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March 15. 2013 10:51AM

Hooksett man charged after failing to stop for officer


KENNETH A. BEMIS 

HOLLIS -- A Hooksett man was arrested Thursday after he continued driving for 1 1/2 miles when an officer tried to pull him over for speeding, police said.

Police said Officer David Duquette tried to stop a blue Dodge pickup truck on Depot Road about 4 p.m. Thursday for speeding. He turned on his emergency lights and siren, but the truck refused to stop for about 1 1/2 miles.

The truck eventually pulled over and the driver, identified by police as Kenneth A. Bemis, 49, of Chester Turnpike, was arrested.
He is charged with disobeying a police officer, possession of drugs in a motor vehicle, possession of marijuana, all misdemeanors, and speeding and negligent driving, both violations.

What's next:He is free on $1,000 personal recognizance bail, pending an April 3 arraignment in 9th Circuit Court, Nashua District Division.







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