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Pittsfield Police Seeking Information on BHS Burglars
09:14AM / Wednesday, May 27, 2020

  PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Police are seeking the public's assistance with in what they are describing as a "somewhat unusual investigation."   According to a press release:    Over one month ago, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, two individuals entered a property owned and operated by Berkshire Health Systems and stole a number of computers. The two men appeared to be comfortable in their setting and spent a considerable amount of time inside of the property.    They appeared to be knowledgeable about computers and were looking for specific items to take.

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Pittsfield Police Investigating 2 Shooting Incidents
03:35PM / Monday, May 25, 2020
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Police Department is investigating two shooting incidents that occurred in the city Sunday night and early Monday morning.   On Sunday 5/24/2020 at approximately 8:47pm,    Officers responded Sunday night at about 8:47 to Francis Avenue near the intersection of Bradford Street for a ShotSpotter activation. It was later discovered that a residence there had been struck by gunfire. No injuries were reported and the incident remains under investigation at this time.   Then at 12:49 a.m. Monday, there was a second ShotSpotter activation at the intersection of Second Street and Lincoln Street. Upon their arrival,

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Adams Police Charging Man in Underage Drinking Party
04:02PM / Friday, May 15, 2020
ADAMS, Mass. — Police have charged a registered sex offender with supplying drugs and alcohol to underage individuals as young as 13.   According to a press release on the Adams Police Department's Facebook page, officers the incident occurred Wednesday and the arrest made at the man's Park Street apartment, where he was hosting a party.   "[Wednesday] evening, patrol officers who were in the station observed a male party later determined to be a juvenile male stumbling down the middle of School Street in front of the police department," the post read. "A discussion with this male determined he was a juvenile and was heavily

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Great Barrington Traffic Stop Uncovers 748 Bags of Heroin
02:43PM / Friday, May 08, 2020
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — A traffic stop Tuesday morning on Main Street resulted in the arrest of a local man and the seizure of a large cache of drugs.    Officer Andres Huertas was on patrol when he noticed Ryan P. Babcock operating a vehicle operating on Main Street at about 10:30 a.m. He knew that Babcock's driver's license had been revoked.   Huertas stopped the vehicle in front of Town Hall; Officer James Bragdon assisted with the stop. Huertas advised the 34-year-old Babcock that he was being placed under arrest.    During an inventory of the vehicle, Huertas discovered an "extremely large cache of

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Pittsfield Arrest Man
02:27PM / Friday, May 08, 2020
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A motor vehicle accident that lead to a shooting resulted in the arrest of a Springfield man on Thursday night.    Police say the incident occurred at about 10:05 p.m. when multiple units responded to the report of shots fired in the area of Palmer's Variety, located at 221 Elm St. There was some type of altercation that included two vehicles, one of which crashed. According to independent eyewitnesses, a passenger in one of the vehicles then fired multiple rounds at the other vehicle.    Damage consistent with gunfire was observed on the victim's vehicle. A handgun and ammunition were later discovered a short distance

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