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Nordland Police Handle Weekend Violence and Unrest

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  • Police in Nordland responded to multiple violent incidents and unrest on Saturday night, primarily in Bodø.
  • Incidents included assaults, fights, and disorderly conduct across several towns, with no serious injuries reported.
  • Police had seven people in custody and are investigating the cases, with related trouble also occurring in Møre og Romsdal.

Police in Nordland had many assignments related to violence and unrest on Saturday night, according to NRK Nordland. Fine weather likely led to more people going out, resulting in some disorder and fights, but no one was seriously injured. Most trouble occurred in Bodø.

In Bodø, a person was subjected to violence at the popular venue Dama di just after 01:00, likely suffering a broken nose from blows to the face. Two perpetrators attacked the victim and left the scene. Police also responded to another venue in Bodø, Hundholmen, where a person was reported for disorderly conduct in a public place after being apprehended and spent the night in the police drunk tank due to intoxication.

Around 02:45, there was trouble again in Bodø city center, with a person expelled after a fight between two parties; police apprehended one party, but no one had injuries, and the expulsion lasted until 08:00. Additional incidents occurred in Rana, Fauske, and Narvik. In Rana on Helgeland, there were two violent incidents: at Saga Pub, a person was subjected to violence, receiving blows to the head but not needing medical help, with the perpetrator leaving the scene and police in contact with the victim and witnesses; police and ambulance also responded to Jernbanegata/Ole Tobias Olsens gate after a report of a person beaten unconscious, where the victim was conscious when police arrived, was cared for by ambulance and taken away, and the perpetrator was taken into custody for intoxication.

In Fauske, a person was expelled from the city center for being excessively drunk and refusing to leave Orlando. In Narvik, two people were expelled from the city center due to intoxication. Police in Nordland also reported several bonfires in the county over the weekend.

During the night, police across the county had 7 people in custody, and they will now follow up on the trouble by investigating the cases. In related incidents, police in Møre og Romsdal had some party trouble to deal with on Friday night. In Vestnes, police responded to a report of a fight involving two people, with one person taken to the emergency room for a check-up but not appearing seriously injured.

In Ålesund, there were several cases of disorderly conduct, including a person trying to enter a car that was not his and refusing to leave the vehicle, leading to expulsion from the city center. In Molde, a person was stopped by police suspected of riding an electric scooter while intoxicated.

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