence Sept...

A Lawrence woman charged with participating in an armed kidnapping last month is facing arraignment. Prosecutors say 28-year-old Stephanie Walker is being returned from Maryland to Massachusetts and faces arraignment Tuesday in Taunton District Court on charges of kidnapping and assault and battery...

A 43-year-old Taunton man is held on $250,000 bail after being charged in a home break-in prosecutors say may be related to others in which a man entered victims' bedrooms.            Miguel Erickson pleaded not guilty Tuesday to one count of breaking and entering.  ...

Massachusetts State Police say they have arrested a woman after a highway chase that began in Rhode Island and reached speeds over 100 mph. State Police said 26-year-old Chelsea Smith of Providence was fleeing from officers in Central Falls on Interstate 95 and they assisted after the car crossed into Massachusetts. ...