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Police arrest 38, cite 133 at Alpine Valley's Phish concert

By Andrea Anderson
August 12, 2015

EAST TROY--Police made 38 arrests and issued 133 citations during last weekend's Phish concerts at Alpine Valley Music Theatre, according to a Walworth County Sheriff's Office news release.

New Berlin police, the sheriff's office and Wisconsin State Patrol focused on Interstate 43 on Aug. 8 and 9 while the sheriff's office and the sheriff's office drug unit worked at or near the venue, according to the news release.

Results of the two-day action include:

-- 62 citations for possession of marijuana.

-- 41 citations for possession of drug paraphernalia.

-- Two citations for underage consumption of alcohol.

-- One citation for obstructing an officer.

-- Five arrests for possession of marijuana

-- Four arrests for possession of drug paraphernalia.

-- Three arrests for possession of LSD.

-- Two arrests for resisting an officer.

-- One arrest for delivery of LSD.

-- One arrest for delivery of phencyclidine.

-- One arrest for falsely present MDMA.

-- One arrest for possession of Xanax.

-- One arrest for disorderly conduct.

-- One arrest for possession of psilocybin.

-- One arrest for possession of ecstasy.

-- One arrest for possession of illegally obtained prescription.

-- One arrest for possession with intent to deliver marijuana.

-- 15 other drug arrests.

-- 87 traffic stops.

-- 166 warnings.

-- 27 traffic citations.

-- 13 K-9 deployments.

Total weekend attendance was 33,400 with 19,300 attending Saturday and 14,100 attending Sunday.