Pittsfield resident charged with firearm assault and heroin possession

Pittsfield — Resident Ixander Pereira, 22, was arrested by the Police Department on Tuesday, January 13 and charged with one count of Assault With a Dangerous Weapon, a firearm, and Possession of a Class A Substance, heroin.

According to a press release issued by Lieutenant John Soules, at around 6:34 p.m. on January 13, members of the department’s patrol division responded to a call at the 500 block of North Street.

Officers learned that a resident was threatened by a man with a firearm, and that the potential suspect, along with multiple people, were in an apartment…

Story continues

TRENDING NOW

LATEST LOCAL NEWS