Hyannis man arrested for allegedly driving drunk, doing donuts, and smashing through Mass DOT gate across street from police headquarters… [VIDEO]
HYANNIS — A witness first saw the suspect circling the BPD parking lot before speeding across Phinnys Lane and crashing through the gate to the Mass DOT maintenance facility.
At about 6:00PM, Barnstable Police stopped a maroon Chrysler minivan in the DOT lot directly across the street from police headquarters.
A witness had come into the BPD reporting the minivan driving erratically, doing donuts, and circling the police parking lot before crashing through the chainlink gate across the street, apparently without even slowing down…
Police arrested Joseph Piotte, age 30, of Hyannis for allegedly drunk driving and Injury to Real and Personal Property.
There also was reportedly an earlier BOLO for the same minivan driving erratically at a high rate of speed on the Mid-Cape Highway (Route 6)…
The following video highlights the arrest scene and the smashed open gate… It contains stills taken of the suspect being arrested, taken from a distance through two chainlink fences… It also starts off with dashcam video and audio of the actual call…
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9/12/2015
Robert Bastille,
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