ADAMS, Mass. — A Pittsfield man was arrested by State Police Wednesday after a traffic stop on Columbia Street which led to the seizure of an illegal handgun.
MassLive is reporting that Tyler Sumner, 19, of Pittsfield was arrested and is being charged with possession of a firearm without a firearm identification card, carrying a firearm with ammunition, firearm violation with prior violent crime, possession of ammunition without a firearm identification card and assault and battery on a police officer.
Sumner is expected to appear in Central Berkshire District Court.
State Police posted the following information on their Facebook page.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Police arrested one man Thursday morning in connection to a late night stabbing that left another man in intensive care. But Police say another suspect has not yet been identified.
Police say 40-year-old Tony "Chris" Babcock of Second Street was arrested Thursday morning for allegedly stabbing a 28-year-old man. The victim is currently in the intensive care unit at the hospital and underwent emergency surgery.
Police are still searching for another man in connection with the attack after witnesses told Police that two men were involved in the Second Street attack.
The other suspect has not been identified and police are asking anyone with information related to the case to call the detective bureau at 413-448-9705.
David Delratez at his rendition hearing in Bennington, Vt. He was arraigned in Berkshire Superior Court in Pittsfield on Wednesday for the murder of Ellen Depaoli.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The man accused of murdering 84-year-old Ellen Depaoli in North Adams is being held without bail after his case was moved to Berkshire Superior Court.
David Delratez entered not-guilty pleas on single counts of murder and larceny of a motor vehicle on Wednesday.
The case is now moved to Berkshire Superior Court after a grand jury indicted him on Monday; he was arraigned again on Wednesday.
He again pleaded not guilty to the previous charges of breaking and entering with intent to commit a misdemeanor and malicious destruction of property in connection with an incident in Clarksburg on Sept. 13, 2013 — the charges he was originally taken into custody on because it violated his probation.
Also from that Sept. 13 incident, he was charged and pleaded not guilty to a single count of use of a motor vehicle without authority.
According to police documents presented at the first arraignment, Delratez was found after police tracked down Depaoli's car in Bennington. They found a knife in the car, which police say was used in the murder.
Delratez then allegedly told police that two other men committed the crime and forced him to take the car and drive them out of town. He then says he was scared and went to stay with a friend in Bennington, according to police documents.
Firefighters doused a car fire on Sunday afternoon.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Firefighters made short work of a car fire on Sunday afternoon but the vehicle was a total loss.
Chris Bonnivier of Adams said he was driving down Curran Highway when his 1999 Volvo sedan began smoking from the engine compartment just before 3 p.m.
He pulled into the parking lot of the former North Adams Plaza and got out of the car before the engine burst into flame. The dark smoke billowing out the parking lot could be seen from Hodges Cross Road.
"I really liked that car," said Bonnivier, who added the sedan had some 200,000 miles on it. "I've never had anything like that happen to me before."
The interior of the car was totally gutted, some of the tire popped and the windows blew out. Fire Lt. John Paciorek said it would be difficult to impossible to determine what caused the fire. "Everything in there is incinerated."
Surprisingly, Bonnivier was able to recover one of the three briefcases he had in the car. One in the back seat survived but was dripping as he pulled it out. "You guys overdid the water," he joked.
No one was injured and remains of the car were removed.
Cases heard before Judge John Agostini on Wednesday, October 16.
Cynthia Merced, 33, of Pittsfield pleaded guilty to single counts of distribution of cocaine and conspiracy to violate drug laws.
She was ordered to serve concurrent one day sentences at the Berkshire County House of Correction. Merced sold cocaine and conspired with others to sell cocaine in Pittsfield on November 30, 2011.
Solomon Jones III, 21, of Pittsfield pleaded guilty to three counts of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon and single counts of armed robbery and assault and battery.
He was ordered to serve concurrent three to four years at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Cedar Junction on the armed robbery and assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon charges. He was given concurrent two and a half years at the Berkshire County House of Correction on the assault and battery charge.
The charges stem from the robbery and assault of an 18-year-old man in Pittsfield on May 7, 2012.
Cases heard before Judge John Agostini on Thursday, October 17.
Ernest Harvin, 37, of Bronx, N.Y. had not guilty pleas entered on his behalf on single counts of possession of heroin with intent to distribute, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, receiving stolen property over $250, illegal possession of a large capacity weapon or feeding device, illegal possession of a firearm, illegal possession of a loaded firearm, possession of ammunition without a firearm identification card, improper storage of a firearm, unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, failure to stop for a police officer and operating a motor vehicle without an inspection sticker.
He was ordered to be held at the Berkshire County House of Correction on $500,000 cash or $5 million surety bail. The charges stem from a motor vehicle stop in Williamstown on September 5, 2013.
Terrence Ebling Jr., 34, of Pittsfield had not guilty pleas entered on his behalf on single counts of operating under the influence of alcohol - his third offense - leaving the scene of a property damage accident and operating a motor vehicle with a suspended licenses - his second offense.
He was ordered to be held at the Berkshire County House of Correction without bail. The incident allegedly occurred in Pittsfield on August 28, 2013.
Joshua Desnoyers, 22, of Pittsfield had not guilty pleas entered on his behalf on two counts of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, two counts of assault and battery and single counts of armed robbery while masked and resisting arrest.
He was ordered to be held at the Berkshire County House of Correction on $10,000 cash or $100,000 surety bail. Desnoyers is accused of using a pit bull to take a backpack from a 22-year-old man and a 30-year-old man was allegedly assaulted during the robbery. The incident allegedly happened in Pittsfield on September 27, 2013.
Cases heard before Judge John Agostini on Friday, October 18.
Raymond Yetz, 59, of Pittsfield pleaded guilty to a single count of failure to register as a sex offender.
He was ordered to serve six months at the Berkshire County House of Correction. Yetz failed to register as a sex offender in Pittsfield between December 1, 2012 and January 8, 2013.
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David Delratez at his rendition hearing in Bennington, Vt. He was arraigned in Berkshire Superior Court in Pittsfield on Wednesday for the murder of Ellen Depaoli.
Firefighters doused a car fire on Sunday afternoon.
