From the Desk of Police Chief Darrell Fennelly

By Darrell Fennelly

During the early morning hours of Thursday, November 14th our town experienced a rash of breaking and entering into motor vehicles. It appears the perpetrators targeted side streets along the Rt. 183 corridor. We are not aware of any towns north or south of us that have been hit. It appears that the criminals made their way heading north to south. There were credit cards from one of the vehicles that had been used in New Haven, Connecticut at various times during the day on Thursday the 14 th . None of the vehicles were damaged in order to make entry. In fact, in all of the cases the vehicles were left unlocked. There are no identified suspects at this time but the investigation is ongoing. 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. I cannot express enough to 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.

Chief Fennelly
Stockbridge Police Department
413-298-4179

Photo: Lionel Delevingne