Summary of last night's events in Östergötland County.
Police have handled just under 120 incidents between 22:00 and 07:00 in Östergötland County.
22:17 Police receive a report of a fight in the Berga district of Linköping. Two neighbors have started arguing for some reason and one of them has injured the other with a sharp object, causing damage to an arm. A police patrol is on the scene and can secure the perpetrator in their apartment. A 40-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm. The victim is a 55-year-old man who is taken to hospital with injuries to an arm.
00:29 A boy under 18 reports that he was assaulted by unknown perpetrators in Vibjörnsparken in Finspång. The boy is not seriously injured. Police are searching for suspects in the area but no one has been arrested in connection with the incident.
00:40 A fight breaks out outside a pub in Old Town, Norrköping. A man is aggressive and is then assaulted by other men who then leave the scene. The assaulted man, who is 30 years old, is not seriously injured and is taken into custody according to LOB. Police file two reports of assault.
01:50 A fight breaks out at a pub in Norrköping. When police arrive, a suspected perpetrator flees on foot but is caught after a short chase. The man, who is 20 years old, is suspected of assaulting a person of the same age and is taken into custody according to LOB. No one has been injured seriously enough to require hospital treatment.
In addition, police have conducted a large number of vehicle checks, handled cases involving mental health, and taken several people into custody according to LOB.