Las Vegas police said 135,225 people attended the third day of the Electric Daisy Carnival and 28 felony arrests were made.
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Thirty-five people ended the second day of Electric Daisy Carnival behind bars — 33 on drug-related felony charges — according to Las Vegas police.
The trek from the Strip to EDC, which can cover a couple of hours by car, is cut to about 10 minutes in a helicopter.
That includes 29 narcotics-related felony arrests, three misdemeanor arrests and one alcohol-related DUI arrest made between 6 p.m. Friday and 6 a.m. Saturday, according from the Metropolitan Police Department. Last year on the Friday of EDC, Metro made 29 narcotics-related felony arrests and four misdemeanor arrests, including two arrests for battery on a police officer.
If Electric Daisy Carnival veterans and store managers have one piece of advice for festival-goers, it’s this: Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate.
Traffic conditions will be worse than usual this year during the Electric Daisy Carnival, when a heavily used section of the Spaghetti Bowl interchange closes in downtown Las Vegas, the Nevada Department of Transportation said.