Lee Man Sentenced for Indecent Assault and Battery

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — On Monday, June 16, Dillon Curtin, 31 of Lee, was sentenced to two years in the House of Corrections.
 
Charges include Dissemination of Photograph of a Person in the Nude without Consent and two years' of probation to follow for Possession of a Firearm without a Firearms Identification Card, Improper Storage of a Firearm-10H (within a home), Possession of Class B Controlled Substance, Possession of Class C Controlled Substance, Possession of Class E Controlled Substance, and Indecent Assault and Battery. 
 
Conditions of probation are to register with Sex Offender Registry Board; possess no weapons; have no contact and stay away from the victim; and not disseminate the photograph further. The Honorable Judge Flannery presided.
 
The Commonwealth requested Curtin be sentenced two and a half years in the House of Corrections, with concurrent maximum sentences on all of charges, save the Indecent Assault & Battery. Defense requested Curtin be sentenced to two years' probation on all counts. Judge Flannery required Curtin to comply with sex offender registration.
 
The charges stem from an incident in October 2019 when Curtin asked the victim, who he was friends with at the time, to come to his house to cut his hair, something the victim had done in the past. The Commonwealth alleged Curtin drugged the victim in an alcoholic beverage. The victim awoke the next morning in her own bed with no memory of the previous night or how she got home. Two weeks later, the victim discovered that an elicit picture, for which she had no recollection being taken, had been sent by Curtin to another individual. Probable cause was found to search Curtin's house: upon execution investigators recovered an improperly stored shotgun and crushed pills.
 
Assistant District Attorney Andrew Giarolo represented the Commonwealth. Director of Victim Witness Advocates Jane Kibby-Peirce served the victim on behalf of the District Attorney's Office. Sargent Stephanie Burdick, Lee Police Department, and the State Police Detective Unit acted as the lead law enforcement agencies.
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Dalton Fire District Explores Obtaining Ladder Truck Donation

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
DALTON, Mass. — Fire Chief Christian Tobin may have found the department a ladder truck while vacationing in the state of Florida. 
 
Tobin is still very early in discussions with the North Collier Fire Rescue District in Naples, Florida, regarding a potential donation of a 1998 Pierce Quantum 107-foot aerial ladder truck
 
The Board of Water Commission voted during its meeting on Tuesday to allow Tobin to discuss the possibility with the North Collier Fire Rescue District and to return to the board with a written offer. 
 
"The biggest trouble is we didn't budget for this. So, if it doesn't come free, we don't have the money. We don't have $90,000 in any of our budget, nor do we have it in free cash, nor do we have it in overlays. So, we can't buy it," board Chair James Driscoll said. 
 
Tobin agreed but emphasized that he was not asking the district to purchase the ladder truck for $90,000. 
 
Rather, during the initial conversation he had with the North Collier Fire Rescue District, he said the district is willing to donate the truck if the Dalton Fire District covers the cost of shipping and handling, which is estimated to be about $5,000. 
 
"The truck is certified pumper [and] ladder. They've even offered to put some tools and equipment on it. They're in a much better position than we are," Tobin said. 
 
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