New York gallery owner arrested for serving drinks

[Pat McCotter]

New York gallery owner arrested for serving drinks
Mon May 26, 6:13 PM ET

EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. -
Wine, cheese — and police?

An East Hampton art gallery owner was led away in handcuffs Saturday after she refused to stop serving drinks at an opening bash for a celebrity photo exhibit. As about 200 startled guests looked on, Ruth Kalb — generally known as Ruth Vered, after her gallery's name — was arrested on a charge of selling alcohol without a liquor license.

"I told them I've been doing this since before they were born," said Vered, 67, whose gallery has been a fixture of the Hamptons art scene for more than 30 years. "They have some nerve."

She said the wine and Champagne were free.

Mayor Paul Rickenbach said police were just doing their job.

"It's not something that's new and out of the blue at all," he said.

Vered was throwing the party — during the traditional Memorial Day weekend start of the resort's summer season — to celebrate an exhibit of photographs of Madonna, Justin Timberlake, Angelina Jolie and other stars.

Vered is due to be arraigned June 25 in East Hampton Town Court.

[Kat Kanning]

"just doing their job." 

[David]

I would love to live in NY city, but the whole state, and the city in particular scares me.  It truly is a police state. 

[Porcupine_in_MA]

I would love to live in NY city, but the whole state, and the city in particular scares me.  It truly is a police state. 

"The Empire State" If thats not the right nickname for it, I don't know what is.

[doobie]

I'm guessing they'll charge her with some terrorism charge on top of it all.

[Kat Kanning]

The Martini Terrorist strikes again!

[Pat K]

I really got to get out of here.

[Puke]

"I told them I've been doing this since before they were born," said Vered, 67, whose gallery has been a fixture of the Hamptons art scene for more than 30 years. "They have some nerve."

She said the wine and Champagne were free.
Mayor Paul Rickenbach said police were just doing their job.

THE LAW IS THE LAW AND YOU WILL OBEY!!!!

"Just a doin' my job, a just a killin' the Jews"