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PublishedFebruary 5, 2024
Police: Man arrested after tools stolen from Pittsfield are found at St. Albans home
The tools, worth "several thousands of dollars," were reported stolen at the end of January, according to officials.
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PublishedApril 25, 2023
Tip from public leads police to identify driver involved in Pittsfield hit-and-run
Police chief: Two people were hospitalized last week when they were hit by a pickup truck on Higgins Road as they tended to a vehicle on the side of the road.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2023
Three charged after search of Pittsfield home yields illicit drugs
Brett Johnson, Dawn Smith and Felicia Willard are scheduled to appear in court July 5 on drug-related charges, according to Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2023
Pittsfield police chief settles into new role, and shows aptitude for recruiting
After taking the reins in December, police Chief Vicente Morris has the chronically understaffed Pittsfield Police Department at full force with seven full-time officers. He's now turning his attention to community policing programs he wants to roll out.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2022
Pittsfield appoints police chief who previously served decades with Augusta police force
The Town Council on Tuesday approved the appointment of Vicente Morris, who succeeds Harold Bickmore.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2022
Pittsfield officer injured in confrontation with motorist that included high-speed chase
Officer Chelsea Merry is recovering following the incident Friday in which a Newport man twice fled from Merry in his vehicle before she tracked him down and used pepper spray to subdue the man and take him into custody.
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2022
Pittsfield police Chief Bickmore to retire in October
Chief Harold "Pete" Bickmore, who has led the Pittsfield Police Department for the past five years, was diagnosed with cancer last winter.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2022
State investigation finds police use of force justified in February shooting death of Pittsfield man
The death of Gregory Lasselle, 27, was one of five police shootings statewide that the Maine attorney general's office has recently found to be justified.
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PublishedMay 4, 2022
Pittsfield officials OK spending plans for road work, Fire Department
The Town Council on Tuesday approved a proposal to secure low-interest loans for water and sewer line work along Birchwood Terrace and Hunnewell Avenue.
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PublishedMarch 4, 2022
Parents of Pittsfield man killed in standoff had earlier expressed alarm over his behavior
The night before the Feb. 25 standoff with officers, the parents of Gregory Lasselle had called Pittsfield police concerned about his 'state of mind.'
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