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The North Adams Police Department posted images last week of its vehicles being sanitized.

Bedard Brothers Sanitizing Police Cruisers

By Jack GuerinoiBerkshires Staff
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Hinsdale also took Bedard up on the cleaning opportunity. The dealership says it has reached out to other local departments. 
CHESHIRE, Mass. — Bedard Brothers Auto Sales has been helping keep local police departments safe by treating their cruisers with an anti-microbial disinfectant. 
 
Service Manager Shaun Beverly the dealership and service department wants to do what it can to help first-responders and has offered to treat the vehicles with a product called Transform that gives an extra level of protection against COVID-19. 
 
"We just wanted to reach out and do anything we can," Beverly said. "They deal enough with the public and anything we can do to negate all of this would be beneficial to not just ourselves but the community." 
 
He said they use the product on their own vehicles.
 
The product is non-corrosive chlorine dioxide solution that protects against germs, viruses and bacteria. Transform is sprayed on the vehicle's interior and is supposed to keep it virus free for 30 days. The spray and curing process takes about 10 to 15 minutes. 
 
Beverly said they have treated the North Adams Police cruisers and Hinsdale's and have also reached out to Dalton, Williamstown, and Adams.
 
"I kind of put the offer out to all of them," he said.
 
Beverly said officers seem to be thankful for the treatment.
 
"A lot of them said at this point they were sick of wiping things down and sick of the smell of wipes and bleach," he said. "With this stuff when you smell it in the bottle, it smells awful but once you spray it, there is no smell or film."
 
He added that during these times it is not only important for local businesses to step up but everybody.
 
"There is enough unsureness out in the world with now and if we can all come together it is going to be beneficial to everybody in Berkshire County," he said.
 
Beverly said Bedard has yet to offer the service to the public but is considering it.

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Cheshire Lays Off School Resource Officer

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
CHESHIRE, Mass. — A veteran officer of the Police Department is out after his position as school resource officer was was basically eliminated. 
 
The Select Board on Thursday night voted to lay off Sgt. David Tarjick after the Hoosac Valley Regional School District requested he not return to the high school campus. 
 
An investigation had cleared him of an incident with a student but he went to the school prior to being officially reinstated.
 
The vote came after about 19 minutes of discussion and statements from Tarjick, who had requested the posted executive session be opened. 
 
"I love this town. I've given my all to this town, and I guess this is the thanks I get," Tarjick said. He said he was being made a "scapegoat" because of threats of a lawsuit.
 
The 18-year veteran of the force was accompanied by his attorney and nearly three dozen supporters who were not allowed to speak on his behalf. Public participation was not listed on the agenda as the meeting had been for executive session.
 
The initial incident had involved a complaint of the use of force with a student; according to Tarjick and officials, a third-party investigation cleared him of any allegations. The Select Board at an executive session on Nov. 12 voted to reinstate him as he had been relieved of his duties as SRO during this period. 
 
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