IUPD reviews Little 500 weekend citations, arrests

The world’s greatest college weekend was considered a success by many, including cyclists, fans and the IU Police Department.

IUPD Lieutenant Craig Munroe said they made 59 arrests this year during the weekend of the Little 500 races.

He proceeded to break down the arrests into the following categories.

Seven disorderly conduct arrests were made, all of them involving alcohol.

Five arrests were made for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.

There were 28 illegal consumption arrests made, and 7 arrests were made for possession of marijuana and/or paraphernalia.

Four of those arrests were explicitly for the possession of marijuana.

Eight charges of public intoxication were made.

Starting Thursday night, Munroe said units with two officers each were on duty. This ensured only one squad car was needed. 

A lot of overtime was put in by a variety of officers, he said.

IUPD assisted the Bloomington Police Department and the Indiana Excise Police throughout Bloomington and at the race itself.  

Munroe said the coordination between departments has been working very well for the past few years.   

“I think we did excellent,” he said.

Amanda Marino