Hudson cop charged in off-duty OUI arrest By Chris Camire, ccamire@lowellsun.com Article Last Updated: 07/05/2007 01:02:41 PM EDT
LOWELL -- A Hudson police officer was arraigned in Lowell District Court on Thursday, charged with operating under the influence of alcohol, failure to stop for a police officer and speeding 85 to 90 mph in a posted 40-mph zone. Brandon K. Cannata, 23, of Westford, was arrested by Chelmsford police early Wednesday morning after leading police on a high-speed chase through Chelmsford and Tyngsboro. According to court records, Cannata exited his Ford F150 pickup-truck and fled on foot through the woods after crashing his vehicle at the corner of Tyng and Middlesex roads in Tyngsboro. A K-9 unit was called to the scene to track Cannata down. Within a short time, Cannata was found hiding in the woods. He was then transported to Lowell General Hospital where he was treated for injuries. Cannata refused to submit to a chemical test to determine his blood-alcohol content. Blood drawn by hospital staff as part of their treatment was found to be 0.20 percent blood alcohol content, according to court documents.
Posted by: copcreamer
Should have put a blue line sticker on his F150.
Posted by: Wolfman
There's always two sides to a story but I gotta tell ya, this side is pretty convincing...
Posted by: dave7336
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Originally Posted by copcreamer
Should have put a blue line sticker on his F150.
not to get off the topic, but this was in the Herald this morning about blue line stickers....
Controversy sticks to pro-cop car decals By Associated Press Friday, July 6, 2007
The car, a silver Honda Accord whizzing south on Interstate 93, was pristine in every respect, except for the frayed sticker on the rear windshield. The rectangular, wordless emblem was nothing more than a piece of blue tape between equal lengths of black tape, but it conveyed a strong message of support for the “thin blue line” of police who separate the lawful from the lawless. But are the wordless stickers also a visual code aimed at gaining special treatment from the authorities who patrol Bay State roads? All over the state, members of law enforcement, their families and the general public are displaying them on their vehicles.
“For what purpose does the spouse display the ‘thin blue line’ decal on their automobile? Why, immunity from the law, of course,” said Kenneth Waters, of Hiram, Ga., who distributes knockoff stickers to combat what he perceives as unequal treatment for civilian drivers.
State police are aware of the stickers but said drivers who display them aren’t treated any differently.
“The State police does not officially recognize or give any weight to any stickers or ornament or emblem affixed to any car when they are deciding whether to pull over a vehicle or issue a citation,” said spokesman Eric Benson. “People might feel (the stickers) might provide them some protection, but that certainly is not the case,” he said.
In fact, that perception has created a backlash among some officers.
“If I stop someone with one of these stickers, and they are not LEO (a law enforcement officer) or direct family of LEO, they are almost certain to get written for whatever I can write them for,” said one blogger known as “La. Officer,” on the Policeworld.net forum.
Posted by: copcreamer
Yeah, I posted after reading the article.
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