Mayor to Snooki: Thanks for the Publicity!

'Jersey Shore' star's arrest puts town back on the map
By Marie Morris,  Newser Staff
Posted Aug 1, 2010 2:49 PM CDT
Mayor to Snooki: Thanks for the Publicity!
Fans and onlookers wait for "Jersey Shore" cast member Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi to be released from police custody in Seaside Heights, NJ, July 30, 2010.   (AP Photo/Bradley J. Penner, Asbury Park Press)

"Snooki arrested!" screamed the headlines around the world, and the mayor of the town where the Jersey Shore star faces a disorderly conduct charge couldn't be happier, reports the New York Post. "We're getting wonderful publicity!" says Ken Hershey. "We couldn't pay a half-million dollars for this!" Details of the incident are still emerging: In the Post's account, a drunk Snooki, aka Nicole Polizzi, was heard saying, "Do you know who I am? I'm f---ing Snooki! You can't do this!" as Seaside Heights, NJ, police took her into custody.
(More Snooki stories.)

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