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Cops in Folly Beach, S.C. are experimenting with a new incentive program aimed at increasing the number of arrests for driving under the influence (DUI).

According to an agency email obtained by FITS, the Folly Beach police officer who makes the most DUI arrests over a 40-day period gets an unmarked Ford Crown Victoria police cruiser.

Here is the email …

Article from the Miami Herald concerning the beach arrests.
Miami Beach police respond to videos of confrontation between officers and allegedly violent crowd

Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/03/28/2138333/death-violence-and-angry-m...

Police in Hampton are using a 26-foot portable surveillance tower to keep an eye on people at Hampton Beach.

The tower has four digital video cameras mounted on top, and the cameras can be used to zoom in to closely watch people along a wide stretch of the beach.

The cameras can be accessed by police officers either at the tower itself or remotely via laptops.

Read more: http://www.wmur.com/news/30747271/detail.html#ixzz1q2q7fK5E

Cars lining the street. A house full of young people. A keg and drinking games inside. Police thought they had an underage boozing party on their hands.
But though they made dozens of teens take breath tests, none tested positive for alcohol. That's because the keg contained root beer.
Dustin Zebro, 18, said he staged the party after friends at D.C. Everest High School got suspended from sports because of pictures showing them drinking from red cups.

It was one of the hottest days of spring on New York's Long Island, and Marcus Starkman was among those who went to the beach for some sun and sand.

Starkman was lying in a chaise longue on Long Beach. Suddenly, police got a call about a swimmer in distress and rushed to the rescue.

In the confusion Wednesday, a police SUV ran over Starkman as he was talking on a phone and listening to the radio, according to Newsday.

"Our officers asked him if he was trying to get a rise out of the public by flying his kite at night and he nodded yes," Skoogman said. "He may think it's funny, but we think it's a waste of our resources."

Police cited Sawka for disorderly conduct, public nuisance and being in a playground after hours.

Two West Palm Beach Police officers were arrested early Thursday in Jupiter after they were caught allegedly breaking into cars inside a parking garage, authorities said.

A lawsuit was recently filed seeking damages against the Bradenton Beach Police Department after a former patrol officer made a felony battery arrest on a 14-year-old boy who blew a kiss at him.

Christopher J. Micklovich, 32, said he suffered two broken eye sockets and a broken nose during an incident outside Strange Brew, 88 Market St., that resulted in his arrest on charges of simple assault, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and criminal mischief.