Pittsfield Police Nab Robbery Suspect on North Street

Staff Reports12:50PM / Tuesday, October 11, 2022Print Story | Email Story

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Police arrested an unarmed robbery suspect in under an hour over the weekend after a woman had her purse snatched.

On Sunday, a 77-year-old Pittsfield resident entered the police station and reported that she had just been forcefully robbed of her purse while walking on the 200 Block of North Street.

She was uninjured from the incident.

Patrol officers initiated an investigation that focused on a Hamlin Street residence and within one hour, they located the victim’s belongings and arrested 30-year-old Felix Rios.

Police did not say what time of the day the event occurred.

Rios is expected to be arraigned on Tuesday in Central Berkshire District Court on one count of unarmed robbery of a person older than 60 (aggravated.)

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Arrest Made in Pittsfield Hit-And-Run

iBerkshires.com Staff08:44PM / Monday, February 16, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- A Hancock man Monday was arrested in connection with last week's fatal hit-and-run accident in Pittsfield, police said.

Pittsfield Police arrested William Gross, 65, of Hancock, according to a Monday night news release.

The crash on Feb. 10 at the intersection of Francis Avenue and Linden Street led to the death of Pittsfield resident William Colbert, 69.

On Monday, Pittsfield Police located the vehicle involved in the accident, the release read.

Police said Gross will be arraigned in Central Berkshire District Court on charges of motor vehicle homicide and leaving the scene of an accident resulting in personal injury or death.

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