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Tag: Pittsfield Police Department

Business

Business Briefs: Greylock expands to Hudson; Downtown Pittsfield ambassadors; Villages of the Berkshires grant; Jacob’s Pillow commission; new Mezze co-cowners

Villages of the Berkshires is launching an effort to provide volunteer services such as friendly visitors or companionship, local transportation, technology support, and basic household repairs and assistance to seniors in the Berkshires.

by Emily Edelman
Posted on July 10, 2020
News

News Brief: Pittsfield woman dies after structure fire

The fire began on the first floor and extended to the second. Firefighters extinguished the blaze in approximately 45 minutes.

by Edge Staff
Posted on July 7, 2020
Viewpoints

EDITORIAL: Amid Washington leadership void and search for racial justice, signs of hope

This fragile and unprecedented period in the nation’s history is made worse by an abject lack of leadership in the nation’s capital.

by Editorial Board
Posted on June 4, 2020
News

News Brief: Miller sentenced to up to 18 years in state prison

Judge John Agostini determined that Miller’s violent history warranted going above state sentencing guidelines when ordering Miller to serve up to 18 years in state prison.

by Edge Staff
Posted on December 19, 2019
News

News Brief: DA secures conviction in human trafficking case

The Berkshire District Attorney’s Office praises the significant effort of the Pittsfield Police Department for its lengthy investigation into the trafficking operation.

by Edge Staff
Posted on December 17, 2019
News

Jury convicts Pittsfield man of aggravated rape

“This is another example of how my office aggressively prosecutes perpetrators of domestic violence and sexual abuse.”

District Attorney Andrea Harrington

by Edge Staff
Posted on December 16, 2019
Business

Business Briefs: Thaddeus Clapp House opening; Berkshire Housing Summit; new Becket-Chimney Corners YMCA CEO; downtown Pittsfield trick or treat; BCC staff changes

The Berkshire County Board of Realtors will hold the second annual Berkshire Housing Summit Wednesday, Oct. 16, at 4 p.m. at the Berkshire Hills Country Club.

by Emily Edelman
Posted on October 15, 2019
News

New Brief: Pittsfield man killed in Monday night motor vehicle/pedestrian crash

Ernest Millette, 73, of Pittsfield was pronounced dead on the scene in the area of 550 Cheshire Road.

by Edge Staff
Posted on October 9, 2019
News

News Brief: Harrington launches new juvenile justice initiative

The new initiative includes prioritizing diversion, expanding community programming, advocating for new policies, and creating a community-led advisory committee.

by Edge Staff
Posted on September 10, 2019
News

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.

by Edge Staff
Posted on July 3, 2019
News

News Brief: Man sentenced to 5 years for fatal hit-and-run

Smith struck and killed Gerald P. Scott Jr., 53, on Jan. 19, 2017, while Scott was riding his bicycle along Linden Street near Robbins Avenue in Pittsfield.

by Edge Staff
Posted on June 10, 2019
News

News Brief: Drug raids net seven arrests in Pittsfield

“I am grateful for our law enforcement partners for interrupting a major drug-trafficking operation between Springfield and Pittsfield, and getting a large amount of dangerous drugs and weapons off the streets of Berkshire County.” — Berkshire District Attorney Andrea Harrington

by Edge Staff
Posted on April 10, 2019
News

District Attorney Harrington establishes task force to combat domestic violence, sexual assault

In Berkshire County, poverty, the lack of transportation, rural isolation and other factors contribute to high rates of domestic and sexual violence.

— Elizabeth Freeman Center Executive Director Janis Broderick

by Edge Staff
Posted on April 9, 2019
News

Man and twin boys identified as those killed in Pittsfield fire

The fire remains under investigation, but authorities do not consider it suspicious.

by Edge Staff
Posted on March 17, 2019
News

Update on fatal fire in Pittsfield: No evidence of criminal activity

The cause of a home fire that killed three individuals early Saturday (March 16) as starting from a candle or smoking material in the master bedroom

by Edge Staff
Posted on March 16, 2019
News

News Brief: Man charged in Superior Court with murder

Lance Burke, 40, was charged in the Nov. 3, 2018, shooting death of David Green Jr., 30, of Pittsfield.

by Edge Staff
Posted on March 14, 2019
News

Lance Burke of Bronx, N.Y.,  indicted on murder charge

Burke is charged with shooting David Green Jr. of Pittsfield in the neck while Green sat in a pickup truck near Spring and Willow streets in Pittsfield.

by Edge Staff
Posted on March 6, 2019
News

Pittsfield man sent to prison for sexual abuse of child

Steve W. Trybus, 49, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to 10 counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14.

by Edge Staff
Posted on March 5, 2019
Breaking News

Man shot to death on Edward Avenue in Pittsfield

At this time the Pittsfield Police Department does not believe that there is a threat to the general public. Anyone who may have information about this incident is asked to contact the Pittsfield Police Department Detective Bureau at 413-448-9705.

by Edge Staff
Posted on January 20, 2019
Obituaries

Ken Diorio, 63, of Pittsfield

Ken was known for his artistic style and his unique ability to create different types of collages of American history; he would often donate his work to Pittsfield City Hall, and the Pittsfield police and fire departments.

by Edge Staff
Posted on December 4, 2018
Business

Business Briefs: Hansell named BNRC president; Wynn joins BTCF board; Hillary Clinton visits Oblong Books; new director for the Whit

Michael Wynn has been serving Pittsfield for more than 20 years and has led the Pittsfield Police Department as its chief of police since December 2007.

by Emily Edelman
Posted on December 19, 2017
Life In the Berkshires

Bits & Bytes: ‘Challenging Stigma’ forum; Sameer Gupta at MASS MoCA; advocacy workshop proposal call; ‘Out on a Limb;’ child loss support group

‘Challenging Stigma’ will touch on topics such as why society stigmatizes certain individuals, groups and conditions; and how stigma is used to marginalize and silence difference and dissent.

by Emily Edelman
Posted on September 28, 2017
Life In the Berkshires

Pittsfield Police Officer Darren Derby changes attitudes and lives of city’s West Side kids

Officer Darren Derby’s mission is admirable: to create a relationship with the city’s youth that will ultimately change their perception of the police. “Don’t let your surroundings determine who you are and who you are capable of becoming,” he advises the hundreds of the city kids he encounters.

by Hannah Van Sickle
Posted on July 17, 2017
News

News Briefs: Fairview Hospital visitor restrictions; GBPD recruiting officers; Pignatelli files 11 bills in state legislature;

The Great Barrington Police Department is looking to recruit additional full-time officers and the Pittsfield Police Department has extended an invitation to a recruitment expo on Thursday, Feb. 9, at 4 p.m. at Taconic High School in Pittsfield.

by Edge Staff
Posted on February 9, 2017
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