Police in Nordland had many assignments related to violence and unrest on Saturday night into Sunday. There was most commotion in Bodø on Saturday night, and police had seven people in custody around the county during the night. According to operations leader Tommy Bech, it has been a number of public order assignments, but no more than what is usual on a Saturday night into Sunday.
In Bodø, at the popular venue Dama di, a person was subjected to violence shortly after 01:00 on Sunday. The victim at Dama di likely suffered a broken nose from blows to the face, and there were two perpetrators who attacked the victim and left the scene. Police also responded to another venue, Hundholmen, in Bodø, where a person was reported for disorderly conduct in a public place after being taken control of and spent the night in police drunk tank due to intoxication. Around 02:45, there was another fight in Bodø city center, and a person was expelled until 08:00.
In Rana on Helgeland, there were two violent incidents during the night. At Saga Pub in Rana, a person was subjected to violence, receiving some blows to the head but did not need medical help. Police and ambulance responded to Jernbanegata/Ole Tobias Olsens gate in Rana after a report of a person who was knocked down and unconscious. The person knocked down in Rana was conscious and taken care of by the ambulance, and the perpetrator was taken into custody due to intoxication. In Mo i Rana, a fight was reported in the center at 02:21 on Sunday, with one person involved taken to the emergency clinic and the other taken into custody.
In Ålesund, police used pepper spray after responding to a threatening situation on Saturday night into Sunday. A woman was standing in the middle of the road in Ålesund with a knife in her hand, but no one was injured in the incident and she is now in custody. Police also responded to a violent incident at a hotel in Ålesund late Saturday evening, involving four people but no injuries, and one person was reported for disorderly conduct. In the early hours of Sunday, police responded to a fight in the center of Ålesund, involving four people, with one person receiving a minor wound to the face. In Ålesund, a man tried to enter a car that was not his and refused to leave the vehicle, leading to his expulsion from the city center.
Driving under the influence cases occurred across multiple locations. A minor and intoxicated driver crashed into a fence in Olderskog, Mosjøen at 23:10 on Saturday, and another driver in Mosjøen was stopped for a control at 02:48 on Sunday and lacked a valid driver's license. A car drove off the road in Skutvik, Hamarøy at 07:26 on Sunday morning, and the driver is suspected of drunk driving. In Ålesund, seven people, six men and one woman, were reported for riding electric scooters under the influence on Saturday night into Sunday, all under 25 years old. In Molde, a man in his 20s was reported for riding an electric scooter under the influence.
Other regional incidents included a grass fire at Nevernes on Sortland shortly before midnight on Saturday. Police responded to pushing and an attempted fight between several people in the center of Brønnøysund around 02:30 on Sunday. Police received a report of commotion in Fauske at 01:26 on Sunday, and a person was expelled from Fauske city center for being excessively intoxicated and refusing to leave Orlando. Two people were expelled from the city center in Narvik during the night due to intoxication. In Molde, police received a report of a violent incident at a venue, with no injuries, and one person was expelled by police, and a person was taken to custody for being unable to take care of themselves due to intoxication. In Vestnes, police responded to a report of a fight involving two people, with one person taken to the emergency clinic for a check but not seriously injured.
Police will now follow up on the commotion by investigating the cases. The fine weather may have led to more people taking the opportunity to go out on the town, resulting in some disorder and fights, without anyone being seriously injured, according to Tommy Bech. The availability of electric scooters may have something to do with the increase in reports of riding them under the influence, according to Espen Andreassen.