I feel like I shouldn’t even bother putting BREAKING in the title anymore when it refers to Lindsay Lohan. Is anyone reaaaaaaaaaaaaaally surprised when she gets in trouble with the law?

Lindsay Lohan is moments away from being charged with lying to police in Los Angeles, and in the meantime, she decided to go out and get herself arrested in NYC for third-degree assault! According to many sources, Lindsay was at Club Avenue last night when she and a “female patron” got into a heated argument. Words turned into fists, and Lindsay punched a woman in the face and then fled the club. Police showed up minutes later, and intercepted Lindsay in her getaway vehicle (dramatic). As they were loading Lindsay into the police car, she kept repeating the same line over and over again. “Are you KIDDING ME!?”

I wish it were a joke.

Lindsay Lohan was ARRESTED at 4 AM Thursday in New York City for allegedly punching a woman at a New York City nightclub … law enforcement sources tell TMZ.

Our sources say Lohan was at Club Avenue when she got into some sort of argument with a female patron and it became physical. We’re told cops came andarrested Lindsay for allegedly assaulting her.

Law enforcement tells us prior to the fight words were exchanged between Lindsay and the woman as they sat in separate booths near each other. Lindsay said something to the effect of, “Give me my space.” Some time passed and then, for some reason, Lindsay allegedly punched the girl in the left side of her face.

We’re told by the time cops arrived Lindsay had left the club and was a passenger in a car that was leaving the area. Cops intercepted the car and made the arrest.

At the time of this post Lindsay is still at the police station.

And this isn’t Lindsay’s only legal problem. TMZ broke the story … she is about to be charged with lying to cops in June after her car accident on Pacific Coast Highway. She told them she was a passenger in the Porsche when actually she was driving.

And, if Lindsay is formally charged with the latest crime, it could trigger yet another probation violation.

UPDATE 7AM ET: We’re told Lindsay is still at the police station getting booked for third degree misdemeanor assault, and she’s “visibly tired.”

We’ll see what happens now!!  Stay tuned.

TMZ