Domestic Violence

Three Men Sentenced in Domestic Violence Cases
Three Men Sentenced in Domestic Violence Cases
Three Men Sentenced in Domestic Violence Cases
Three men were sentenced to jail sentences in separate domestic violence cases in recent weeks, according to the Berkshire District Attorney’s Office. According to a press release, in an evidence-based prosecution on Thursday, the Berkshire District Attorney’s Office successfully argued for the Southern Berkshire District Court to sentence 33-year-old Kyle Porterfield, of Wyandanch, N...
Pittsfield Man Convicted on Domestic Violence Charge
Pittsfield Man Convicted on Domestic Violence Charge
Pittsfield Man Convicted on Domestic Violence Charge
A Pittsfield man has been sentenced to two years in prison after being convicted in a domestic violence case. According to a media release from the Berkshire District Attorney’s Office, a conviction was secured in a severe domestic violence case through evidence-based prosecution on Tuesday...
Conviction Secured in Domestic Violence Case
Conviction Secured in Domestic Violence Case
Conviction Secured in Domestic Violence Case
The Berkshire District Attorney’s Office secured a conviction in a serious domestic violence case on Monday despite the unavailability of the victim to testify. Judge Laurie Macleod found 49-year-old Michael Lavigne, of North Adams, guilty on two counts of assault and battery on a household member after a bench trial in Northern Berkshire District Court...
Sign Up For Walk A Mile In Her Shoes
Sign Up For Walk A Mile In Her Shoes
Sign Up For Walk A Mile In Her Shoes
It’s just around the corner – that one day when men from all walks of life, business, civil service, and government don women’s shoes and walk a mile down North Street in Pittsfield in an effort to bring awareness to and put a halt to sexual, domestic and dating violence.