LAKE HAVASU CITY
www.lhcaz.gov
Charlie Cassens
Communications & Intergovernmental Affairs
Office
– (928) 854-4212 Cell – (928) 486-8879 Fax – (928) 680-4892
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September
4, 2007
Labor Day Holiday Weekend Recap
Lake Havasu City Police and Fire Departments report a
relatively orderly 2007 Labor Day holiday weekend, despite an increase in the total
number of arrests and calls for service.
Police responded to 1,215 calls for service during the holiday weekend,
which officially began at 12:01 a.m. Friday and ended at midnight Monday. The number of calls increased from 1,128
calls during the same period in 2006.
The majority of the activity centered on the area known as the
Bridgewater Channel and London Bridge Beach, Rotary Community Park and the
English Village. Police arrested 161
adults and 8 juveniles, many for alcohol-related offenses, primarily underage
possession/consumption. Police noted
that the average blood alcohol concentration for those arrested for alcohol
offenses was .25%. Boat traffic was
restricted twice during the weekend.
Elevated carbon monoxide levels closed the Channel for approximately 30
minutes at 7 p.m. Saturday and it was closed again Sunday for about ten minutes
at 4:50 p.m. due to boat traffic congestion.
There were no boating related deaths or serious injuries reported in the
City over the holiday weekend. However,
a California man was found dead in the water at Steamboat Cove in the
unincorporated area south of the City, and police detectives are still
investigating what appears to be a domestic homicide that occurred in the City late
Sunday afternoon. The Lake Havasu City Fire
Department reports 106 total calls for service, a 21% increase from 87 last
year. The majority of the calls (69)
were for emergency medical incidents, including nine fire incidents, six rescue
incidents and four vehicle accidents.
Police
Department Contact: Lieutenant Richie Sloma 928-680-5420
Fire Department Contact: Chief Dennis
Mueller 928-855-1141
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