Search Warrants Lead Seizure of Drugs, a Gun and Ammunition

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Three New Yorkers and a city woman are facing drug charges after authorities seized $14,000 worth of cocaine.

Gregory Mills, 37, of New York City, Osha McGlow, 36, of the Bronx, N.Y., Kiaan Boyette, 46, of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Jaclyn Cimini, 39, of Pittsfield have been arrested and held on bail.

A fifth suspect a 45-year-old Pittsfield man, was charged with possession but released on his own recognizance and referred to Drug Court to address his substance abuse problem in compliance with District Attorney Timothy Shugrue's diversion of low-level addicts for treatment.

Search warrants were executed Wednesday at the Holiday Inn, at a location on Columbus Avenue and at Security Self-Storage on Hawthorne Avenue; a 2008 Infinity and rented Ford truck were also searched.

The warrants were the result of an investigation into drug dealers from New York City blanketing Berkshire County with illegal firearms and trafficking of various narcotics.

The Berkshire District Attorney's Office said the defendants were found to be utilizing locations in Pittsfield to store, take orders for, distribute and keep proceeds from their large-scale drug distribution operation.

Police seized 140 grams of cocaine with a street value of $14,000, $4,800 cash and distribution materials including scales, cell phones and packaging materials were seized.

When the raid was conducted, the defendants were in the process of converting cocaine to crack cocaine, according to a statement from the DA's Office. Additionally seized was a Ruger 38 semi-automatic handgun fully loaded with six rounds of ammunition, 50 rounds of 38 caliber ammunition and 10 rounds of 20 caliber ammunition.

Assistant District Attorney Heather Valentine is overseeing the cases on behalf of the District Attorney's Office.

• Mills, who is currently residing in Pittsfield, was identified as the owner of the 2008 Infinity and is listed as the renter of the Security Self Storage unit that was raided. He has been charged with trafficking cocaine (100-200 grams) and possession of a firearm without an Firearm Identification Card.

His bail is set at $100,000 cash.

• McGlow has been charged with trafficking cocaine (100-200 grams). His bail has been set at $100,000 cash.

• Boyette was identified as the operator of the rented Ford truck. Has been charged with trafficking cocaine (100-200 grams). His bail has been set at $100,000 cash.

• Cimini has been charged with trafficking cocaine (100-200 grams). Cimini had her bail revoked on three open District Court cases and has a bail of $20,000 cash on this new trafficking case.

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Mass Voters Retain Recreational Cannabis, Tighten Gun Laws in Midterms

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11:30AM / Wednesday, November 04, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass.— Massachusetts resoundingly voted to keep recreational cannabis and tighten gun laws during the midterm election on Tuesday.

The Democratic Berkshire delegation was re-elected without contest, and unofficial results show Democratic incumbent Maura Healey taking more than 62 percent of the vote for Massachusetts governor over Republican challenger Michael Minogue.

This coincides with the blue tsunami seen nationally during the midterms, with Democrats flipping seats across the United States and taking control of the House and Senate.

Pittsfield has roughly 10 cannabis dispensaries, alongside several other retail operations and cultivation facilities in Berkshire County. At least three-quarters of the state voted against repealing the legalization that was passed 10 years ago.

According to unofficial results, 46.89 percent of registered Pittsfield voters went to the polls. Pittsfield's 33,934 registered voters cast 15,913 votes, according to these results.

As of Wednesday morning, with more than 85 percent of ballots counted, almost 76 percent of voters opposed Question 8, that would repeal the laws that legalize, regulate, and tax the retail sale of adult recreational use marijuana in Massachusetts. It was proposed by an initiative petition.

Similarly, as of 10 a.m., 67 percent of Massachusetts voters have said "yes" on Question 9, which sustains several changes to Massachusetts laws governing firearms: adding school administrators and licensed healthcare providers as parties permitted to ask a court to issue an Extreme Risk Protection Order if an individual is a present danger to self or others, imposing penalties for possessing, creating, and transferring untraceable "ghost gun" firearms, and more.

"At a time when the federal government is focused on the priorities of the gun lobby and rolling back national protections, the people of Massachusetts have reaffirmed our commitment to keeping our residents safe through proven, common-sense regulations," American Federation of Teachers Massachusetts President Jessica Tang said in a statement released late on Tuesday evening.

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