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Excise police cite 176 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Stephanie Wang
stephanie.wang@indystar.com

Indiana State Excise Police issued 141 citations for illegal possession or consumption of an alcoholic beverage at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend, according to a news release.

In all, excise police arrested or cited 176 people — 141 minors, 28 adults and seven juveniles — from Friday through Sunday, the news release said.

Excise officers also charged some with possession of false identification, resisting law enforcement, furnishing alcoholic beverages to a minor, sale of alcoholic beverages without a permit and drug-related charges.

But arrests were down from last year's Indianapolis 500, the news release said, when excise officers arrested 211 people on a total of 250 charges.

In addition, Speedway police reported seven arrests Sunday in and around IMS.

Police reported three arrests for public intoxication and one for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Other arrests involved charges of battery and pointing a firearm, in addition to an arrest on a warrant for a previous infraction.

Sunday's arrests by Speedway police were tallied shortly after the end of the race, around 4:30 p.m. Speedway police also reported two arrests overnight Saturday into race day morning and five arrests Friday on Carb Day.

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