DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KFGO KDLM) – It was another busy and long weekend for law enforcement dealing with traffic and crowds at WE Fest south of Detroit Lakes.
The Becker County Sheriff’s Office took 659 calls, nearly triple the normal call volume for the entire county. Deputies responded to 12 assaults, some involving multiple people, 19 calls for domestic incidents, disturbances, or disorderly conduct. There were five reports of inappropriate sexual conduct.
The Minnesota State Patrol made more than 900 traffic stops with a total of 18 arrests for DWI. The patrol made six arrests on warrants and issued more than 400 tickets or warnings for speeding.
Sgt. Jesse Grabow says there appeared to be a lot more people in attendance than in the year’s past.
“All of those numbers that you see when it comes to with the arrests the tickets the warnings all that’s pretty consistent for the last almost decade probably,” said Grabow.
The patrol did not respond to any serious injury or fatal vehicle crashes near Detroit Lakes or the concert grounds during the event.
