



A 61-year-old local male who was drunk enough to be arrested by Kingston Police for public intoxication made a unique request of the booking officers for the equivalent of room service at the station.At approximately 8 p.m. on Dec. 9, Kingston Police were called to The Merchant, located at the bottom of Princess Street, where the man had just entered the establishment already intoxicated and had situated himself at the bar.Officers escorted the man out of the business and once outside observed him heavily staggering, slurring his speech, smelling of alcohol and unable to answer even basic questions, including about his own identity.He was arrested for his own safety and transported to police headquarters to be lodged in cells to await sobriety. Once in his cell he asked officers to get him a tequila as well as a whiskey on the rocks. Needless to say the officers declined his request. Once properly identified and sober the male was later released with a Liquor Licence Act fine of $65 for public intoxication.