Man Charged After Allegedly Stealing from Berkshire Bank

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — On Tuesday, July 11, Angel Nunez, age 52 of Troy, NY, was arraigned in Central Berkshire District Court. 
 
Nunez was charged with the following:
  • Larceny Over $1200 By False Presence
  • Identity Fraud, 2 counts
  • RMV Document, Forge/Misuse, 2 counts
  • Attempt to Commit Crime
  • The Honorable Judge Pasquariello set $15,000 cash bail. The Commonwealth requested a $25,000 cash bail. Defense requested $2,500 cash bail.
Nunez was arrested on July 10 at approximately 3:20pm after Pittsfield Police were dispatched to Berkshire Bank for a report of a male attempting to make a cash withdrawal using fraudulent identification. 
 
While police were enroute, Berkshire Bank employees reported the individual left the bank. Police were able to locate Nunez based on a description employees gave and the direction he walked after he left the bank. 
 
Officers located Nunez walking near Crane Avenue. When police officers located Nunez, they connected him to an attempted larceny at the same bank branch on June 27.  
 
Based on the alleged attempted larceny that day and his alleged connection to the June 27 attempted larceny, Nunez was placed under arrest.
 
Prior to the attempted larceny on July 10, Nunez allegedly attempted larceny at the same Berkshire Bank branch on June 27.  On that day, Nunez attempted to withdraw $9,200 from a Berkshire Bank account.  A bank teller questioned Nunez based on the identification he presented and the name he tried to used.  Nunez quickly left the bank after questioning began. Berkshire Bank provided Pittsfield Police with surveillance photos from the June 27 incident.
 
Nunez is also suspected to have fraudulently withdrawn $8,700 dollars from a Berkshire Bank branch on Elm Street, Pittsfield on June 23. In this case, Nunez presented a New York driver's license with a photo matching his appearance but using a different name. The true account holder reported shortly after that someone had withdrawn $8,700 from his account. 
 
On June 29, Police investigating the June 23rd larceny spoke with Elm Street Berkshire Bank branch employees who identified Nunez as the individual who made the fraudulent withdrawal on June 23.
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Dalton Board Signs Off on Land Sale Over Residents' Objections

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff

Residents demanded the right to speak but the agenda did not include public comment. Amy Musante holds a sign saying the town now as '$20,000 less for a police station.'
DALTON, Mass. — The Select Board signed the sale on the last of what had been known as the Bardin property Monday even as a handful of residents demanded the right to speak against the action. 
 
The quitclaim deed transfers the nine acres to Thomas and Esther Balardini, who purchased the two other parcels in Dalton. They were the third-highest bidders at $31,500. Despite this, the board awarded them the land in an effort to keep the property intact.
 
"It's going to be an ongoing battle but one I think that has to be fought [because of] the disregard for the taxpayers," said Dicken Crane, the high bidder at $51,510.
 
"If it was personal I would let it go, but this affects everyone and backing down is not in my nature." 
 
Crane had appealed to the board to accept his bid during two previous meetings. He and others opposed to accepting the lower bid say it cost the town $20,000. After the meeting, Crane said he will be filing a lawsuit and has a citizen's petition for the next town meeting with over 100 signatures. 
 
Three members of the board — Chair Robert Bishop Jr., John Boyle, and Marc Strout — attended the 10-minute meeting. Members Anthony Pagliarulo and Daniel Esko previously expressed their disapproval of the sale to the Balardinis. 
 
Pagliarulo voted against the sale but did sign the purchase-and-sale agreement earlier this month. His reasoning was the explanation by the town attorney during an executive session that, unlike procurement, where the board is required to accept the lowest bid for services, it does have some discretion when it comes to accepting bids in this instance.
 
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