With Ascension Day on 18 May, some people chose to celebrate the national day a little extra this year. Already on Wednesday afternoon and evening there were reports of a lot of drunkenness and noise in several places in the country. In Bergen, several fights were reported in the city centre, among other things. The noise continued into the hours after midnight, before it began to calm down during the night, says operations manager Steinar Husvik in the West police district. – There have been periods with many people out. Many have been in a rush and there has been quite a bit of noise. Four people have had to spend the night in the detention center due to drunkenness and noise. The Bergen police had to break up the chaos on Wednesday evening. Photo: Sjur Mikal Dolve / news But one group seems to have finished the party before the national day, he says. – We haven’t had a single mission on the Russians during the night. So it seems as if the air has gone out of the balloon a little. Drawing with a knife in Oslo Also in Oslo, there has been quite a bit of noise and a bad atmosphere in the streets. Several fights have been reported during the night. Among other things, two people had to go to the emergency room after a fight between four people on Schou’s place. Two people were also arrested and taken to the detention center in Oslo after they were drawn with a knife in St. Hanshaugen. – There have been many assignments and many phone calls during the night. There have been several fights and a tense atmosphere, but things have gradually calmed down, says operations manager Tor Gulbrandsen to news. The police in Oslo had to go out on several missions on National Day and the night of 18 May. Here from Oslo S on Wednesday evening. Photo: Geir Bjarte Hjetland / news In Oslo too, several people have spent the night in detention, he says. – But when we have as much to do as we did last night, we don’t have the capacity to grab everyone. Then we use other methods, such as turning people away from an area. It has worked for many. Crowds and noise in the south and north Early on Wednesday morning, the Sør-Vest police district, which includes Rogaland and parts of Agder and Vestland counties, also reported a very busy night with many incidents. According to a message on Twitter, they had then handled over 100 assignments throughout the night. It was mainly about noise, which has led to people having to disturb their night out, drunkenness and expulsions. In Fredrikstad, hundreds of young people gathered in the center on Wednesday afternoon. Photo: Benjamin Vorland Andersrød / news While the police in Agder report several people who have been turned away due to drunkenness and noise. Some did not follow the order, and therefore had to spend the night in detention. One person was also reported for driving under the influence of drugs, the police wrote on Twitter. Two parked cars were damaged while driving. Troms police district also reports several fights and drunkenness. Four people have had to spend the night in the detention center in Tromsø, says operations manager Per Arve Aas. – There have been a number of reports about house parties and disruption of the night’s rest. But we haven’t had the capacity to go out to all of these, so much of this has been de-prioritised, he says
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Travel night to 18 May for the police all over the country – news Norway – Overview of news from different parts of the country
