Senior Sergeant Anthony Bond, of Dunedin, said officers were conducting a breath-testing checkpoint on State Highway 1, near Queens Gardens, from about 7pm on Saturday.
A 45-year-old man interfered with road cones twice, causing traffic to dodge and weave, Snr Sgt Bond said.
On the man’s third attempt to move the cones and, after a short foot chase, he was arrested and charged with endangering transport.
‘‘If it’s not yours, don’t interfere with it,’’ was Snr Sgt Bond’s advice for any would-be cone movers.