Cases heard before Judge John Agostini on Wednesday, Sept. 9.
Lavar Burney, 35, of Pittsfield had a not guilty plea entered on his behalf on a single count of distribution of heroin.
He was released on $1,00 bail. The charge stems from a motor vehicle stop in Pittsfield on July 3, 2015.
Ronald Palazoo, 76, of Sandisfield had not guilty pleas entered on his behalf on three counts of rape of a child with force, three counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under age 14, and intimidation of a witness.
He was released on $10,000 cash or $100,000 surety. Palazoo is accused of sexually assaulting a boy, now aged 5, in Sandisfield on September 3, 2012 and July 11, 2015.
Brooklynne Schneider, 21, of Stephentown, N.Y. had not guilty pleas entered on her behalf on single counts of possession of heroin with intent to distribute, and conspiracy to violate drug laws, to wit: distribution of heroin.
She was ordered to be held at the Hampden County House of Correction-Chicopee Woman's Facility on $10,000 bail. The charges stem from a motor vehicle stop in North Adams on July 23, 2015.
Cases heard before Judge John Agostini on Thursday, Sept. 10.
Jarritt White, 34, of Pittsfield had not guilty pleas entered on his behalf on single counts of possession of heroin with intent to distribute, conspiracy to violate drug laws to wit: possession of heroin with intent to distribute, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, illegal ownership of a firearm, rifle, or shotgun, possession of ammunition without a firearm identification card, and improper storage of a firearm, rifle or shotgun.
He was released on personal recognizance. The charges stem from the execution of a search warrant at 715 West Housatonic Street in Pittsfield on July 3, 2015.
Vincent Stracuzzi, 44, of Pittsfield had not guilty pleas entered on his behalf on single counts of possession of heroin with intent to distribute, conspiracy to violate drug laws to wit: possession of heroin with intent to distribute, and possession of cocaine.
He was released on $1,000 bail. The charges stem from the execution of a search warrant on his home on July 3, 2015.
Nakiba Browne, 31, of Pittsfield was found guilty of manufacturing cocaine - his second offense - and manufacturing heroin - his second offense.
He was ordered to be held at the Berkshire County House of Correction pending sentencing on Sept. 15. The charges stem from the execution of a search warrant at his Linden Street home on September 19, 2014.
LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — A hiker was rescued from Mount Greylock Monday after being cut with an ax.
Fire Chief Charles Durfee said the call came in at 12:37 in the afternoon about the hiker being located in the woods off from the Old Adams Road Trail. Three all-terrain vehicles were used but responders had to hike more than a mile in 90-degree heat.
"We could only get the ATVs in about a mile on the trail. We had to hike the last 1.5 miles. Due to the heat and the terrain of the trails, we called for the Western Mass Tech Rescue Team to come assist us in getting the hiker out of the woods," Durfee wrote in an e-mail.
Durfee said a total of 11 firefighters and 16 Western Massachusetts Tech Rescue members responded. The hiker had a laceration on his leg from an ax and was transported to Berkshire Medical Center.
"As the chief, I can't say enough about the tech guys," Durfee wrote.
Cases heard before Judge Daniel Ford on Tuesday, Sept. 1.
Elwin Bruno, 47, of Pittsfield had not guilty pleas entered on his behalf on two counts of assault and battery on a public employee, and single counts of resisting arrest, and possession of heroin with intent to distribute - his second offense.
He was ordered to be held at the Berkshire County House of Correction on $5,000 cash or $50,000 surety bail. The charge stem from a motor vehicle stop in Pittsfield on June 8, 2015.
Michael Rahilly, 28, of Hinsdale had not guilty pleas entered on his behalf on single counts of armed robbery, carrying a dangerous weapon, and possession of heroin.
Rahilly is accused of holing up an employee of the Subway on South Street on August 9, 2015. He also had a not guilty plea entered on his behalf on a single count of larceny over $250 in connection with a theft of a television from Walmart on July 26.
He was ordered to be held at the Berkshire County House of Correction on $2,000 bail.
Cases heard before Judge John Agostini on Friday, Sept. 4.
Jerrod Kendig, 35, of Dalton had a not guilty plea entered on his behalf on a single count of larceny over $250 in connection with a theft at Walmart in North Adams on April 12, 2015.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A Clarksburg man and a Pittsfield woman were transported to the hospital after sideswiping a parked car with a motorcycle early Thursday morning.
William Valotta, 25, of Clarksburg was traveling east on East Main Street with passenger Nikki Shaw of Pittsfield when they collided with the parked car at about 12:45 a.m., according to North Adams Police.
Police reported that Valotta was found pinned under the motorcycle and Shaw was located a few feet away.
Both were transported by North Adams Ambulance Service to the hospital.
FLORIDA, Mass. — A three-vehicle accident involving a state police cruiser closed Route 2 for nearly two hours on Thursday morning. No one was seriously injured.
The accident occurred at about 7:18 a.m. on the Mohawk Trail near the Savoy line, according to David Procopio, state police director of media communications, when an eastbound dump truck crossed the center line and hit a westbound 2006 Chevrolet Silverado pickup towing a Bobcat on a trailer.
"A trooper from the Shelburne Falls barracks was behind the trailer with the Bobcat," said Procopio. It was not clear at this time whether the cruiser collided with the trailer or was struck by one of the trucks.
He said the preliminary investigation is pointing to a possible stuck accelerator on the 2014 Ford dump truck; the driver was trying to unstick it when he lost control and veered over the center line.
Procopio said it was not clear at this time whether the cruiser collided with the trailer or one of the trucks.
The trooper was taken to Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield with minor injuries. He is reportedly conscious and alert.
The driver of the dump truck, a 23-year-old man from Turners Falls also incurred minor injuries and was take to the North Adams campus of Berkshire Medical Center. The driver of the pickup, a 40-year-old man from Erving was not injured.
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