Pittsfield Police

Last night the Pittsfield Police responded the to city's third ShotSpotter alert in as many days. Yesterday, Thursday, June 3, shortly after 11:00 pm, officers responded to a ShotSpotter activation in the area of 266 Francis Avenue. Upon their arrival, officers observed a motor vehicle that had been struck by gunfire. The...

Lt. Gary Traversa from the Pittsfield Police Department confirmed to iBerkshires that a body has been located in Pontoosuc Lake and the recovery process was ongoing as of 1:30 this afternoon. This morning scanner reports said that a male body was found near the southeast side of Pontoosuc Lake near the Rusty Anchor docks. The body is believed to be t...

Earlier today, 28-year-old Pittsfield resident Patrick Sheerin was arrested by Pittsfield Police and charged with five counts of armed robbery. Sheerin’s charges stem from four incidents in Pittsfield and one in Lenox that occurred during the past 24 hours: · Armed Robbery at Lipton Mart, 460 South Street Pittsfield (1/24/2021 at 6:51pm) · Armed Robbery at Lipton Mart, 426 Pittsfield Road Lenox (1

According to a press release from the Pittsfield Police Department, since yesterday afternoon, law enforcement agencies in Pittsfield and Lenox have responded to five separate robberies at five local convenience stores. At this time the robberies are believed to have been perpetrated by the same individual...

Pittsfield Police are investigating gunshots that were fired in a Westside neighborhood last night. Josh Landes of WAMC reports that the City's Shotspotter system detected gunfire from six separate firearms in the alert, according to Lt. Michael Maddalena...

On Saturday, January 10 at approximately 3:12 p.m., Pittsfield Police, Pittsfield Fire, and County Ambulance responded to the intersection of South St and South Mountain Rd for a report of a motor vehicle accident with unknown injuries As a result of the preliminary investigation, it was determined that the driver of a 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee, identified as 35-year-old Matthew Arico of Chesire wa

Detectives from the Pittsfield Police Department are investigating reports of gunshots fired in the area of Grove Street yesterday afternoon. No injuries or property damage were reported, but shell casings were discovered at the scene. The Berkshire Eagle reports that Pittsfield's ShotSpotter system detected a number of shots fired near 71 Grove St...

Yesterday morning at approximately 8:40 AM Pittsfield Police, Pittsfield Fire, and County Ambulance responded to the report of a stabbing on Weller Avenue in Pittsfield. The victim was immediately transported to Berkshire Medical Center with life threatening injuries...

The Berkshire District Attorney’s Office secured on Monday the conviction of a Pittsfield man who assaulted multiple people when he escaped Sheriff’s custody and evaded law enforcement for three days. Harry Chandler, 35, pleaded guilty in Berkshire Superior Court to single counts of escape from a penal institution, assault and battery on a correctional officer, assault and battery on a person over

The Pittsfield Police Department is asking for assistance in locating 14-year-old Robert Grampus who has been reported missing. PPD says Robert has been described as a black male, approximately 5'5" and 120 lbs. with black hair. He was last seen wearing a red tank top, blue jeans, and carrying a gray/black backpack...