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Berkshire District Attorney's Office announces a partnership with the Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law. 

7/15/2021 Berkshire District Attorney's Office

Most criminal cases are resolved by plea. A new project takes an unprecedented look at how it’s done.

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Law Enforcement Task Force Arrests Nine Involve in Large-Scale Narcotics Operation 

6/24/2021 Berkshire District Attorney's Office

The Berkshire Law Enforcement Task Force arrested nine individuals and seized a significant amount of narcotics and a dozen firearms as part of a lengthy investigation into a large-scale illegal narcotics operation in Berkshire County.

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Berkshire District Attorney’s Office Obtains Guilty Verdict In Rape Trial 

6/24/2021 Berkshire District Attorney's Office

The Berkshire District Attorney’s Office obtained a guilty verdict in a violent rape case.

Press Statement

District Attorney Andrea Harrington’s Statement On Defense Attorneys’ Recent Concerns 

6/11/2021 Berkshire District Attorney's Office

District Attorney Andrea Harrington issues the following response to concerns recently raised by some defense attorneys regarding a letter she addressed to Chief Justice Dawley about the treatment of victims and prosecutors in the local courts.

Press Release

Berkshire District Attorney’s Office Renews Call For Information About Joshua Bressette Homicide 

6/04/2021 Berkshire District Attorney's Office

The Berkshire State Police Detective Unit is asking for anyone with information to call troopers at 413-499-1112 or the North Adams Police Department at 413-664-4944.

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Berkshire District Attorney’s Office Purchases HOPE Bags for Human Trafficking Victims  

5/28/2021 Berkshire District Attorney's Office

The Berkshire District Attorney’s Office purchased and assembled 50 Hope bags filled with necessities for victims of human trafficking.

Press Release

Berkshire District Attorney’s Office Secures Maximum Jail Sentence In Hay Bale Burning Case 

4/22/2021 Berkshire District Attorney's Office

The Berkshire District Attorney’s Office secured the maximum jail sentence for the Dalton man who set fire to hay bales displaying support for the Biden/Harris presidential campaign.

Press Release

Pittsfield Police Arrest Pittsfield Man For Homicide 

4/20/2021 Berkshire District Attorney's Office

Pittsfield Police arrested a city man Tuesday night following a fatal shooting on North Street.

Press Release

Berkshire District Attorney’s Office Secures Indictments In Infant Death 

4/08/2021 Berkshire District Attorney's Office

The Berkshire District Attorney’s Office secured indictments of an Adams couple on charges of involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment of a child related to the death of infant Kristoff Zenopolous.

Press Release

Police Arrest Juvenile For Homicide In Adams Death 

3/28/2021 Berkshire District Attorney's Office

Authorities arrested a juvenile for homicide in the death of Benjamin Martinez, 34, of Springfield.

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Authorities Investigating Suspicious Death In Adams 

3/26/2021 Berkshire District Attorney's Office

Multiple law enforcement agencies are investigating a suspicious death in the town of Adams.

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Berkshire District Attorney’s Office Secures Jail Sentences In Three Domestic Violence Cases 

3/26/2021 Berkshire District Attorney's Office

The Berkshire District Attorney’s Office secured jail sentences in three recent domestic violence cases.

Press Release

Mainwaring Arraigned on Indecent Assault and Battery Charges 

3/16/2021 Berkshire District Attorney's Office

Berkshire District Attorney Andrea Harrington announced today that the Berkshire Superior Court arraigned Conrad Mainwaring on 12 counts of indecent assault and battery.

Press Release

Berkshire District Attorney’s Office Secures Armed Robbery Conviction 

1/29/2021 Berkshire District Attorney's Office

Berkshire District Attorney’s Office Secures Armed Robbery Conviction

Press Release

Berkshire DA’s Office Holds Virtual Ceremony To Remember and Honor Those Who Lost Their Lives in Drunk Driving Crashes 

12/04/2020 Berkshire District Attorney's Office

The Berkshire District Attorney’s Office is premiering a virtual vigil to remember those who lost their lives in drunk driving crashes on Sunday, December 6 at 3 p.m.