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CRIME & SAFETY
Colombian man convicted of 2014 homicide found hiding in Pittsfield
A Colombian national convicted of murder was arrested in Massachusetts after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement released him from holding due to a “national bed space shortage caused by Southwest border surge.”
Germantown girl, 11, becomes sheriff for the day
You might have seen an unusually young member of the sheriff’s department trying out equipment in Hudson today. An 11-year-old girl quickly rose through the ranks to become sheriff right away. Kelsey Mergenthaler is a fifth grader at Germantown Elementary. She won the contest to be sheriff for the...
Man stabbed after fight at Pittsfield bar
An argument inside a Pittsfield bar ended with someone getting stabbed nearby. The fight began at Methuselah Bar and Lounge on North Street Saturday evening, NewsChannel 13’s media partners at The Berkshire Eagle reported. Staff threw the men out, who kept arguing. The victim, who is in his early...
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