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Pittsfield Police Seek Info on Armed Robbery

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Police are looking for the public's assistance in identifying a suspect involved in a recent armed robbery.
 
Lipton Mart gas station located at 320 West Housatonic St. was robbed shortly before 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 30, by a man brandishing a black handgun. 
 
The subject left with an undisclosed amount of cash along with a few other items. He is believed to have come from the Barker Road area and left heading north on Britton Street toward the train tracks.  
 
The suspect is described as a white male standing 5-foot-8 to 5-foot-10 and wearing gray ripped jeans, black sneakers, a blue "Patriots" short-sleeve hoodie over a red long-sleeve hoodie with white paint stains on both sleeves, red gloves, a white face mask, dark sunglasses, gray hat with an oval shape on the front and possibly wearing a fake nose of some type. 
 
Those who live or have a business in the area of Barker Road at West Housatonic Street, Britton Street, Merriam/South Merriam Street, Catherine Street or the Jason Street area near the train tracks are being asked to check surveillance cameras to see if the suspect is on them.  
 
 Anyone with information regarding this incident, with video footage of a possible suspect, or who know the whereabouts of the suspect, call the Detective Bureau at 413-448-9700. You have the option of reporting an anonymous tip through "tip411" here.

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Friday Front Porch Feature: A Brick Home With Guest House

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff

DALTON, Mass. — Are you looking for a family home that also has a perfect space for the in-laws? Then this is the home for you.

Our Friday Front Porch is a weekly feature spotlighting attractive homes for sale in Berkshire County. This week, we are showcasing 20 Prospect St.

This 1948 brick, gabled home includes four bedrooms and one and a half bathrooms. It is 2,316 square feet on less than an acre. It has has an updated kitchen but plenty of original charm. 

The home features wood floors, an eat-in kitchen, a brick fireplace, and an attached one-car garage.

The home also includes a standalone 720-square-foot in-law accessory dwelling with two bedrooms and a bathroom.

It is on the market for $425,000 with Dalton Town and Country Associates.

You can find out more about this home on its listing here.

*Front Porch Feature brings you an exclusive to some of the houses listed on our real estate page every week. Here we take a bit of a deeper dive into a certain house for sale and ask questions so you don't have to.

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