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North Adams, Mass. Man Arrested In Pittsfield Hit And Run Incident

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The Pittsfield Police Department have made an arrest in a  hit and run incident in the city last week. WAMC’s Josh Landes has more.

Police say Brian Dillard, a 32-year-old North Adams native, was arrested Thursday night by the North Adams Police Department based on the Pittsfield Police Traffic Unit’s work to secure a warrant. The crash claimed the life of Alan Keefe, 49, of Pittsfield. Dillard, after being arraigned in Northern Berkshire District Court Friday morning, was arraigned in Central Berkshire District Court later that day on the Pittsfield Police Department’s warrant.

Josh Landes has been WAMC's Berkshire Bureau Chief since February 2018 after working at stations including WBGO Newark and WFMU East Orange. A passionate advocate for Berkshire County, Landes was raised in Pittsfield and attended Hampshire College in Amherst, receiving his bachelor's in Ethnomusicology and Radio Production. You can reach him at jlandes@wamc.org with questions, tips, and/or feedback.
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