On May 23, 2019, Sheriff Bowler was very honored to be the recipient of the 2019 Western Massachusetts Council, Boy Scouts of America, Distinguished Citizen Award at a reception held at Pittsfield Country Club. State Rep. William “Smitty” Pignatelli served Read More …
As we start National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, Sheriff Bowler would like to Thank all the Hard working men and women of the Berkshire County Sheriff’s Office 911 Dispatch Center. These men and women answer 911 calls for 27 towns Read More …
The Berkshire County Sheriff’s Office does not call people to solicit money and we do not threaten arrest over the phone. Also please be aware about scam IRS calls threatening arrest and scammers calling claiming your family members are in Read More …
On Wednesday Mat 24, 2018 Sheriff Thomas Bowler swore in members of the Berkshire County Special Response Team “SRT” as Deputy Sheriff’s in Berkshire County. The SRT Team would not be possible without the support of the Sheriff and local Read More …
On Tuesday January 9th 2018 the American Legion Riders of Berkshire County held their 3rd annual Law Enforcement Appreciation Ceremony at the American Legion in Dalton. Twice a year the club organizes rides in support of veterans assistance programs. Local Read More …
The 911 Memorial proudly built and displayed on the grounds of the Berkshire County Jail and House of Correction as a collaborative effort between Berkshire County Sheriff’s Office staff and inmates participating in the landscape maintenance program run by Berkshire Read More …
Members of the Berkshire County Sheriff’s Underwater Search and Rescue Team, under the direction of team coordinator Assistant Deputy Superintendent Thomas Grady and Chief of Diving Operations Bob Lamb, gathered at the Housatonic River in Glendale to conduct a swift Read More …
Throughout Berkshire County, the Sheriff’s Community Service Work Crews save communities, schools and nonprofit agencies thousands of dollars each year, while also teaching inmates valuable work skills that can be put into play after their release. “They get a tremendous Read More …
The Sheriff’s successful CHILD Project has enrolled more than 2,000 Berkshire County elementary school students. The CHILD Project, and the affiliated Senior Safety Net for senior citizens, use iris scan biometric technology to enter participants into a national data bank. Read More …
If you MUST get struck by lightning, San Jough picked the right place to do it. It was an ordinary Sunday on July 27, 2008 at Tanglewood, the popular Berkshire County summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Western Read More …
