Reno Police Release Their Hot August Nights Arrest Report

Another Hot August Nights is in the books, and police say the number of arrests were down this time around. In all, 28 people were arrested; that included seven felony arrests and 21 misdemeanor arrests. Two of the misdemeanors were for DUI. 61 citations were also handed out.  Of the seven felony arrests, five were drug-related and one was for burglary and one for a probation violation. For misdemeanor arrests, six were for outstanding arrest warrants, five were for trespassing and three each for having an open container of alcohol and for obstructing and resisting a peace officer. Separate from these, the Street Enforcement Team did undercover work that led to five arrests for prostitution and an additional five prostitution citations.