Squatter breaks into garage at North Adams home, North Adams MA
BurglaryA squatter broke into a garage at a North Adams home to remove property without permission. The property owner reported the trespass after spotting the unauthorized entry and disputed claims about permission.
Audio|Source: North Adams Police / Fire, Adams, Williamstown and County Police
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Transcript:
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Sir, I need to respond at near Jackson Street for a possible B&E in progress.
00:06
A property owner who's out of town just got a call from the neighbor.
00:11
(name withheld) has broken into the garage and appears to be trying to remove property or do some type of demolition work.
00:22
21 is en route from the station.
00:27
Copy, you can put me in the area near Jackson?
00:32
Yeah, affirmative near Jackson.
00:35
She states that she hired (name withheld) in the past to work on that property.
00:38
And unbeknownst to her, he started squatting there.
00:42
She went through the appropriate channels, finally got him formally off the property.
00:47
Now, she's been knowing he's returned.
00:52
Yeah, you're here.
00:59
She states that he is not wanted on the property and that she was requesting a trespass notice, but she was advised of that.
01:19
I'm talking with the party now.
01:20
Can you just confirm if this property was asked that he picked up by (name withheld)? Because he's stating that he was asked to come pick it up.
01:26
I think it was a couple weeks ago though.
01:29
I think he can just confirm whether or not that was true.
01:35
Stand by.
02:30
Property owner states that she has not spoken to (name withheld) in several months.
02:33
He did have closing there that he claimed at the last time she spoke to him that he already removed
02:37
during that squatting incident that she had to get him out of the house.
02:51
She states he should have no property there.
02:55
If he does, she was not aware of it and he had not contacted her in several months.
03:38
She claims that the last day she spoke, she advised him that the property that he left without her permission that was in the garage was placed outside in a pile.
03:53
She was assuming that that property was taken or gone.
03:59
There was nothing set up allowing him to enter or go into any of her property.
04:48
He has no authority to break into the garage even if he had property removed.
04:55
She was not aware of this.
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Location mentioned:
Jackson St, North Adams, MA 01247
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