Paradiso 2014 statistics (preliminary – subject to change)
Grant County Sheriff’s Office
12pm Thurs. 6/26/14 through 10am Sun. 6/29/14
(Concert was Friday and Saturday. Those using the Gorge Campground started arriving at noon Thursday).
Attendance over 25,000
2014 totals:
· Calls for service: 76, including drugs, assault, trespassing, fraud, theft, minor traffic accidents.
· Booked into jail: 23, most for drug related charges such as distributing or selling dangerous drugs. Two persons were arrested for vandalism.
2013 totals for comparison:
· Calls for service: 87
· Booked into jail: 23
GCSO Highlights 2014:
· A greater number of uniformed and undercover officers on site made multiple arrests of people who were possessing or selling/distributing dangerous drugs such as Ecstacy, Molly, methamphetamine and psilocybin mushrooms.
· Aside from the small amount of people who were responsible for a small percentage of crime or bad behavior, the majority of the concertgoers were polite and just wanted to have a good time.
This information does not include hospitalizations or responses by Grant County Fire District 3. For that information, please contact:
· Quincy Valley Medical Center – Michelle Wurl, [email protected].
· Fire District 3 – 509-787-2713
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