State Police Arrests Uncover 1,000 Bags of Heroin| 01:16PM / Tuesday, November 19, 2019 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — State police on Monday night arrested three people on drug charges after a traffic stop on Brown Street.
Sgt. Jorge Berrios, who is assigned to Troop B Berkshire Community Action Team (CAT), stopped a 2011 Chevrolet Cruze at about 7:45 p.m. for a motor vehicle violation. Berrios also learned, just prior to stopping the vehicle, that the registered owner has a suspended driver's license.
The driver, Clinton E. Jennings, 35, of Pittsfield, was not the registered owner and is unlicensed, according to state police. With the assistance of Troopers Amy Shaughnessy and Justin Dauplaise, who are also assigned to the CAT, the 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Man Charged with Setting A-Mart Convenience Store BlazeStaff Reports,
11:48AM / Thursday, October 17, 2019 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A Pittsfield man has been arrested in relation to the devastating fire that destroyed the A-Mart convenience store on Tuesday night.
Thomas Roberts, 51, was arrested Wednesday on charges of arson and injuring a firefighter.
Authorities determined the blaze as suspicious after an investigation by the Detective Bureau and Crime Scene Services, along with fire investigators. The building is most likely a total loss.
Roberts was located by members of the police anti-crime unit in a motel within the city. He is being charged with injuring a firefighter because one 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Man Struck, Killed by Tractor-TrailerStaff Reports,
05:20PM / Tuesday, October 08, 2019 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A local man was killed Monday evening after being struck by a tractor-trailer on Route 8.
Ernest Millette, 73, of Pittsfield was pronounced dead on the scene in the area of 550 Cheshire Road.
At about 7:12 p.m., a 2019 semi-truck operated by Matthew Osak, 34, of Lee, was northbound and turning left into Unistress. Upon making the turn, the vehicle struck Millette, who was walking in the driveway.
Pittsfield Police and Fire, state police, Berkshire County sheriff deputies, and County Ambulance responded to the scene.
The crash remains under investigation by Officer Michael Silver of the Pittsfield Police 0 Comments
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Adams Man Charged With Murder In Columbus Avenue Shooting| 02:50PM / Monday, September 30, 2019 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — An Adams man has been charged in the murder of 32-year-old Stephanie Olivieri of Yonkers, N.Y.
Tyler Sumner, 25, was arraigned in Central Berkshire District Court on a single count of murder on Monday.
He is being held at the Berkshire County House of Correction without bail.
Sumner was arrested in Adams on Saturday by Pittsfield Police, with assistance from Adams Police and North Adams Police. The charge is in connection with the Aug. 25 shooting on Columbus Avenue in Pittsfield that killed Olivieri.
Olivieri, a native of Pittsfield, suffered a single gunshot wound while sitting in a silver sedan near 0 Comments
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Former Williams Student Convicted of Rape| 06:01PM / Friday, September 06, 2019 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Former Williams College student Yoonsang Bae has been found guilty of raping a classmate five years ago.
He was convicted on Friday in Berkshire Superior Court by Judge Michael Callan of a single count of rape relating to an on-campus incident in 2014.
The 27-year-old Bae will be sentenced on Friday, Sept. 13.
The victim, who was 19 at the time, testified that after attending an event with Bae, she returned to his room for a drink. She then got sick from the alcohol and Bae placed her in his bed where she passed out. When she awoke, Bae was raping her. He refused to stop despite her protests. The two were both 2 Comments
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