Pittsfield Man Pleads Guilty to 2019 Kidnapping

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — On Monday, June 16, Glen A. Chadwell, 52 of Pittsfield, pleaded guilty to three charges related to a 2019 kidnapping in Berkshire Superior Court.

The charges and sentences are as follows:

Count 1 - Kidnapping, 2.5 years House of Corrections
Count 2 - Indecent Assault and Battery over 14, 2.5 years House of Corrections: On and After Count 1
Count 3 - Indecent Assault and Battery over 14, 2.5 years House of Corrections: Concurrent with Count 2

In late August 2019, the victim in the case left Berkshire Medical Center to walk home. The Defendant and a second individual, not yet identified, pulled the victim into their car and drove her to a second location where she was assaulted. The victim was able to escape Chadwell and the second perpetrator and seek help nearby.

Chief of the Special Victims Unit Rachael Eramo represented the Commonwealth. Director of Victim Witness Advocates Jane Kibby Peirce served as the advocate on behalf of the Berkshire District Attorney’s Office. Pittsfield Police served as the lead law enforcement agency.

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15 People Displaced in Pittsfield Home Fires

Staff Reports11:35AM / Sunday, October 11, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Fifteen people were displaced after 2-alarm home fires this weekend on Springside Avenue and Elaine Drive.

On Friday evening, the Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 209 Springside Ave., which took a four-hour battle to extinguish and resulted in a partial roof collapse. The next day, on Saturday evening, crews knocked down a fire at 121 Elaine Drive in about an hour.

The garage and part of the single-family home on Elaine Drive were gutted to the frame, along with a vehicle parked in the driveway. On Springside Avenue, the top level and porch of the multifamily were burned through.

A GoFundMe has been started for the family of the Elaine Drive home, which includes several young children. The fundraiser, with a $5,500 goal, explains they lost their home and all of their belongings. (iBerkshires.com does not confirm or endorse fundraisers; they are providedas information only.)

There were no civilian or firefighter injuries, and both incidents are under investigation. One dog was rescued on Springside Avenue.

On Oct. 10, around 6:15 p.m., PFD responded to the Springside Avenue home for a reported structure fire and saw a 2 1/2-story wood frame multifamily with a heavy blaze showing from the second-floor front porch, extending out.

The building suffered a partial roof collapse, which prolonged extinguishment. The fire was brought under control after about four hours.

“An aggressive offensive attack was mounted by first arriving crews stretching hose lines into the building as well as primary searches that proved negative. Ladders were placed around the structure to provide access as well as escape if needed. An off-duty Fire Captain had also been on scene early in the incident to help evacuate the structure and rescue a dog,” PFD wrote in a press release.

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