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A man waving a gun at bystanders and police in Springfield over the weekend has been denied bail at his arraignment in Springfield District Court.  The perp, 43-year-old Jose Montanez of Springfield was arrested and charged with nine separate charges from the bizarre incident caught on a survei…

Police in Pittsfield responded to two shootings in the city overnight Monday. One suspect, 37-year-old Jesus Lugo, was arrested after a brief chase. Police were also alerted to another shots-fired incident that occurred on Daniels Avenue a short time later.  
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Two juvenile males were taken into custody in Pittsfield on Wednesday after police say they possessed firearms and illegal narcotics. 
According to a media release from the Pittsfield Police Department, at approximately 1:30 PM it was reported to the Pittsfield Police Department that a male indi…

Pittsfield Police, Pittsfield Fire, Massachusetts State Police, Massachusetts Environmental Police, and the Berkshire County Sheriff’s Office located and recovered the body of a man suspected to be an individual reported missing from the New York area last week.

This week, May 9-15, 2021, is National Police Week. With all the stories in the news today that might put police officers in a bad light, I would hope that people could think about, for just a few minutes, the overwhelming majority of police officers in this country that are …

A Sheffield man was arrested after fleeing from Great Barrington police who were responding to an incident at the Main Street Cumberland Farms yesterday

If you have ever thought about becoming a police officer or working in law enforcement in a different capacity, your golden opportunity could be this evening when the Pittsfield Police Department holds its Virtual Open Recruitment.  
According to MassHire, the Pittsfield Police are seeking motivated,…

A suspected rapist added to the Massachusetts State Police Most Wanted list last month was captured early this morning in Kissimmee, Fla. after a motel desk clerk recognized one of his guests from the wanted poster released by the MSP’s Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section.

The Great Barrington Police Department is doing something that, quite frankly, all police departments in the Berkshires, the state, and across the country should be doing.... that's giving its officers the training necessary for dealing with individuals with autism...

Neighbors in the area of the homicide say they’re concerned with some of the troubling things that have been happening in the neighborhood.