Cops Called For Technical in Melo Assist?

Posted Apr 15th 2008 9:49AM by TMZ Staff

Denver PD has launched an investigation into whether several officers acted inappropriately by giving recently-arrested Nuggets star Carmelo Anthony a ride to a hotel after his fianceé refused to come pick his ass up!

When you're popped for DUI in Denver, the law says cops take you to detox or release you to a "sober, responsible party." After the bust, cops took Melo to a local hospital for a blood test. The CW2 reports that's when they called his baby mama La La to come get him -- she said no way, Jose!

Instead of taking him to their other option -- detox -- a sergeant personally took Anthony in his police cruiser to the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in downtown Denver, where he was staying.

A police spokesperson says the officer went "above and beyond through a personal relationship" and there wasn't "anything wrong" with what he did. But it doesn't end there ...

Another cop drove Melo's $130,000 sick silver Mercedes to a safe place -- a police parking lot -- so he could come back later and pick it up. What's supposed to happen is the car is towed to an impound yard, but apparently the cops didn't want Melo's ride to get vandalized.

A rep for Anthony could not be reached for comment.

UPDATE: TMZ spoke to a spokesperson for Denver PD who explained Carmelo's Mercedes was moved for safety, because it was on a highway and not a street. And as for La La not picking him up from the pokey? She claimed she had child care issues.

Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Talk Sports

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1. He still not going to give you free tickets. Just ask his buddy Iverson. Lock their butts up like everyone else.

Posted at 10:11AM on Apr 15th 2008 by Thugball

2. This is so wrong. Another overpaid athelete gets special treatment! Fire the police officers.

Just curious, what race were the officers?

Posted at 10:21AM on Apr 15th 2008 by HILLARY STEP ASIDE

3. #2, Would you like some cheese to go along with your SPAM?

Posted at 10:27AM on Apr 15th 2008 by HILLARY STEP ASIDE

4. i guess all you have to have is money, then the cops turn from upholders of law and order to a personal valet service. I wonder if they cleaned and waxed the car as well.

Posted at 10:30AM on Apr 15th 2008 by Jamie

5. My question is why wouldn't La La pick him up. Its not like she payed for the car or gas that would have been used to scoop him. I'm willing to bet she hasn't payed for anything since they got married. The least she can do is pick him up from jail. I'm just saying.

Posted at 10:35AM on Apr 15th 2008 by Goolsbinin

6. Ha, ha, ha! I love that this gangsta, thug-ass punk has been put in his place by La La! We all know that he was up to no good being out at 4:00 a.m. La La need to get the house and the money and leave this slug in the dust. I have posting on this site because of the way that it has to be done, but I couldn't resist ragging on this. Labron IS the better man!

Posted at 10:49AM on Apr 15th 2008 by QueenOfTrashin

7. Who cares La La you wrong for that one. And im glad they took care of him good job whoever the policemen were. A nice car like that and race has nothing to do with it so who cares what race the police officers were.

Posted at 10:54AM on Apr 15th 2008 by MELO?

8. The race of the police officers has alot to do with it. I gurantee you they were black. That is why they took CARE of him! If he was white and the cops were black or vice versa this would not have happened!

Posted at 11:01AM on Apr 15th 2008 by HILLARY STEP ASIDE

9. Ok so you think it's because he is black or that he needs to go to jail since he is a thug, gangsta. Well as long as it's only for an hour like the bulimic, drug addicted celibrispawns

Posted at 11:35AM on Apr 15th 2008 by Gemini

10. This thug should lose his job. If this happened to me, I would lose my job.

Posted at 11:42AM on Apr 15th 2008 by Scorpio

11. It might not be the case of favoritism you all think. I was pulled over last year, I had no idea I was over the limit. I thought, "Gee, I just had a couple of beers at my friend's house," but I blew a .14. Standing there, shocked, the black officer offered to take my white butt home and another black officer drove my car home. He said he wouldn't charge me if I swore I would go to my first AA meeting the next day and call his cell phone from it. I did. At that first meeting 3 others told similar stories after I told mine. I've been sober for 6 months now. If I had gone to jail, been prosecuted, gone through that hell, I think I'd still be drinking. It hope Carmelo has a similar wake up call and gets help. And good for his wife. I bet she's as sick of that crap as my wife was.

Posted at 11:43AM on Apr 15th 2008 by willie

12. 14. This thug should lose his job. If this happened to me, I would lose my job.

Posted at 11:42AM on Apr 15th 2008 by Scorpio

No you wouldn't. How would your job even know you got a DUI? Stop being stupid.

Posted at 11:51AM on Apr 15th 2008 by Bird

13. Why do people get upset or act surprised when they see something like this? Celeb/money makes the world go 'round. There are twenty-five blue bloods that get the same treatment for every so called "thug" that gets this same break...probably closer to a hundred twenty-five.

Posted at 12:00PM on Apr 15th 2008 by Loouhvul

14. Hillary, Willie has punched a hole in your theory...provided that is a true story.
However, I venture to guess that the society these officers from is GREEN. He makes millions and is the catalyst for hundredds of millions of dollars to funnel through Denver via porfessional basketball. Your opinion of black officers, taking care of your own race or even sucking up for the possibility of free tickets or autographed jerseys means very little to a society that places more value on wealth than it does on life itself.

Get over the race issue and start seeing red (blood), green (money) or black (deep, dark empty pockets).

Posted at 12:02PM on Apr 15th 2008 by Loouhvul

15. The Denver Police Dept. and the city need to investigate this incident.If the police gave preference to a criminal, then the officers should be terminated immediately. Giving these thug,punk athletes breaks that ordinary citizens would never get is not acceptable.Fire the cops and throw punks out of the NBA and NFL.

Posted at 12:05PM on Apr 15th 2008 by jimbo

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