SLTPD busy with law breakers during holiday

South Lake Tahoe police officers responded to fewer call this New Year’s Eve, but made more arrests compared to a year ago.

The 60 calls on Dec. 31 resulted in seven arrests, though that does not include SnowGlobe incidents. Most of the calls (14) were disturbance related.

The arrests included four for public intoxication, one for possession of controlled substance, one for a warrant and drugs, and one driving under the influence.

For the 2016-17 holiday, there had been 43 calls, with 10 arrests.

At SnowGlobe on New Year’s Eve there were 18 arrests: 10 minors in possession of alcohol, six possession of controlled substance, one furnishing alcohol to a minor and one public intoxication.

Multiple agencies are at the three-day music festival. El Dorado County sheriff’s deputies made zero arrests at the concert.

Arrests on Dec. 30 at SnowGlobe:

ABC:  Seven arrests for minor in possession, three arrests for possession for a controlled substance, one arrest for a fake ID, one arrest for furnishing alcohol to a minor.

SLTPD: Two trespassing arrests, one minor in possession, one resisting arrest. 

Arrests at SnowGlobe on Dec. 29: 

ABC: Three minor in possession and one open container in a vehicle.

SLTPD: Five for trespassing, four for minor in possession.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report