11 arrested NYE at Stateline
Although the crowd was small at Stateline, 11 people were arrested New Year’s Eve.
Charges included battery, domestic battery, disorderly conduct, minor consuming alcohol and possession of a dangerous drug. Three arrests were related to traffic offenses and driving under the influence.
Highway 50 was closed for about 30 minutes as revelers began to fill the street about 10 minutes before the New Year.
Crowds in this area of the South Shore have dramatically decreased in recent years with the introduction of SnowGlobe and Heavenly Holidays – both in South Lake Tahoe. There was a time when Stateline crowds topped 60,000 people.
— Lake Tahoe News staff report
Our authorities deal with this gathering at Stateline every year. They have improved their performance since the year that someone decided to use a water truck to disperse revelers in near zero temperatures. They are to be commended for their improved efforts every year. That is a very difficult task and they have performed admirably, in my humble opinion. Well done, officers.