Wednesday, September 7, 2011

MASS. Drunk Driving Case: Barnstable officer facing DWI charge resigns

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VIA THE BOSTON HERALD

By Associated Press
Wednesday, September 7, 2011

BARNSTABLE — A Barnstable police officer facing charges for allegedly being drunk when he drove a 9-year-old boy to a Little League tournament has resigned.

Edmund Scipione has resigned rather than face a disciplinary hearing that could have resulted in his firing, according to a police investigation released to the Cape Cod Times on Tuesday. By resigning, he keeps his pension.

Scipione "violated the public trust and his oath of office" according to the report.

Authorities say Scipione was arrested in Swansea in July after allegedly driving for hours with the boy in his car. The boy was on the baseball team Scipione coached. The boy at one point jumped from the car.

Scipione has pleaded not guilty to operating under the influence of alcohol and reckless endangerment of a child.

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