Kingston police spent $140K policing St. Patrick’s Day weekend – Kingston | 24CA News
Kingston police have come out with the ultimate tab to maintain the peace throughout St. Patrick’s Day weekend within the University District.
In a report back to the police companies board, performing chief Scott Fraser says the overall tab to police the district was simply over $140,000.
More than half of that, $91,000, was to cowl police additional time and to usher in exterior police businesses.
The tab additionally consists of $44,000 for meals and lodging.
At least one nuisance social gathering was declared when the gang on Aberdeen Street swelled to about 3,000 folks on Saturday, March 18.
The unsanctioned avenue events resulted in eight arrests for public intoxication, greater than 300 fines for open liquor, 30 prices for underage consuming and different bylaw offences.
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