Alec Baldwin arrested for 'belligerent' behaviour with New York police

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Actor Alec Baldwin was arrested Tuesday – and then, in his inimitable way, told the world about it.

Baldwin, 56, was issued two summonses and arrested after he allegedly rode his bike the wrong direction down New York City’s Fifth Avenue and, then, an NYPD detective told Mashable, “became a little belligerent with officers”.

The actor, a Tony and Oscar nominee, allegedly refused to provide his identification to the officers, which prompted them to arrest him and take him to a nearby precinct, according to the Associated Press.

Apparently upset that he was arrested, Baldwin tweeted the arresting officer’s name and badge number, and then lambasted New York City.

“New York City is a mismanaged carnival of stupidity that is desperate for revenue and anxious to criminalize behavior once thought benign,” Baldwin tweeted. He also said photographers were “once again” outside his home, and that they’d scared his daughter.