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Number of weekend arrests go down
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Posted on May 08 2019
The Department of Public Safety has reported a decrease in weekend arrests in the last two weeks.
According to DPS spokesman Adrian Pangelinan, the number of weekend arrests in the last two weeks alone has seen a significant drop.
Last weekend, DPS reported just eight arrests from Friday up until 11pm on Sunday. The previous week, DPS reported 14.
Pangelinan said the weekly report of arrest tallies has only been revived in the last two weeks.
The intent of the weekly report, Pangelinan explained, is to keep the community informed of police activity over the weekend.
Most of the arrests are DUI (driving under the influence)-related, so with the information circling weekly, the community is aware and can take the necessary precautions.
Also, the report intends to show that DPS responds to 911 calls and is performing the necessary arrests.
The report also includes the number of active calls over the weekend. Pangelinan explains that active calls are calls that are not considered false alarms and are calls that require police to look into them.
Last weekend, police were dispatched to 60 different calls that included auto-related incidents, civil matters, criminal mischief, distressed vessels, disturbing the peace, domestic violence, driving under the influence, illegal possession, indecent exposure, injured person, robbery, stolen vehicle, suspicious vehicle, and theft.
The previous week, police were dispatched to 80 calls which included auto-related incidents, civil matter, criminal mischief, criminal trespass, disturbing the peace, domestic violence, driving under the influence, injured person, stolen vehicles, and theft.
DPS would like to remind the community not to hesitate when calling 911 because dispatch and local police officers are standing by to respond promptly.
