North Adams Police Report Two Arrests in Narcotics Investigation

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — According to a statement released by the North Adams Police Department, area law enforcement arrested two men allegedly involved in an on-going narcotics distribution operation.
 
On Wednesday, June 18, 2025, members of the North Adams Police Department Detective Unit, Adams Police Department and Berkshire County Drug Task Force executed two search warrants simultaneously at 21 Blackinton Street First Floor Apartment and 21 Blackinton Street Second Floor Apartment in North Adams.
 
The statement read that the court authorized search warrants were executed as part of an on-going narcotics distribution operation occurring from both apartments. Upon entering the second-floor apartment five people were located and detained.
 
All except one man were known to investigators. The unknown man, who police said refused to identify himself, was later identified as Kamari Acree of Springfield.
 
Ronnie Hart, of North Adams, and Acree were both arrested. 
 
According to police, the following evidence was located and seized:
  • Approximately (26 grams) of Cocaine/Crack Cocaine
  • Approximately (592 bags) of Heroin or (12 grams)
  • Digital Scales, Packaging Materials, Cutting Agents
  • $821 U.S. Currency  
Acree was arrested and charged with the following:
  • M.G.L. Chapter 94C Section 32 – Trafficking Cocaine 18-36 Grams
  • M.G.L. Chapter 94C Section 32 – Possession with Intent Distribute Class A Substance
  • M.G.L. Chapter 94C Section 40 - Conspiracy
Hart was arrested and charged with the following:
  • M.G.L. Chapter 94C Section 32 – Trafficking Cocaine 18-36 Grams
  • M.G.L. Chapter 94C Section 32 – Possession with Intent Distribute Class A Substance
  • M.G.L. Chapter 94C Section 40 - Conspiracy
 

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First Responders Respond to Two Recent Accidents in North Adams

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — First responders in North Adams were called to two separate vehicle crashes in recent days, resulting in four hospitalizations.

According to North Adams 911, on Saturday, Oct. 10, around 2:30 p.m., there was a head-on collision between a car and a pickup truck on Curran Highway in front of Duke's Lumber.

Both vehicles were traveling northbound when one vehicle departed from its travel lane, clipping the rear of the other and causing it to roll over.

Four people were transported to the emergency department (ED), and both vehicles were towed from the scene.

The North Adams Fire Department, North Adams Police Department, and Northern Berkshire EMS were on the scene. A State Police officer was also on the scene.

On Tuesday, Oct. 13, around 6:25 a.m., there was a two-car motor vehicle accident between a pickup truck and an SUV on West Main Street.

North Adams 911 reported that the SUV was traveling west and the pickup was traveling east when the SUV left its travel lane and struck the rear of the truck, spinning it 180 degrees to face the opposite direction.

No one was transported to the hospital. Firefighters shielded the SUV window to make sure a dog in the passenger seat could not jump out and run away.

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