rape

A suspect wanted for assaulting and raping one ex-girlfriend and for kidnapping and assaulting a second ex-girlfriend was arrested in Springfield Tuesday.

The Berkshire District Attorney's Office's newly created Violent Crime Task Force established probable cause to arrest Copeland on two counts of aggravated rape and a single count of rape of a child.

The Berkshire District Attorney’s Office has obtained a guilty verdict in a violent rape case. According to a media release, a jury found 17-year-old Dylan Welch, of Pittsfield, guilty on single counts of aggravated rape of a child with force and attempted extortion. The ...