Berkshire District Attorney

Now that the town of Dalton, Massachusetts, has cut mutual aid ties with neighboring Hinsdale after a controversial police killing, Hinsdale’s leaders are pushing back on criticism.

On Monday, WAMC broke the news that the town of Dalton, Massachusetts, had ended its mutual aid agreement with the neighboring community of Hinsdale following a controversial police killing in January.

An interview with Berkshire County NAACP Chapter President Dennis Powell.

Last week, the Berkshire District Attorney said a three month investigation into the January police killing of a 27-year-old in Hinsdale, Massachusetts, exonerated the officers involved. A key component of the investigation is police body cam video that captures both the lead up and final moments of the young man's life during a mental health crisis.

The Berkshire district attorney says a three-month investigation into a police killing in Hinsdale, Massachusetts, will not result in criminal charges.

Exactly a month ago today, the Berkshire district attorney said that resolving an investigation into a January police killing in Hinsdale, Massachusetts, was a priority, and that he expected final reports into the matter within weeks. The self-imposed timeline has now come and gone.

Two years ago, graduates of a Pittsfield, Massachusetts, boarding school came forward with allegations that their former teacher engaged in sexual misconduct. This week, that teacher was formally charged with rape. WAMC spoke with the students the day after the grand jury indictment came down.

Tuesday night, news broke that the former teacher at the heart of a sex abuse scandal at a Pittsfield, Massachusetts, boarding school had been indicted on three counts of rape in Berkshire Superior Court.

The police killing of a man experiencing a mental health crisis in Hinsdale, Massachusetts, this winter has left his loved ones devastated and desperate for answers.

The Berkshire District Attorney’s office says an Adams, Massachusetts, police officer has been cleared of any wrongdoing after firing a shot during an incident last month.