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'Cop on Top' Fundraiser Returns To Pittsfield Walmart

The annual Cop on Top fundraiser returned to Pittsfield on Friday.

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The fourth annual Cop on Top returned to Walmart on Friday with the goal of raising more than $55,000 for the Special Olympics.

Police officers will camp out on the roof of Walmart on Hubbard Avenue through Saturday while others in the parking lot are collecting donations and running other fundraising activities.

Led by the Law Enforcement Torch Run Program, the police are looking to beat last year's fundraising total of $55,034.

For the third year, WTBR, Taconic High School's radio station, will be live broadcasting throughout the two days.

The 36-hour event will raise funds for year-round programming for local Special Olympics. More than 3,000 Special Olympic athletes will be training and competing during the winter season.

Dozens of officers will take turns spending time on the roof; some 75 participated last year in what is thought to the biggest Cop on Top event in the state.

The officers have a tent and supplies on the roof but it could be a rough night with a forecast of 4 to 8 inches of sleet and snow expected overnight and into Saturday morning. So if you're at Berkshire Crossings, toss them some donations (to keep them up or bring them down) for braving the elements for a good cause. Donations can also be made online here.

A number of local restaurants are also offering donate a percentage of their receipts to the cause: Arizona Pizza, Hot Harry's, Zucco's and Applebee's. Find more information about that here.

Dalton Resident Ranks Third in National Snocross Race

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
06:18PM / Sunday, December 21, 2025

Sal LeBeau on his machine with his sister, Kenna, in the black hat, and friend Brandon and his sister Alea.

DALTON, Mass. — At just 16 years old, Salvatore LaBeau is already making avalanches in the national snocross racing scene.

 

Last weekend, LaBeau raced in the Mount Zion Snocross National race in Ironwood, Mich., the first of eight races in the national circuit series. 

 

Competitions take place across national circuits, attracting racers from various regions and even internationally. 

 

Labeau rides for CT Motorsports, a team based in Upstate New York, on a 2025 Polaris 600R. 

 

This is LaBeau's first time competing on the CT Motorsports team. Years prior, he raced for a team owned by Bruce Gaspardi, owner of South Side Sales and Service in North Adams.  

 

Despite a bad first day on Friday when he fell off his snowmobile and didn't make the final, LaBeau carried on with confidence and on Saturday obtained his first national podium, placing in third for the Sport Lite class. 

 

"I'm feeling good. I'm gonna start training more when I come home, and go to the gym more. And I am really excited, because I'm in 11th right now," the Wahconah High student said.