TAUNTON — On Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at approximately 8:10 p.m., Officer Denzel Santos of the Taunton Police Department was on patrol when he observed a dark-colored pickup truck with Massachusetts plates traveling on Taunton Green and then Winthrop Street, which he said are both public roadways owned and maintained by the City of Taunton.
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“The vehicle had no plate lights working, making it extremely difficult to read the license plate,” Officer Santos said. “I had to pull up extremely close to the pickup truck in order to be able to read the license plate. When the vehicle came to a stop, I watched it hit a snowbank.”…