Dan's Papers -January 9, 2009 -

There was plenty of unlawful behavior to go around throughout the Hamptons as police were out in full force to prevent those that had a bit too much to drink from driving on the streets. Officers made DWI arrests by setting up checkpoints throughout the villages on main roads, as those that were arrested found out that their New Year's resolution was going to be less about losing weight and more about stopping drinking.

There were several reports of "feeling really cold" at the Polar Bear Plunge in Montauk at Gurney's, where approximately 40 swimmers leaped into the freezing cold water for fun. All of the cold reports were quickly remedied after a complimentary visit to the spa where the plungers enjoyed a hot Roman bath and steam room.

A man in Hampton Bays was arrested after he was caught causing significant damage to a gas station. He tried to escape on foot, but police caught up with him after a chase and arrested him. We can understand being angry at a gas station few months ago, but with prices below $2.00 in some places, can you really be that mad?

Two young men were arrested in East Hampton after they were caught playing mailbox baseball with 11 boxes along Miller Lane in East Hampton. Police were able to catch the criminals after they left a trail of debris and blood to follow. One of the suspects received lacerations on his hand from destroying one of the mailboxes. When they were arrested, both of them were extremely intoxicated according to police. These two guys need to find a new hobby. Boxing?

A woman from New York City was caught driving on the wrong side of the road by police and heading into oncoming traffic. The officer who pulled the woman over recognized the woman immediately as intoxicated and arrested her after giving her a sobriety test. The woman refused a breath test, although this plan to outsmart the system didn't do much but land her in the slammer.

East Hampton police arrested a man in possesion of marijuana. The bag that contained the marijuana had an apple stapled onto it. In general, this is not a good way to make people believe you are walking around with a bag of apples. "Oh no officer, this is just a bag of apples! You can tell by the apple stapled on the front of it."