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The Pittsfield Police Department is asking for assistance in locating 17-year-old Cristina Cassidy, who was recently reported missing to the North Adams Police Department. Cristina resides in North Adams but may be in the Pittsfield area.

Monday's Select Board meeting in Williamstown marked the first time a resident has used the platform of a public meeting to make a call to defund the police.

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.…

Investigators Arrest Two In Nationwide Organized Fraud Scheme Law enforcement executed search warrants at three locations in the Northern Berkshires on Monday and arrested two individuals as part of a three-month investigation into a nationwide organized fraud scheme.

Press Release From the Pittsfield Police Department:
On Friday 6/12/2020 at approximately 12:11 in the afternoon, officers with the Pittsfield Police Department (PPD) responded to a ShotSpotter activation in the area of 150 Francis Avenue...

An update on some recent arrests in Pittsfield from our Police Department

The city of Pittsfield is on alert as state police warn city officials on Monday that “disruptive agitators” might be planning to move into smaller communities, prompting authorities to increase the number of troopers assigned to local barracks.

Adams Police Department made two arrests in two separate incidents involving individuals who had been involved in motor vehicle crashes and were determined to have been operating under the influence.

The Pittsfield Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance with a somewhat unusual investigation. Over one month ago, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, two individuals entered a property owned and operated by Berkshire Health Systems and stole a number of computers.

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.