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SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. - Jersey Shore star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi is was arrested in public in Seaside Heights, N.J. for disorderly conduct on Friday afternoon.
The same sources tell Fox 29 that Polizzi appeared to be intoxicated when she was taken away by police. She was booked around 3:30 p.m. and released at 6:30 p.m.
TMZ had reported Polizzi was seen with a beer bong on the beach but it contained Coca-Cola. She was also reported to have indulged in some "body shots" at a local bar earlier in the day. Her last tweet went out at 2 p.m. She tweeted how she would like to show President Obama how to fist pump and her desire to tan in the Rose Garden.
TMZ has a slideshow of Snooki's run-in with the law.
However, Seaside Heights already had extra police to protect the "Jersey Shore" cast during filming.
According to one report, borough officials were called about Polizzi getting into a disagreement with people on the beach not connected to "Jersey Shore."
Photos on TMZ from Splash Online show four cops putting Snooki into the back of a police cruiser.