Cheshire Man Pleads Guilty to B&E, Larceny

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PITTSFEILD, Mass. — Eric Guerrin, age 37 of Cheshire, pleaded guilty in Berkshire Superior Court on Aug. 27 to four charges related to the theft of technology devices from Berkshire Health Systems. 
 
Police say Guerrin, along with a second suspect, stole technology and personal office items from a BHS facility. The total value of the items added up to approximately $22,506.56. Of the items stolen, 20 Smart Buy tech items were taken which have a total value of more than $16,600. 
 
Charges were two counts of breaking and entering in the nighttime with intent to commit felony and two counts of larceny more than $1,200. He was sentenced to concurrent 2 1/2 years in the House of Correction for the break-ins and a two-year suspended sentence on larcenies and three years' probation on both those charges.
 
Guerrin will have to complete a substance treatment program, counseling and a mental health evaluation, and will be screened for drugs and alcohol. 

 

Berkshire Health Systems reported on March 25, 2020, that multiple pieces of technology  including computers were stolen the evening before from its IT Center. The health system contacted police again on April 7 to report more devices as well as personal items had been stolen from the facility.
 
The detectives were able to identify the suspects, who were on security video, as Guerrin and Robert McBain of Pittsfield arrest them. The case is still pending against McBain, who is also facing unrelated charges. 
 
The defendant was sentenced by the Judge Maureen Hogan.
 
Assistant District Attorney Amy Winston represented the commonwealth. Tara Jones-Nutting served as a victim witness advocate on behalf of the Berkshire District Attorney's Office. Pittsfield Police served as the law enforcement agency on the case.

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Truck Crashes Into Pittsfield's Samel's Deli

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

Elm Street will be partially closed as cleanup continues. 

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Wednesday morning was busy for Pittsfield first responders, as a pickup truck crashed into Samel's Deli & Catering and a fire broke out on First Street.

Around 9:45 a.m., the police reported that the street in front of Samel's Deli & Catering would be closed or down to one lane as a result of a two-car collision that sent the truck careening into the deli.

The department posted two photos on Facebook, one depicting the silver truck with New York license plates crashed through the glass of the front entrance and another of a white Honda CR-V with significant damage to the front end.

"A vehicle was coming out of one of the alleyways here and struck this truck, which continued into the building," Police Officer Craig Jones explained when iBerkshires arrived on the scene.

Jones reported that there was one injury, but not whether it was someone in the vehicles or in the deli. A crossing signal near Samel's front entrance was also taken out by the truck.

Around this time, crews worked to clear debris in front of the restaurant as the truck was towed away. That section of the road reopened around 11 a.m.

The police, firefighters and an ambulance responded to the accident and police intend to release a statement on the incident.

Around 6:15 a.m., the Fire Department reported that it had responded to a possible structure fire at 233-235 First St. Windows on all three floors of the multi-family building are now broken or boarded up and the cause is under investigation by the Fire Investigation Unit and investigators from the State Fire Marshal's Office.

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