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Tonight’s meeting marks the first official public discussion of Miguel Estrella’s death at the hands of a Pittsfield police officer after the city council avoided the topic at its first meeting after the incident last week.
At a Sunday march to honor a Pittsfield, Massachusetts man killed by police last month, community members demanded change and a renewed focus on reform from local authorities.
Staffing changes are afoot inside the largest police department in Berkshire County.
Like so many workplaces, the Pittsfield Police Department is hiring, and has launched a recruitment effort to build up a pipeline of potential new officers.
UPDATED WITH POLICE COMMENT: In a recorded and emailed messages Tuesday, Pittsfield's top school official told families that the district is aware of vague threats of school violence circulating on