13 July 08.36, Summary of the night, Västerbotten County

Between 00-07, two people have been taken into custody for intoxication. The police have also performed several checks on people and vehicles that have not resulted in any suspicion of a crime.

Here follows a selection of the night's events:

02:55 Assault, Lycksele
Police go to an address in Lycksele due to reports of a disturbance outdoors. According to initial reports, a man with a weapon threatened a man and a woman. He is also said to have inflicted a superficial wound on the man's leg. The suspected man is not present on the scene and the police begin an intensive investigation that leads to the man being arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault, grossly threatening, grossly violating the knife law, and minor narcotics offenses for personal use. An interrogation is held and the prosecutor is contacted. The man, who is in his mid-20s, is now detained after a decision by the prosecutor.

03:11 Traffic accident, Vännäs
Alarm about a single-vehicle accident in Vännäsby is received. According to initial reports, a car has driven into a tree and the people who were in the car are said to be out of the vehicle, awake, and able to talk. The driver, a man in his 20s, blows positively in the police's sorting instrument and an application will be made regarding gross drunken driving, gross carelessness in traffic, and possibly causing bodily harm. The people who were in the car are taken to medical care for control.

03:53 Traffic offense, Vilhelmina
A fine (fine) is issued due to an unauthorized number of passengers in a tractor.

Summary of the police's work during Vännäsdagarna

Friday:

The police who worked in Vännäs describe the Friday evening as relatively calm despite a lot of people on the move. Overall, the atmosphere was good. The police were able to prevent several fights with the help of orderlies during the evening.

Two minors have been taken into custody with the support of the law on the care and protection of intoxicated persons (LOB) and handed over to their guardians. The alcohol that minors had in their possession has also been confiscated.

The police handled two cases of assault, one case of violent resistance, assault on a public official, and threatening a public official (orderly), as well as one case of threatening.

For the most part of the evening, the police have been in dialogue with motorcyclists who played loud music. Some traffic-related fines have been issued.

Saturday:

There were also a lot of people on the move on Saturday.

Four minors were taken into custody with the support of the law on the care and protection of intoxicated persons (LOB) and handed over to their guardians, two minor narcotics offenses were handled, and a lot of alcohol that minors had in their possession was confiscated directly.

The police have also handled cases of loud music from vehicles during the day. A case was received at 01:06 and according to initial reports, it was a man who was disturbed by the loud music, he was holding a weapon and making threats. The police arrested the man, who is initially suspected of grossly threatening. The man, who is in his 70s, has been interrogated and the prosecutor has decided not to detain him but to lift the arrest, so the man was released.

The police summarize this year's edition of the event as overall pleasant.