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Armed Robber Who Zip-Tied Western Mass Bank Tellers, Got Into Vault Nabbed Months Later: Police Armed Robber Who Zip-Tied Western Mass Bank Tellers, Got Into Vault Nabbed Months Later: Police
Armed Robber Who Zip-Tied Western Mass Bank Tellers, Got Into Vault Nabbed Months Later: Police A suspect has been arrested months after an armed robbery at a bank in Western Massachusetts. The Berkshire County holdup happened Nov. 29, 2023, in Pittsfield, at the NBT Bank located on Merrill Road. Pittsfield police said employees called 911 at around 5 p.m. saying a masked man had pulled a gun on them and demanded cash. The robber directed the tellers to lock the doors, close the blinds, and open the vault. He then ordered the employees to sit on the floor and zip-tied their hands in front of them, police said. After grabbing all the cash he could from the vault and two tell…

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by Michael Mashburn
Obituaries
NY Man, 26, Hit By Car In Western Mass Dies After Days In Hospital: Police NY Man, 26, Hit By Car In Western Mass Dies After Days In Hospital: Police
NY Man, 26, Hit By Car In Western Mass Dies After Days In Hospital: Police A 26-year-old New York man who was hit while crossing a street in Berkshire County on Friday, Nov. 3, has died, police said.  Noor Khan Zadran, of Albany, was crossing Central Berkshire Boulevard in Pittsfield around 3:30 p.m. when he was struck by a Hyundai Sonata driven by Judith Daly, age 85, police announced Tuesday morning.  Related: Woman, 85, Hits Man, Truck, Tree In Pittsfield; 1 In Critical Condition: Cops Zadran was treated at an area hospital before being airlifted to a trauma center in Albany, where he died on Monday.  Daly continued driving aft…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Body Of Missing Western Mass Man Found Nearly Year After Disappearance: Police Body Of Missing Western Mass Man Found Nearly Year After Disappearance: Police
Body Of Missing Western Mass Man Found Nearly Year After Disappearance: Police The body of a man from the region who was reported missing almost a year ago was found on Mother's Day of 2023, according to authorities. Western Massachusetts resident Lee Walter Meisenheimer, age 69, of Pittsfield in Berkshire County, was discovered in the area of Morningview Drive in Pittsfield around 6:25 p.m. on Sunday, May 14, Pittsfield Police said on Facebook.  Earlier Report: Police Issue Alert For Missing Pittsfield Man Police said they responded to the area after a resident called reporting possible human remains.  Responding officers confirmed the remains and ca…

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by David Cifarelli
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Police Issue Alert For Missing Man From Western Mass Police Issue Alert For Missing Man From Western Mass
Police Issue Alert For Missing Man From Western Mass Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing man from the region who hasn’t been seen in several weeks. In Berkshire County, Pittsfield Police said they’re looking for Lee Walter Meisenheimer, age 69, who was last seen sometime around Wednesday, July 13. He’s known to frequent grocery stores and Walmart in the Coltsville area of Pittsfield, police said. Authorities described Meisenheimer as a white male with salt and pepper hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing brown pants. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact Pittsfield Police at 413-448…

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by Michael Mashburn