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Disturbances related to FATFAR go down in 2012

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Lake Hallie (Press Release from the Lake Hallie PD) - On Sunday June 17, 2012 two taverns (Two Waters and Sportsman's Club) in the Village of Lake Hallie hosted one of two exit points for the annual FATFAR event on the Chippewa River. During this time the Village of Lake Hallie Police were involved in patrolling those and the surrounding neighborhood.

Incidents involving the Village Police are as follows:

Lake Hallie Officers responded to an undetermined amount of disorderly disturbances but far less than the previous year. Three medical calls occurred at the event location in Lake Hallie compared to last year's one medical call.

In addition to the above, officers issued citations or arrested persons for the following violations:

                                                                                     2011              2012

Operating a vehicle while Intoxicated                      2                   0

Underage and Intoxicants Violations                        4                   7

Court Order Violations/Warrants                              0                  11

Drug Related Violations                                         10                  6

Disorderly Behavior Related Violations                       3                   1

Other Municipal Violations                                      2                    0

Traffic Violations                                                 21                    11

Total Law Enforcement Citations                            41                    36

Traffic Accidents                                                  3                     0

No Accidents were reported related to FATFAR compared to the Two "Hit and Run" accidents from last year. Officers at the event indicated that the crowd was smaller than 2011and disorderly related offenses were also lower. It should be noted that overall the crowd was much more orderly than the previous two years.

These activities do not include Law Enforcement actions by the Wisconsin State Patrol or the Chippewa County Sheriff's Office. 

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