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06-02-2004, 07:06 AM
Safe holiday weekend reported
BY MARK HALL
Tuesday, June 1, 2004 11:03 PM MDT
There were no fatalities on Lake Havasu this Memorial Day weekend, according to preliminary reports made Tuesday by area law enforcement agencies.
Last year, authorities reported three deaths on the lake.
Aside from a boating accident near Copper Canyon early Saturday, officials were kept busy enforcing laws and trying to maintain public safety along the waterways.
Lake Havasu City officials closed Bridgewater Channel to boat traffic on Saturday and Sunday for periods of about two hours each, after carbon monoxide levels reached critical levels.
Lake Havasu City police arrested 276 people, 60 percent for alcohol-related offenses. Of those arrests, 145 were issued in Bridgewater Channel. A majority of those arrests were issued to out-of-state visitors.
Twenty-four percent of the arrests were for disorderly conduct offenses, which included incidents of indecent exposure and fighting.
While there were 51 more arrests than last year (225) and more people in the Channel, crowds were pretty compliant, officials said.
"There were a lot of boats, a lot of people, but no incidents," said Lt. Richie Sloma. "People were complying."
City officials responded to 817 calls for service, as compared to 1,215 last year.
The Mohave County Sheriff's Office made 36 arrests, 22 of which were for boat operation under the influence violations and 14 for underage consumption of alcohol offenses. In addition, deputies issued 78 citations for safety violations.
The MCSO made about 20 arrests last Memorial Day weekend.
Deputies responded to eight boating accidents, two of which resulted in injuries.
On the California side of the lake and along the Colorado River, the San Bernardino Sheriff's Department made 52 arrests for boating under the influence, three for public intoxication and one for reckless operation. Those 56 arrests compare to 51 the department made last year.
In addition to the serious boating collision near Copper Canyon, the SBSD is investigating three other incidents.
You may contact the reporter at mhall@havasunews.com.
BY MARK HALL
Tuesday, June 1, 2004 11:03 PM MDT
There were no fatalities on Lake Havasu this Memorial Day weekend, according to preliminary reports made Tuesday by area law enforcement agencies.
Last year, authorities reported three deaths on the lake.
Aside from a boating accident near Copper Canyon early Saturday, officials were kept busy enforcing laws and trying to maintain public safety along the waterways.
Lake Havasu City officials closed Bridgewater Channel to boat traffic on Saturday and Sunday for periods of about two hours each, after carbon monoxide levels reached critical levels.
Lake Havasu City police arrested 276 people, 60 percent for alcohol-related offenses. Of those arrests, 145 were issued in Bridgewater Channel. A majority of those arrests were issued to out-of-state visitors.
Twenty-four percent of the arrests were for disorderly conduct offenses, which included incidents of indecent exposure and fighting.
While there were 51 more arrests than last year (225) and more people in the Channel, crowds were pretty compliant, officials said.
"There were a lot of boats, a lot of people, but no incidents," said Lt. Richie Sloma. "People were complying."
City officials responded to 817 calls for service, as compared to 1,215 last year.
The Mohave County Sheriff's Office made 36 arrests, 22 of which were for boat operation under the influence violations and 14 for underage consumption of alcohol offenses. In addition, deputies issued 78 citations for safety violations.
The MCSO made about 20 arrests last Memorial Day weekend.
Deputies responded to eight boating accidents, two of which resulted in injuries.
On the California side of the lake and along the Colorado River, the San Bernardino Sheriff's Department made 52 arrests for boating under the influence, three for public intoxication and one for reckless operation. Those 56 arrests compare to 51 the department made last year.
In addition to the serious boating collision near Copper Canyon, the SBSD is investigating three other incidents.
You may contact the reporter at mhall@havasunews.com.