Police report no major incidents at Newville party

Police report no major incidents at Newville party

By Gazette staff
April 27, 2014
NEWVILLE—The Rock County Sheriff's Office said there were a few drunken driving arrests but no major public safety incidents linked to Saturday's “Break in the Weather” party in Newville.

The annual event, which is hosted at Anchor Inn, a tavern in Newville, ran all afternoon and evening and drew crowds between 1,500 and 2,000 people Sunday, authorities estimated. It included music and special events.

Rock County Sheriff's Sgt. Josh Lund said police arrested two people for drunken driving after they drove away from the event. He said police cited two people for carrying open alcohol containers off the grounds at Anchor Inn.   

Lund said the event had no disturbances reported, no underage drinking citations and there were no vehicle crashes involving people at the event.

One of the people arrested for OWI also was cited for a concealed weapons violation. Lund said the person had a rifle on the backseat of their vehicle. The gun was not in a case, but there was no ammunition in the vehicle, he said.