Police arrest 43 during Chargers-Raiders football game


SAN DIEGO ---- Officers arrested 43 people during Sunday's football game between the San Diego Chargers and the Oakland Raiders at Qualcomm Stadium, according to San Diego police.

The Chargers, leading the AFC West, won over their long-time rivals, 21-14.

Police said one person was taken into custody for felony assault with great bodily injury during the game.


Out of 27 arrests for being drunk in public, 19 people went to San Diego Central Jail and the rest to detoxification. police said.

In addition to one warrant arrest, they said, there were 14 misdemeanor tickets ---- one for illegal vending in the parking lot; two each for vehicle violations, possession of beer kegs, selling illegal merchandise. and urinating in public, and five for having glass bottles.

Eighty people were removed from the stadium, primarily for fighting and alcohol-related violations.

Nineteen people were ticketed for misusing disabled parking placards.

The statistics were compiled from two police prisoner processing centers at the stadium, one a mobile police command van in the parking lot, and a driving under the influence saturation patrol in Mission Valley.

As part of the DUI patrol, police said, five people were arrested for suspected drunken driving and three vehicles were impounded.


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