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3 arrests reported at Three Rivers Festival

FORT WAYNE – Three arrests were made during the Fort Wayne Newspapers Three Rivers Festival, the Fort Wayne Police Department reported Monday.

Two adults were arrested, one on charges of public intoxication and possession of marijuana, and another on a warrant. One juvenile was arrested, charged with resisting law enforcement (fleeing).

This compares to past Three Rivers Festivals arrests:

2011 – 6

2010 – 3

2009 – 4

2008 – 12

2007 – 13

2006 – 16

2005 – 10

2004 – 9

2003 – 2

2002 – 3 2001 – 4

2000 – 9

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