(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) -The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Norfolk County Detachment is reporting that this past Friday the 13th, Motorcycle Event, Port Dover was a relatively peaceful event.
Numerous motorcycles and spectators descended on Port Dover starting early Friday morning, with only few minor incidents occurring.
Police responded to several reported incidents in Port Dover throughout the day with a majority of the incidents being medical and liquor related, 911 hang up calls (pocket dials) from cellular phones as well as motorcycle collisions.
Over the course of the evening hours several people were arrested for Liquor Licence related offences, with police also responding to assaults, mischiefs and motor vehicle collisions. Police also conducted several R.I.D.E. programs and responded to several domestic related calls for service.
All in all for the large number of people attending Port Dover, estimated at approximately 100,000, the crowds were well behaved.
“We responded to minor calls for service. This was a well-attended event with no major issues encountered by the OPP. I would like to thank all those in attendance for their orderly behaviour and working respectively to ensure everyone’s safety,†comments Inspector Zvonko HORVAT, Norfolk County OPP Detachment Commander.