DALTON, Mass. — On Wednesday, July 19, Darren J. Garrity, 41 of Dalton, was arraigned in Berkshire Superior Court. 

 

Garrity is charged with:

Honorable Judge Agostini set $5,000 cash bail with the following conditions:

 

According to a report from the district attorney's office, on the morning of Nov. 22, 2022, Garrity is alleged to have knocked on the victim's door as the victim was getting ready for work. The defendant was dressed in all black and wearing a ski mask. He shined a light on the victim's face, pointed to a black gun and told the victim to lay on the floor. The defendant then zip-tied the victim's hands behind his back, robbed the victim's house and left with a black duffle bag.

 

When the defendant left the residence, the victim broke free from the zip ties, exited the house and saw the defendant driving away in a vehicle. Law enforcement obtained surveillance footage from nearby cameras which show a man dressed in all black walking toward the area of the victim's home.  A little while later, surveillance shows the same man leaving the area of the residence, getting into a vehicle, and driving away. When investigating the area of the residence, law enforcement found a mask and black BB gun near the victim's home.

 

The items stolen from the house include jewelry, cash, a debit card, the victim's driver's license and other items. 

 

Approximately one week later, Pittsfield Police received a call from a local pawn shop reporting they may have purchased stolen jewelry. Police discovered the defendant pawned some of the jewelry and provided his own Massachusetts driver's license when he did so. Video surveillance from the pawn shop confirm the sale. The victim positively identified the jewelry that was stolen. 

 

Assistant District Attorney Rachel Eramo is representing the Commonwealth. Carmen Guevara is serving as the Victim Witness Advocate on behalf of the District Attorney's Office. Pittsfield Police are the primary law enforcement agency on the case.