
Below is a selection of the night’s operational incidents in the county.
Criminal damage, Karlskoga
22:26. A man in his 40s is alleged to have thrown a glass at a woman and shouted at and harassed her. This happened in front of a child at the same address. The man was arrested on suspicion of harassment and violation of a child’s integrity. After contact with a prosecutor, the man was released. The suspicions remain.
Drunk driving, Örebro
23:24. A man in his 50s is suspected of drunk driving after being stopped and checked in the Lundby area.
Drunk driving, Nora
23:59. A man in his 40s is suspected of driving under the influence of narcotics and of a minor drug offence for personal use. He was stopped for a check on County Road 244 in Hitorp. The passenger, a man in his 20s, also showed signs of being under the influence of narcotics and was taken in for tests.
False alarm, Askersund
00:06. A woman in her 60s is suspected of making a false alarm after contacting the police and claiming that she had used violence against a man close to her. When patrols arrived to check the situation, nothing had happened and the man was fine.
Drunk driving, Örebro
00:41. The patrol stopped a limousine for a check at the intersection of Östra Bangatan and Östra Nobelgatan. It turned out that the driver, a man in his 20s, showed clear signs of being under the influence of narcotics and was taken in for a body examination and tests. The man was subsequently suspected of driving under the influence of narcotics and a minor drug offence for personal use. His driving licence was seized.
Assault, Örebro
00:51. While sharing a taxi with two other people, a man in his 50s got into an argument and was allegedly assaulted by the pair, who pushed him. The patrol located the pair, who had started walking away from the scene. A man in his 50s is suspected of assault and a minor drug offence for personal use.
Violent resistance, Örebro
01:05. A man in his 20s was arrested by security guards for violent resistance. The man was taken into custody under the Act on the Care of Intoxicated Persons.
The patrols carried out 28 checks of people and vehicles with no issues and dealt with incoming calls that did not lead to any reports or measures. No serious crimes have come to the police’s attention since 22:00. However, intoxication levels have been high in some places. Örebro County Police District handled 3 cases related to intoxication, 3 cases involving mental ill health and 5 people taken into custody.