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8 arrested at New Year’s Eve festivities in downtown, on Strip

8 arrested during New Year's Eve festivities
Law enforcement watch New Year’s Eve crowds walk the Strip on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in ...
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By Glenn Puit Las Vegas Review-Journal
January 3, 2022 - 11:39 am
 

Las Vegas police said Monday they made eight arrests on the Las Vegas Strip and in downtown Las Vegas during New Year’s Eve festivities.

Police said only one of the arrests was for a felony but they did not release details in a news release. Police also arrested one person on a gross misdemeanor, three on misdemeanor offenses and three more on outstanding warrants.

Police said they made an additional 25 driving under the influence arrests throughout the Las Vegas Valley as part of an enforcement effort to prevent drunken driving on New Year’s Eve into Saturday. Those arrests were made during 262 vehicle stops that led to officers issuing 161 citations. During the traffic enforcement effort, police also arrested one person for possession of drugs and recovered a single firearm.

Nevada Highway Patrol spokeswoman Ashlee Wellman said the department arrested 25 impaired drivers and three wrong-way drivers from Dec. 31 to Jan. 1.

Contact Glenn Puit by email at gpuit@reviewjournal.com. Follow @GlennatRJ on Twitter.

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