Police report high intoxication levels during Cityfestivalen

Police in Västerås dealt with several incidents involving intoxication, assault and graffiti during the Cityfestivalen that recently concluded.

According to police, intoxication levels were high during the three festival days. Around 90 people were taken into custody under LOB and about 15 assault reports were filed.

Stefan Larsson, press spokesperson for police region Mitt, described the festival as eventful with significant intoxication. He also mentioned one case where a police car was graffitied.

Intoxication levels resembled those from previous editions of the festival in Västerås.

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Police manage intoxicated youths amid fights at Sibbarp cold bathhouse on Walpurgis Night, urging parents to collect children.
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Police urge parents to pick up intoxicated children from Sibbarp

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Police in Sibbarp are urging parents to immediately pick up their intoxicated children and youths from the area around the cold bathhouse. Thousands of youths have gathered there on Walpurgis Night, with high intoxication levels and several fights. Operations leader Ulrika Johansson says the situation is under control but the main issue is alcohol.

Police detained around 60 people, mostly youths, during a large drunken gathering on the A6 area in Jönköping on Easter Eve evening. Several assaults and drug offences were reported, and a camper burned in the midst of a crowd of 6,000–7,000. Operations leader Andreas Fyhr described high alcohol levels and much disorder.

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Police in Dalarna handled around 150 cases during Midsummer, double the usual number for a weekend. Leksand stood out with the most incidents, mainly linked to alcohol.

Over 100,000 people gathered in Lund on Saturday to watch the student carnival parade held every four years.

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A man and a woman have been taken to hospital after a serious violent crime in Ytterby in Kungälv municipality. A man has been arrested on suspicion of two counts of attempted murder and child endangerment.

Several people have died in traffic accidents during the Midsummer weekend in Sweden.

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Police detained four protesters outside SVT's TV building on Gärdet in Stockholm on Sunday evening. The group of about 15 protested ahead of the party leaders' debate in Agenda without a permit. Three tried to force their way into the building but were stopped.

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