Williamstown Charges 2 With ATM Burglary

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11:56AM / Monday, June 22, 2026Print Story | Email Story

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Williamstown Police Department announced Monday that two people were arrested on Saturday while attempting to manipulate the hardware and software of an automated teller machine at the Adams Community Bank, 273 Main St., a criminal act known as "jackpotting."

Working in conjunction with bank security agents, officers located and arrested two people in possession of tools and digital equipment used to access and modify the ATM to allow for theft of funds.

The men arrested were tentatively identified as: Manuel Antonio Moguea-Gutierrez, 23, of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Roberto Flores Zabaleta, 20, of New York City.

Both men have been charged with breaking into a depository, possession of burglarious tools, unauthorized access to a computer system and destruction of property, value over $1,200.

"These arrests indicate how regional, multi-state and even international criminal activity can impact our community," Police Chief Michael Ziemba said. "The persons arrested this weekend appear to be part of a larger criminal organization that perpetrates financial crimes on a wide scale. The Williamstown Police Department is working with state and federal agencies to continue this investigation."

Tags: adams community bank, ATM, burglary,

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Williamstown Select Board Plans Off-Camera Evaluation of Town Manager

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
05:24AM / Friday, October 09, 2026

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Select Board plans to take extraordinary measures to avoid having its discussion of the town manager's performance recorded by the town's Public, Educational and Government cameras.

At its Sept. 28 meeting, the board decided to hold a special meeting in a room not covered by WilliNet cameras to complete its annual evaluation process of Town Manager Robert Menicocci.

Chair Peter Beck said that while the evaluation is "absolutely" to be conducted in an open meeting, the board could follow a process similar to the off site, unrecorded meetings that past Select Boards have characterized as "retreats," a term not contemplated by or included in the commonwealth's Open Meeting Law.

The current board met on June 29 for what it characterized as a "planning session" where no formal votes were taken. That meeting was held outside of Town Hall, at the new fire station on Main Street, in a room equipped with audio and video recording equipment that the Select Board chose not to use.

At the Sept. 28 meeting, one board member indicated that an unrecorded meeting was preferable to discuss the annual evaluation of the one town employee supervised by the board.

"I'd like to do it without all the Willinet stuff," Stephanie Boyd said in a discussion toward the end of a two-hour meeting. "I think it's more conducive to conversation."

With the board expected to meet just once in October — its "regular" meeting date coincides with Indigenous Peoples Day on Oct. 12 — Beck suggested that the panel could find a date for a special meeting, suggesting the third Monday of the month, Oct. 19.

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