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New Year’s Eve ‘quiet,’ police say
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Fireworks in the city limits were illegal this year but sounded off anyway as police focused on disturbances, drunk drivers and an attempted suicide.
Police responded on New Year’s to one attempted suicide and found the man was still alive and transported him to University Hospital in San Antonio, according to an NBPD statement released Friday.
Police officially only had one intoxicated driver on New Year’s and obtained a search warrant from a judge on call to run a blood test after the driver refused a Breathalyzer test.
The blood tests are part of the department’s “no refusal” policy that started Dec. 21 and will run through Monday. Police have previously said the program has been successful thus far and are considering how often they plan to use it in the future.
There were also two arrests made for public intoxication Thursday night.
“New Year’s Eve is usually rather uneventful,” said Lt. Mike Penshorn, NBPD spokesman.
An exact amount of fireworks calls police handled was not available yet by press time, though Penshorn said officers generally responded to an area where fireworks went off and not specific calls.
“I heard them all around my house,” he said.
Last year police responded to 42 calls on New Year’s Eve.
Police responded to one disturbance and one assault Thursday night, as well as two burglaries and a call about an attempted auto theft.
