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Plainfield Man Busted Sending Sexual Messages To 'Child' On Facebook: DA Plainfield Man Busted Sending Sexual Messages To 'Child' On Facebook: DA
Plainfield Man Busted Sending Sexual Messages To 'Child' On Facebook: DA A 49-year-old Plainfield man who thought he was preying on a 14-year-old girl on Facebook was, in truth, talking to an undercover officer in Berkshire County.  Jamie Wooldridge was arrested earlier this month and charged with dissemination of matter harmful to a minor and enticing a child under 16, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office said. He had been in contact with a North Adams police officer posing as a child for more than a year before his bust. Related: Pittsfield Man Sent Nudes To What He Thought Was 14-Year-Old Girl Police say Woolridge contacted the undercover a…

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by Josh Lanier
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Man Accused Of Stabbing Wife To Death In Western Massachusetts Man Accused Of Stabbing Wife To Death In Western Massachusetts
Man Accused Of Stabbing Wife To Death In Western Massachusetts A Berkshire County man is facing a murder charge for allegedly stabbing his wife to death, the District Attorney's Office announced. Luis Rosado, age 49, of North Adams, was arrested Thursday morning, June 2, in connection to the death of his wife, Jillian Rosado. He was taken into custody without incident at around 8:30 a.m. at an apartment on Fenn Street in Pittsfield, the DA announced. Rosado was later arraigned in Central Berkshire District Court on a single count of murder.  It came just days after police and medics were called to a home on Charles Street in North…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Three Charged In Connection To Kidnapping In Western Mass Three Charged In Connection To Kidnapping In Western Mass
Three Charged In Connection To Kidnapping In Western Mass Three Western Massachusetts residents have been charged in connection with a kidnapping. The incident took place in Berkshire County, on Friday, Nov. 26, according to the North Adams Police Department when they responded to a call for a report of a disturbance. When officers arrived, they heard a gunshot in the area and saw two people run away on foot, police said. A woman, who was a victim of a kidnapping, ran towards the officers. She was provided medical aid and security, police added. During an investigation, detectives arrested two individuals in connection with the incident. An addi…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police Seek To ID Woman Accused Of Stealing Vehicle In Western Mass Police Seek To ID Woman Accused Of Stealing Vehicle In Western Mass
Police Seek To ID Woman Accused Of Stealing Vehicle In Western Mass Police in Western Massachusetts are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a wanted woman who potentially stole a vehicle this week in Berkshire County. The North Adams Police Department released a photo of a "person of interest" who allegedly stole a motor vehicle after last being seen in the area of Union Street near McDonald's. A post on the department’s Facebook page attempting to identifying the woman drew so much traffic, criticism, and vitriol that it was taken down less than a day later, North Adams Police Chief Jason Wood said. No other descriptive informatio…

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by Zak Failla
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Missing Teen Comments On His Own 'Missing Child' Facebook Post Missing Teen Comments On His Own 'Missing Child' Facebook Post
Missing Teen Comments On His Own 'Missing Child' Facebook Post One of two missing Berkshires teens seems to have popped up on the North Adams Police Department’s Facebook feed. A Facebook account for Shaun Chelstowski, who police said was missing on Wednesday, Jan. 13, posted to the police department’s social media page on Thursday, Jan. 14, around 4 p.m. Cheltowski, 17, appears to have left two short comments on his own Missing Child post on the North Adams Police Facebook page. In the posts, he alludes to an allegedly volatile confrontation with his mother. Cheltowski is one of two missing teens for whom the North Adams Police said they are search…

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by Kristin Palpini