 DA Shugrue Touts Recent Drug-Trafficking ArrestsDrug-trafficking raids between August and September have resulted in the indictment of nine individuals and the seizure of drugs and illegal firearms.  DA Shugrue Presses for Increased Penalties on 'Upskirting'Yesterday, Maxwell Hall was arraigned for 16 counts of recording unsuspecting people in a Williams College bathroom used for changing on January 16. Shugrue said Hall, a student athlete, planted a small, $23-dollar recording device purchased on Amazon that looked like a USB charging dock in a bathroom used for changing. Ten Arrested in Berkshire County Child Exploitation StingAccording to the Berkshire District Attorney's Office, the operation involved law enforcement officers posing as 14 and 15-year-old girls on various online platforms  Berkshire Officials Back Bills to Protect Minors From Sexual AbuseLocal officials urge the passage of "long overdue" legislation to protect minors from sexual abuse by adults who are teachers, mentors, or other positions of trust.  Friday's Drug Raids Seized $200K Worth of Drugs; Arrest NineA combined task force says it took down a major drug pipeline on Friday that extended out to Lowell. Berkshire District Attorney's Office Awarded Over $200 K in Grant FundingBerkshire District Attorney's Office was awarded a Project Safe Neighborhood Grant and a Human Trafficking Enforcement and Training Grant. Pittsfield Man Sentenced on Child Sexual Assault ChargesHe was charged in connection to a June 2021 incident when he sexually assaulted a minor. The incident took place in his apartment. Man Charged with Drug Distribution, Illegal Firearm in PittsfieldCrosby is being held pending a dangerousness hearing scheduled to take place on Feb. 5 in Central Berkshire District Court. |
