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Great Barrington Residential School Under Investigation for Abuse
Staff Reports,
11:32AM / Sunday, January 31, 2016

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Multiple law enforcement agencies descended on the private Eagleton School on Saturday night as part of an investigation into abuse of the students there.

Under the direction of Berkshire District Attorney David F. Capeless and the State Police Detective Unit assigned to his office, a search warrant was executed at the residential facility involving approximately 50 state, local and federal law enforcement officers.

Five people were arrested during a weekend raid.   Authorities arrested Brian Puntin, 47, of Lenox Dale, Peter Meadow, 51, of Lenox, James Swift, 54, of Pittsfield, Juan Pablo Lopez-Lucas, of Pittsfield, and Debra Davis,

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North Adams Man Arrested For Smashing Mailboxes in Vermont
Staff Reports,
03:45PM / Friday, January 29, 2016
STAMFORD, Vt. — A North Adams man was arrested Friday for smashing mailboxes.   Vermont State Police say 21-year-old Steven Barbeau is charged with two counts of unlawful mischief relating to the incident on Jan. 16. Police say troopers received reports at about 2:15 in the afternoon of several individuals "driving up and down VT Route 9 smashing mailboxes."   Troopers couldn't locating the individuals but a follow-up investigation led to Barbeau's arrest.   He was arrested and processed at the Shaftsbury Barracks on Friday and given a citation to appear in Bennington County Superior Court on Feb. 22.    The

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Superior Court Briefs: Jan. 25 - Jan. 29.
Staff Reports,
03:09PM / Friday, January 29, 2016
  , 45, of Adams had not guilty pleas entered on his behalf on single counts of operating under the influence of alcohol - his fifth offense - negligent operation of a motor vehicle, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol with a suspect license, and possession of an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle.   He was ordered to be held at the Berkshire County House of Correction without bail. The charges stem from an incident in North Adams on December 11, 2015.      , 37, of North Adams was found guilty of single counts of reckless endangerment of a child, possession of heroin, and possession of

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Pittsfield Police Seeking Another Man Linked To Armed Robberies
Staff Reports,
09:31AM / Friday, January 29, 2016
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Police are searching for another Pittsfield man suspected in six armed robberies.   Damian Ivas, 40, of Pittsfield is wanted in connection with robberies of the Getty on Elm Street, Dawes Avenue Variety, Peaslee's on Wahconah, Subway on Tyler Street, Angelina's on Elm Street, and Cumberland Farms on Dalton Avenue.   Police say he worked with George Bliss, who was arrested for the same robberies on Jan. 26. Ivas is currently on the loose and considered armed and dangerous.   Police received an arrest warrant for Ivas in Central Berkshire District court and is charging his with six counts of armed robbery while

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Pittsfield Man Arrested For Six Armed Robberies In Last Month
Staff Reports,
09:56PM / Tuesday, January 26, 2016
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Police arrested a Pittsfield man for a half dozen armed robberies committed in the last month   George Bliss, 30, of Onota Street is being charged with six counts of armed robbery while masked. Police say Bliss admitted his involvement in the following robberies in the last month: the Getty on Elm Street on Dec. 23; Dawes Avenue Variety on Jan. 7; Peaslee's on Jan. 9; Subway and Angelina's both on Jan. 23, and the Cumberland Farms on Dalton Avenue on Jan. 24.   He is being held at the Police Department on $100,000 bail and will be arraigned in court on Wednesday. These cases, as well as about six others committed, are still

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