Three Springfield Men Arrested for Motorcycle Theft

Staff Reports03:58PM / Monday, August 25, 2025Print Story | Email Story

LENOX, Mass. — Three Springfield men were arrested for motorcycle theft on Pittsfield/Lenox Road early Saturday morning.

Steven Yariel Perales-Gonzalez, Izmael Morales, and Elijah Carter were charged with breaking and entering and larceny. One was released on $10,000 bail, and two were transported to the Berkshire County House of Correction for allegedly stealing four motorcycles from North Services.

Police said there were five people in a pickup truck fleeing the scene, and two are unidentified. The truck was intercepted on the highway after a failed motor stop, and all the occupants fled.

Shortly before 3 a.m., police were dispatched to an alarm at North Services, located at 515 Pittsfield Road, a longtime business specializing in motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles.

"While en route Officer Bosworth observed a pickup truck fleeing from the scene with 4 motorcycles in its bed heading southbound on the Pittsfield Road. Officers made an attempt to conduct a motor vehicle stop and the vehicle fled heading south on Rts. 7 & 20, then east on Route 20 and entered on to the Massachusetts Turnpike Rt. 90 eastbound," the department wrote on Saturday.

"Neighboring police agencies were notified of the pursuit and the Massachusetts State Police deployed a tire deflation device at the 38 mile marker of Rt. 90. The vehicle eventually came to rest and all five occupants ran from the vehicle."

Perales-Gonzalez, Morales, and Carter were arrested and transported back to the Lenox Police Department for processing.

"Each arrestee was held on $10,000 cash bail and charged with breaking and entering in the nighttime with the intent to commit a felony, larceny over $1,200, and larceny from a building," Lenox Police wrote.

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Pittsfield Committee Recommends Scanlon for City Audit

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
04:30AM / Thursday, August 06, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass.— After the bid for a new auditing company came back over 30 percent higher, Pittsfield will stick with Scanlon and Associates.

On Tuesday, the Auditing Services Evaluation Committee voted to advance Scanlon to the City Council for an independent audit. CliftonLarsonAllen also responded to the bid, but came in costing $120,000 more.

"I have to go with saving money for the city. I mean, the discrepancy is too much of a difference," committee member Karen Kalinowsky said.

"The city could have use for that difference over the next three years."

This process was prompted by Rule 40 of the council rules and the City Charter, where in any year the City Council votes to hold a procurement process for an independent certified public accountant or firm to audit Pittsfield's books and accounts, the city must, through its Finance Committee with the assistance of the purchasing department, solicit requests for proposals or invitations for bids before June 1.

The council in March recommended that the purchasing agent draft a request for proposals and put it out to bid.

Ward 1 Councilor Kenneth Warren, who has been vocally in favor of the independent audit for years, said the city doesn't have to follow a bidding process for the professional service, "We are doing this so the public knows that we're being professional, and a looking for other options, looking at what the best options are, and comparing them based on what they can offer and what the cost is."

Board member Kathy Amuso said both CLA and Scanlon have equitable reviews with high recommendations. Especially considering the budget crisis Pittsfield is in, she moved to recommend Scanlon to the full council.

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