Sag Harbour police officers were honored as “Officer of the Year” after arresting Justin Timberlake last summer at DWI.
SAG Port Police rookie Michael Arkinson won the award from Chief Rob Drake at a recent ceremony where he was praised for his “direct influence within the department and community.”
The chief also highlighted Atkinson’s impressive record, noting that he led the department’s arrests and subpoenas, one of which was Timberlake’s highly publicized DWI arrest announced last June.
In the report, when he pulled him over, Atkinson became a meme, and he didn’t know the pop star, leading to a viral joke: “It will ruin this tour.”
Timberlake then ended the case by conducting a transportation ticketing agreement in September. It remains to be seen whether the latest Akinson approval will have any impact on the World Tour.
