Police radio: Shot fired into the air in Taunton armed robbery on Hamilton Street, gray Honda sought
A lookout broadcast about 9:20 p.m. said a gun was involved and a shot was fired into the air. Police have not said publicly whether anyone was hurt or whether anyone is in custody.
TAUNTON Developing, 11:20 p.m., Nov. 12, 2026.
Raynham police and State Police were told to watch for a gray Honda Accord Thursday night after an armed robbery on Hamilton Street in Taunton in which the suspect fired a round into the air, according to police radio traffic.
The lookout went out about 9:20 p.m., when Raynham police dispatch told its officers to stand by for a lookout out of Taunton, saying Taunton had an armed robbery on Hamilton Street, that a firearm was involved, that a shot was fired into the air and that officers should use caution, according to Raynham police radio.
State Police dispatch put out a safety lookout for Taunton at about the same time, describing a robbery with a firearm that had just happened on Hamilton Street, in which the suspect fired a round into the air, according to State Police radio. State Police repeated the lookout to cruisers about 9:22 p.m.
Both broadcasts described the car as a gray Honda Accord, which State Police radio gave as a 2006 model. Raynham police radio said it was last seen on Somerset Avenue, and State Police radio said it was last seen heading toward Route 138, with the direction unknown.
South Coast 360 has asked the Taunton Police Department what happened, whether anyone was hurt and whether anyone has been arrested, and we will update this story as we learn more.
What we know
- Raynham police and State Police dispatch broadcast a lookout out of Taunton about 9:20 p.m. Thursday for an armed robbery on Hamilton Street, according to their radio traffic.
- Both broadcasts said a firearm was involved and a round was fired into the air, and Raynham told its officers to use caution.
- The car police were told to look for is a gray Honda Accord, given on State Police radio as a 2006 model.
- It was last seen on Somerset Avenue, according to Raynham police radio, and toward Route 138 with the direction unknown, according to State Police radio.
What we do not know yet
Police have not said publicly where on Hamilton Street the robbery happened, what was taken, whether anyone was hurt or whether anyone is in custody. Neither broadcast we heard gave a description of the person.
Anyone with information can call the Taunton Police Department's business line at 508-824-7522, or 911 in an emergency.
Label: Reported by us, from the town's posted records.
Notes
Every fact in this story comes from police radio traffic on Thursday night, Nov. 12, 2026: the Raynham police dispatch lookout at 9:20 p.m. and the State Police dispatch lookout at 9:20 p.m., both from public OpenMHz recordings, and the State Police repeat about 9:22 p.m. on the public Broadcastify feed. The story reports only what police broadcast: the street, the firearm, the round fired into the air, the car and where it was last seen. It names no one, gives no house number and leaves out the plate number, which the recordings do not carry clearly. Not heard: the Taunton Police Department, which we asked Thursday night.
Corrections
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Sources (3)
- Raynham Police Department dispatch radio, 9:20 p.m. Nov. 12, 2026Public OpenMHz recording of the lookout out of Taunton for the Hamilton Street armed robbery. Heard Nov. 12, 2026.
- Massachusetts State Police dispatch radio, 9:20 p.m. Nov. 12, 2026Public OpenMHz recording of the State Police safety lookout for Taunton. Heard Nov. 12, 2026.
- Massachusetts State Police, Bristol and Plymouth counties radio, about 9:22 p.m. Nov. 12, 2026Public Broadcastify feed; the State Police repeat of the lookout to cruisers. Heard Nov. 12, 2026.