The Mossos dissolve 25 illegal parties on New Year’s Eve in Catalonia

Ómicron and the curfew have turned off the New Year’s Eve celebrations. The last night of the year has not been as festive as it should have been, but there are always those who try to break the rules. In Catalonia, the Mossos d’Esquadra have detected and dissolved without incident 25 illegal parties. The police have taken a total of 69 minutes to the organizers of these parties for failing to comply with the pandemic restrictions, among them not respecting andThe curfew nor the cap of 10 people for the celebrations.

The ‘Minister’ of Interior, Joan Ignasi Elena, has made a generally positive balance. He highlighted the high level of compliance with the regulations and wanted to thank the population for their behavior “again copy“. Likewise, Elena has valued the work of all public security professionals, who have coordinated” effectively to carry out a very valuable preventive work. “Also the Councilor for Security of the Barcelona City Council, Albert Batlle, stressed that in general this has been “a quiet night” and thanked the “high degree of civility shown by citizens.”

The special device of the Mossos and local police, which was activated at 10 p.m. on December 31, ended at 6 a.m. on Saturday, January 1. Throughout the night, the officers have arrested 53 people, 23 of them for crimes against property and 14 for sexist violence. In addition, 43 breathalyzer tests have been carried out. Of the 674 readings, 50 have tested positive for alcohol, 8 of them criminal. A total of seven drivers have been penalized for driving under the influence of narcotic substances.

10% more emergency calls

The emergency phone 112 has received 3,356 calls throughout New Year’s Eve and until 9:00 a.m. on New Years, a figure that represents an increase of 10.2% compared to a year ago. A total of 2,465 incidents were related to the New Year’s Eve celebration. 35.4% of the calls (1,188) have been to notify of unfair actions; 21.6% (724 calls) were to request health care; 17% (571) for fights and threats; while 10.6% (355) were related to citizen security problems and 2.9% (97) to fires and rescues.

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By province, 77.5% of the calls were made from Barcelona (2,601), followed by Tarragona (9.2% with 310 calls), Girona (8.6% with 289) and Lleida (4.6% with 155). By municipalities, the Catalan capital has concentrated 39.8% of calls (1,337). The time slot in which 112 has had the most work has been between 01.00 and 02.00 in the morning. In that period they have served 510 citizens.

During the night, there has been no fatal accident on the Catalan interurban road network and there is no record of any serious accident.