As the mercury continues to climb, it’s important to stay hydrated. But there are right ways to go about it and there are wrong ways to go about it.

One Lawrence man was arrested after police say he had taken something that didn’t belong to him.

Around 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday Scott Michael Nash, 33, entered a business in the 1300 block of West Sixth Street and walked behind the counter, Lawrence Police said in an email.

According to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office’s online booking logs, the incident took place at 1309 West Sixth Street, which is a McDonald’s restaurant.

Once inside, Nash took a cup belonging to the business and filled it with water, police said. When he was asked to leave, Nash refused, pushed the employee and then threw the water on the employee, police said.

Nash was arrested on suspicion of battery, shoplifting and criminal trespassing. He was booked and held in the Douglas County Jail in lieu of a $600 bond.

I report on crime and courts for the Journal-World. I can be reached by email at cswanson@ljworld.com, by phone at (785) 832-7284 or on Twitter @Conrad_Swanson.