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Police are investigating a shooting on First Street. A vehicle suspected in the incident was found on Tyler Street.

Pittsfield Police Arrest Juvenile After Shooting on First Street

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A city teen was injured and a juvenile taken into custody after a shooting Tuesday on First Street.
 
Police said they responded at approximately 4 p.m. near the First Street Cumberland Farms and located a 19-year-old on Adam Street suffering from a gunshot wound. 
 
Pittsfield Fire Department and Action Ambulance responded to the scene and provided medical aid prior taking the teen to Berkshire Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.
 
Members of the Pittsfield Police Detective Bureau, Crime Scene, Narcotics Unit and Anti-Crime Unit also responded to the scene to assist the Patrol Division.
 
A vehicle involved was located on Tyler Street along with the firearm suspected in the shooting. A juvenile was subsequently arrested for unlawful possession of the firearm. Police said the shooting was not believed to be a random.
 
A bystander said they saw two people in the vehicle but the police report only mentioned the juvenile.
 
The vehicle was towed to the police station pending further processing. 
 
Police continue to investigate the juvenile's involvement in shooting. Video evidence is being collected and witnesses are being interviewed. 
 
State Police are assisting with the investigation.
 
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Detective Bureau 413-448-9705, call the tip line at 413-448-9706, or tip via text to "PITTIP" and your message to 847411 (TIP411)
 
Detective Ignacio Matos is the lead detective on the case and can be reached at 413-448-9705, Ext. 576.

 


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Dalton Planning Board OKs Gravel Company Permit

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
DALTON, Mass. — The Planning Board approved the renewal of Nichols Sand and Gravel's special permit for earth removal. 
 
The company, located at 190 Cleveland Road, operates a gravel pit there. 
 
The hours of operation will remain 7 to 4 p.m. The commission approved owner Paul Nichols' request to allow trucks to depart the property in either direction. 
 
Nichols has to apply for renewal of the special permit every year. The previous permit required the truck to exit the property to the right.
 
It makes more sense to go left if truck drivers have to go to the Pittsfield area, Nichols said. He has talked to the residents in the area and they are agreeable to the change. 
 
Former residents requested this stipulation nearly 16 years ago to reduce the number of trucks using the residential street to avoid disturbing the quality of life and neighborhood. 
 
There weren't any residents present during the meeting who expressed concerns regarding this change.
 
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