PITTSFIELD POLICE INVESTIGATE ASSAULT AT CUMBERLAND FARMS

A man and a woman were seriously injured during a weekend incident at Cumberland Farms on First Street in Pittsfield. The Berkshire Eagle reports that according to police, the early-morning incident on Sunday appears to have been an aggravated assault and battery.

 Lt. Gary Traversa says that the injuries were serious, but not life-threatening. He says that there were rumors online that the incident was a stabbing – but that was not the case. The victims were transported to Berkshire Medical for treatment.

The department has not made any arrests in connection with the incident.

Traversa asked anyone with knowledge of the incident to contact the Pittsfield Police Department's Detective Bureau at 413-448-9705. Information can also be provided anonymously via the bureau's tip line 413-448-9706.