Suffolk County police say Arthur Dalke, 34, of Long Island,
N.Y., nearly backed his car into a police cruiser -- which
wouldn't have been so bad if the man hadn't had seven drunken
driving convictions under his belt. Officer Anthony Dieguez
told the New York Post Dalke was driving slowly in reverse
while chatting with a pedestrian, paying no attention to on-
coming traffic -- or the officer's squad. When Dieguez tried
to apprehend Dalke, he sped away, allegedly pulled into a
parking lot, slid into the passenger seat, tossed his car
keys out the window and denied ever driving the vehicle.