OAKHAM— A ranking member of the town’s Police Department who is a former D.A.R.E. officer was arrested last week in Worcester and charged with drunken driving. He has been suspended with pay since the arrest.
State police said Joseph L. Cadrin, 47, of Oakham was stopped by a state police sergeant at 12:20 a.m. July 16, after his 2002 Ford Explorer allegedly failed to stay within marked lanes. He is a lieutenant on the Oakham force.
According to court documents, Lt. Cadrin’s vehicle drifted into the center lane, as state police Sgt. Brian Watson followed it north on Interstate 190 and onto Ararat Street.
In a report, Sgt. Watson wrote that he stopped the vehicle and found the driver smelling strongly of alcohol. He wrote that the driver was speaking but could not be understood. The sergeant had to shut off the ignition himself because the driver did not seem to understand the request to do so, the report said.
After giving the sergeant his license, Lt. Cadrin allegedly told him “in a very loud, slurred voice” that he is a police officer. He handed over a police identification indicating his position with the Oakham department, the report stated.
Sgt. Watson wrote that Lt. Cadrin was very unsteady on his feet and nearly fell, after being seated on the cruiser’s crash bar. He refused to complete field sobriety tests and later declined to take a Breathalyzer test.
According to the report, a trooper had to guide Lt. Cadrin into the barracks “so he would not fall and harm himself.”
Lt. Cadrin was arraigned last week before Worcester Central District Court Judge Robert W. Gardner. He was released on personal recognizance and is due back in court for a pretrial hearing Aug. 7.
Promoted to his present rank a year ago, Lt. Cadrin once worked as a sergeant for the Barre Police Department, where he was for a time a police dog handler.
He left that post and was appointed a full-time officer in Oakham in 2005, at that time giving the force two full-time officers, including the chief. The department now also has a full-time detective and nine part-time officers.
Chief Donald A. Haapakoski said he met behind closed doors with selectmen last night to advise them about the matter. Selectmen declined to comment.
“I don’t know what they’re going to do,” the chief said before the meeting. He said the town’s lawyer had advised him not to speak about specifics of the case.
Lt. Cadrin has been a police officer for about 17 years and is currently paid $860 a week.
When he was appointed two years ago, officials noted that he had experience as an officer in the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program, and with District and Juvenile courts and community relations and canine units. He was also a special police officer in Hardwick, records show.
Posted by: OutOfManyOne
No crash, plain OUI with an arrest? I don't know.
Posted by: HPD104
Could someone please tell me what he makes in pay each week has to do with being arrested? And while we are on the subject, 860 to be a Lt? I wonder if they even have there facts straight.
Posted by: Sniper
DEF has to be more to the story......
Posted by: Wolfman
Quote:
DEF has to be more to the story......
...and there probably is. Probably best not to start discussing it here, as we all know the whole world is watching and no one is above the law. Except OJ and Paris.
Be that as it may, and if past history of these types of stories & discussions is any indicator, the lock goes on before we have to go through the whole "Fight Club" thing again.
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