Pittsfield Search Warrant Leads To Firearms, Drug Recovery

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — According to the District Attorney's Office, on Jan. 8 a search warrant was executed in Pittsfield by the Berkshire County Law Enforcement Task Force, and Following the search, five individuals were arrested for items found during the search.
 
 The following was recovered:
 
two loaded firearms: one with a defaced serial number and one with a large capacity feeding device;
quantities of cocaine packaged for distribution;
quantities of heroin packaged for distribution; and
distribution indicators such as a functioning digital scale, unused wax bags, and various quantities of U.S. Currency.
 
 
The defendants currently face various firearm and narcotics charges.
 
At arraignment in Central Berkshire District Court, Lameek Thomas, of Pittsfield, had his bail revoked on an open narcotics case out of Central Berkshire District Court and was held as a danger; Tyshawn Frasier, of the Bronx, NY, had bail set at $10,000 cash; Messiah Antone, of the Bronx, NY, had bail set at $10,000 cash; Tyshawn Perry, of the Bronx, NY, had bail set at $7,500 cash;  and Shawn Barnwell, of Pittsfield, had bail set at $2,500 cash.
 
Assistant District Attorney Heather Valentine took the lead on the case for the District Attorney's Office.

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Score! Pittsfield's 'Mini-Pitch' is Ready for Goals

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD, Mass.— The city now has a "mini-pitch" soccer field at Crane Park, placed over the longtime rink that had seen better days. 

"I think it's a real improvement," Parks, Open Space, and Natural Resources Manager James McGrath said, pointing to social media comments believing the city took away inline skating. 

"Well, we didn't do that. The surface can accept rollerblades.  In fact, as soon as this was constructed and we sort of said it's open, the first one to show up was a gentleman with rollerblades and a hockey stick. He skated around and loved it." 

The Parks Commission saw pictures of the completed field on Tuesday. 

Fueling excitement around the World Cup, U.S. Soccer worked with the Massachusetts Youth Soccer League to make these facilities available to 20 communities — one at the park at the intersection of Benedict Road and Springside Avenue. 

The project was funded entirely by grants.  In June, the City Council accepted the gift of a "mini-pitch" facility, valued at over $100,000, and $10,000 from the Mill Town Foundation to ready the site.  

Boards framing the former rink were removed, and this system was installed in a couple of days about a week and a half ago.  The mini-pitch's click-together sports tile floor is bordered by a galvanized steel system with two goals, benches, and storage containers. 

"Folks can really play lacrosse in there; they can play in-line hockey in there, and of course soccer is ready to go as well," McGrath said. 

"We're trying to continue with this multi-sport approach here at this park, but with a much upgraded piece of infrastructure going behind it." 

The mini pitch system came with a light tower and two LED lamps, but Crane Park does not have power, and it won't be illuminated. 

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