Police

The Baker-Polito Administration filed legislation on Wednesday to create a framework for certifying Massachusetts law enforcement officers, provide accountability, ensure that police departments in and outside Massachusetts have access to candidates’ training and disciplinary records…

In an article posted to iBerkshire.com, last night the Pittsfield City Council voted to cut $100,000 from the Pittsfield Police budget and reallocated $85,000 to fund clinicians and to assist people in distress according to the article.  The motion to shift the funds passed by a vote of 8 to 3.…

The Pittsfield Police Department Detective Bureau has been investigating a theft of computers from Berkshire Healthcare Systems that occurred several months ago. The computers were new, in-the-box and had no personal information or organizational information from Berkshire Healthcare Systems on them…

A man in his 20s barricaded himself inside an Eleanor Road home in Pittsfield for several hours Tuesday afternoon before he was taken into custody by members of the Berkshire County Special Response Team.
The Berkshire Eagle reports that police weren’t offering many details...

Anyone with information that could help in this investigation is encouraged to call the tip line 1-800 GIVE TIP ( 1-800-448-3847.

On Tuesday, May 12, there was an officer involved shooting of an armed subject on Glenwood Avenue in Pittsfield

The Pittsfield Police Officers Union is starting their annual spring fundraising campaign this Thursday, May 14

We all know at Bedard Brothers have an awesome staff and now they are kicking up their service even more.

The shooting occurred early Thursday morning, outside a Glenwood Avenue home. No injuries were reported. Johnson and Moody were taken into custody at about 2:40 a.m. No injuries were reported.

An officer assigned to a proactive patrol assignment conducted a motor vehicle stop at approximately midnight this morning February 2, 2020 for a speeding violation on Commercial Street.