Kendal Calling arrests down at Cumbria's biggest music festival
Ch Supt Matt Kennerley thanked the vast majority who attended the festival and "enjoyed themselves safely and responsibly"."Although we did make a number of arrests, this number is extremely low in comparison to the large volume of people who attended the festival, and we are pleased that most enjoyed the music and had a great time," he said."Unfortunately, there were some serious crimes committed, and we deployed specialist officers to these reports."These officers are now working hard to investigate these and provide support to the victims."
Cumbria's Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, David Allen, said Kendal Calling was one of the largest events the police force deals with each year."It is clear, however, that Cumbria, despite its size and full time population base, can deal with pretty much anything, and more importantly, do it well," he said.Ahead of the event, the Cumbria force said drugs were its main concern and it would have a "full command structure" in place.It also said amnesty bins would be on site for people to safely dispose of drugs.
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