From the Desk of Stockbridge Chief of Police Darrell Fennelly

During the night of Tuesday, June 6th our town experienced a rash of breaking and entering into motor vehicles. The streets and neighborhoods that were targeted were the Cherry Hill Road, Castle Hill Road, Glendale Road, Interlaken Road, Trask Lane, Willard Hill Road, Interlaken Cross Road, Hawthorne Road and the entirety of the Mahkeenac Road neighborhoods on both sides. We have also learned that several other towns were targeted too. Sheffield, New Marlborough, Gt. Barrington, West Stockbridge, Richmond, Lee and Lenox. It appears that the criminals made their way heading south to north. In all of the cases the vehicles were left unlocked. Anyone experiencing anything suspicious that night we encourage you to contact our department and if anyone has any home camera footage that may have captured footage of the suspect or suspects we would invite you to share that with us. While we enjoy the benefits of living in such a beautiful and trusting area, we are still not immune to this type of crime. Please remember to lock your vehicles and homes anytime they are left unattended and remove all valuables from your vehicle at night. If you see or sense anything suspicious, please don't hesitate to call 911. We are staffed 24/7 and will respond immediately.

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