August 9, 08.23, Summary of the night, Norrbotten County

Five people have been taken into custody for drunkenness and there have been a few reports of assault in a bar environment. The police have also conducted 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:

21:50 Assault, Boden
Police go to an address in Boden due to reports of a brawl involving several people. Identification and control of several people are performed, as well as information collection. Suspicion of assault arises and there are four victims. According to available information, the checked individuals are taken care of by ambulance staff on the scene. A man is taken into custody with the support of the law on the taking into custody of intoxicated persons (LOB). The incident is being investigated as assault with four victims and damage to a vehicle. Initially, there is no known suspect.

23:12 Traffic offense, Pajala
Police check a car in Pajala. Since the driver is underage and lacks a driving permit, suspicion of unauthorized driving arises. A report is to be drawn up and the case is to be handed over to social services.

01:10 Vandalism, Kiruna
A report of vandalism of a window in a school's entrance door is taken up. No suspect is found.

01:24 Drunken driving, Piteå
A car in Piteå is stopped and checked. In the car, two men in their mid-30s are traveling. The driver lacks a driving permit and suspicion also arises that he and the passenger are under the influence of narcotics. A blood test is performed. Reports are filed regarding suspected drunken driving and minor narcotics offenses in two cases, as well as gross unauthorized driving in one case.

A wildlife accident has been reported to the police during the night. There are no reports of personal injuries.

Update: Summary of the police's work during a concert in Luleå

The police's operation during the concert (Ronny and Ragge) at Södra hamnplan Luleå continued without any order disturbances on Saturday evening 18-22:30. The atmosphere was good, slightly high intoxication level, but nothing particularly noteworthy stood out. The evening's event did not result in any takeovers with the support of the law on the taking into custody of intoxicated persons (LOB), removals or reports from the police's side. The police have (related to the event) confiscated alcohol in the area, approximately 10 items, and issued a fine (fine) for disturbing behavior through loud music. From the police's side, we are satisfied that the event went well and cooperation with the organizer, security guards, and field workers from social services functioned well.

At closing time, the police had to close Södra hamnleden and divert traffic for approximately 10 minutes. The reason was that there was a risk of collision as people were walking straight out onto Södra hamnleden to get to the city center. The same thing happened at the previous festival, Splash.

For the rest of the evening/night, the police officers who worked during the operation at the concert continued to work in external service as there were many people in the city center. It is likely that the concert's visitors stayed in the center. The work performed was, among other things, related to a high intoxication level.