Motorcyclist suffers life-threatening injuries in Raynham crash
By Charlie McKenna Globe Correspondent,Updated May 7, 2021, 2:33 p.m.
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Raynham Police and Fire responded to a crash in the area of 300 New State Highway (Route 44) on Thursday, May 6.Photo Courtesy Raynham Police Department
A 32-year-old Taunton man suffered life-threatening injuries Thursday evening after his motorcycle was struck by a car on Route 44 in Raynham, officials said.
The man, whose name was not released, was struck by a Honda Civic as he was riding his Honda motorcycle westbound on Route 44, Raynham Police Chief James Donovan and Raynham Fire Chief Bryan LaCivita said in a statement. Raynham first responders were sent to 300 New State Highway at approximately 7:20 p.m., the statement said.
MANSFIELD â A Taunton man arrested over the weekend for allegedly robbing two banks in his city and one in Raynham is also a suspect in last weekâs holdup of a Citizens Banks branch at Stop & Shop, police say.
The suspect, Roger A. Viveiros, 55, was arrested outside a Taunton bank with a note demanding money, police said.
He was ordered held without bail Monday after arraignment in Taunton District Court and is scheduled for a dangerousness hearing Wednesday, according to the clerkâs office.
The Citizens Bank robbery occurred last Wednesday afternoon and Mansfield Police Chief Ron Sellon confirmed Monday that Viveiros is a suspect.
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RAYNHAM, Mass. (WLNE)- Raynham police arrested a woman for allegedly robbing a convenience store with a hypodermic needle Monday evening.
In a statement, police said 34-year-old Ashley Demers of East Wareham entered the Seasons Corner Market on New State Highway while brandishing the needle and claiming to be infected with AIDS.
Demers managed to escape with an undisclosed amount of cash, but police were able to get her license plate and a vehicle description, police said.
After putting out an alert, it was determined that the vehicle matched a description from a similar robbery in New Bedford, according to the statement.