The investigation by the Massachusetts State Police Detective Unit assigned to the Berkshire District Attorney’s Office is ongoing.
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Police investigating apparent accidental death in Adams
After securing the scene, investigators found the body of one adult with a fatal crossbow injury inside the apartment, along with an unharmed child in a nearby room.
Karpinski killed wife and children before setting fire to their home, recent documents say
The new documents shed some additional light on the bizarre and grisly crime that shook the town of Sheffield and the region last March.
News Briefs: GBPD safe exchange zone; motor vehicle homicide arraignment
The GBPD suggests that exchanges occur during the day; however, its parking area is well-lit and under 24/7 video surveillance.
News Brief: Remains of unidentified woman recovered in Peru
Police continue to investigate the identity of the unidentified woman and the circumstances surrounding her death.
News Briefs: GB water bottle bylaw update; Fatal motor vehicle crash in Pittsfield
Though a date is not yet confirmed for completion of fountain installations, merchants who are still selling plastic water bottles of 1 liter or less are urged to begin phasing out their supplies.
News Brief: Southfield man charged in fatal motor vehicle collision
Police arrested Kristopher H. Laine and took him to the Sheffield Police Department. They filed a criminal complaint charging Laine with motor vehicle homicide while under the influence of alcohol and unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.
Berkshire DA: Deaths of family of five presumed to be murder-suicide
Authorities believe Luke Karpinski, 41, murdered his wife, Justine Wilbur, also 41, and their three children before setting their house on Home Road on fire and taking his own life.