Pittsfield Man Arrested After Tyler Street Home Invasion

Staff Reports 02:23PM / Monday, July 24, 2023Print Story | Email Story

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Police arrested Jada Lopez, 21 of Pittsfield, for allegedly breaking into a Tyler Street home and threatening the occupant with a knife.

According to a police report, On Sunday July 24, 2023 just before 7:00pm officers with the Pittsfield Police Department (PPD) responded to a residence in the 400 block of Tyler Street for a report of a man holding a woman hostage at gunpoint.

The ensuing investigation revealed that a man had broken into the home and threatened a resident with a large knife.

Shortly after officers' arrival they observed a suspect fleeing from the home and quickly took him into custody. Evidence of the crime was located around the subject, who was identified as 21 year old Pittsfield resident Jada Lopez.

Lopez is currently charged with one count of Home Invasion; additional charges may be forthcoming.

This was not believed to have been a random act, and as such there is no immediate threat to the public.

Anyone who wishes to provide information is asked to contact Detective Bassett at 413- 448-9700 x529. Information can also be provided anonymously via the Detective Bureau Tip Line at 413-448-9706, or by texting PITTIP and your message to TIP411 (847411).

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Central Berkshire Navigating AI in Education

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
05:59AM / Monday, December 29, 2025

DALTON, Mass. — The Central Berkshire Regional School District is researching artificial intelligence in education to inform future policy and practice.

"Our ultimate goal is to at least to have some common expectations that we can rally around first," Assistant Superintendent Aaron Robb said at December's School Committee meeting.

In September, Robb established an AI ad hoc committee made up of teachers, a student, the IT director, and a School Committee member. The committee has been trying to meet twice a month, he said.

It is charged with researching the challenges and opportunities AI presents in education to help the district navigate the "AI revolution."

Throughout the process, the committee will get guidance from Fadia Rostom-Makdisi, computer scientist, AI educational adviser, and former principal of St. Agnes' School.

"She's gone off on her own as a consultant and she's doing some consulting work with schools around AI and she's been doing some, as we've just been calling it, 'AI 101' training in our district," Robb said.

During the November professional development days, almost 100 district staff and faculty received a three-hour basic AI training from Rostom-Makdisi which covered the how and what of AI and several commonly used AI tools in education.

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