‘Coachella Weekend 2’ sees an uptick in arrests
Indio Police Department recently shared the number of total arrests for Weekend 2 of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
According Indio Police Spokesperson, Benjamin Guitron, there were 40 percent more arrests this year compared to last year during Weekend 2.
In total there were 112 arrests during Weekend 2:
- 41 attendees were booked on suspicion of drug sales
- 26 attendees were booked for presenting false ID
- 24 people were arrested for public intoxication
- 6 people were booked on suspicion of perpetrating property crimes
- 15 people were booked unspecified crimes
Tune in tonight at 10 and 11 p.m. as News Channel 3's Bianca Ventura speaks with Indio Police officials about the uptick in crime and what may have caused this upward trend.
