Thursday, 22 June 2023 13:13

Police: “The Calls for Service Were Numerous” during Dead & Co. Weekend at Saratoga

Some of the items seized during a busy weekend at SPAC.  Photo: New York State Park Police. Some of the items seized during a busy weekend at SPAC. Photo: New York State Park Police.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — More than 80,000 people descended upon Saratoga Spa State Park last weekend highlighted by a June 16 concert by TLC and Shaggy, and pair of concerts – on June 17 and June 18 at Saratoga Performing Arts Center by Dead & Co. 

The New York State Park Police issued a statement June 20 detailing the busy weekend from the perspective of local and state law enforcement agencies: “The calls for service were numerous: lost children/patrons, stolen/lost property, vandalism, intox/impaired persons, injured persons, drug arrests, motor vehicle accidents, heavy traffic... to name a few.”   

Authorities also described some of the items they seized during the weekend. They included: 1 vehicle , ballistic body armor, cell phones, walkie-talkies, scales, narcotics packaging materials, hypodermic needles, approximately $32,000+, stun guns, knives, 63 tanks of nitrous oxide, methamphetamine & crystal meth, psilocybin mushrooms , cannabis , cocaine, MDMA, LSD, PCP, Ketamine, as well as numerous prescription pills. 

A 24-year-old Ballston man accused of damaging 18 parked vehicles by standing and jumping on them during the Dead & Co. concert June 18 was charged by the county Sheriff’s Office with multiple counts of criminal mischief.

One of the arrests resulted in one of the largest drug seizures in the agency’s history, according to state Park Police. The Saratoga Springs Police Department K-9 unit assisted with the execution of a search warrant related to that arrest. 

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