17 New Year’s arrests in South Lake Tahoe

Between 12:01am Dec. 31 and noon Jan. 1, South Lake Tahoe police officers made 17 arrests.

The majority of these were for either drunken-disorderly conduct in public or driving under the influence. Some arrests also involved incidents of domestic violence and drug possession.

These arrest numbers do not include arrests made by allied law enforcement agencies, such as the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, which cited several individuals SnowGlobe for misdemeanor violations.

Officers said the number of arrests is similar to previous years. Since 2000, the most number of arrests was in 2001 at 39, with 2013 having the fewest arrests at seven.

“Since the beginning of 2008, a clear trend indicates that the size and associated arrests generated by the celebration at the state line has gradually diminished. While the SnowGlobe festival has generated thousands of attendees over the past four years, the number of arrests generated there have not caused an overall uptick in arrest stats,” police said in a press release.

                       Number of arrests in South Lake Tahoe in the 36-hour New Year’s period.                                                                                                                                                                           Source: SLTPD

— Lake Tahoe News staff report