Police made two arrests close to the Republican National Convention grounds and its occasions Sunday.
Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson stated each incidents concerned drunk individuals. One particular person was arrested close to the Summerfest grounds, close to the place a conference welcome social gathering was being held, and one other was arrested after driving right into a safety barrier close to the conference.
“The occasions in a single day have been described to me as actually uneventful,” Johnson stated at a morning press convention. “There’s been loads of preparation that’s gone on into the planning of this political conference and the majority of that planning has been instantly concerned in and across the space of public security.”
Milwaukee police did not instantly reply to a Journal Sentinel request for extra particulars on the arrest close to Summerfest. A spokesperson from the mayor’s workplace stated additional particulars would come from police.
The automobile crash occurred at a westbound State Road barricade, as a driver in a blue sedan slammed into it, lacking close by cops, a Journal Sentinel reporter noticed Sunday.
Two cops have been injured Sunday as effectively, Johnson stated.
One of many accidents concerned the particular person bear the Summerfest grounds, who was resisting arrest, whereas the opposite was unrelated to crime and concerned an out-of-state police officer dealing with heat-related well being points.
“A number of the issues final evening, the place there have been some arrests, some people had a drink or two an excessive amount of,” he stated. “They have been intoxicated and ended up having some interplay with police, however that I feel is routine and actually uneventful.”
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