Overview
- Indio police said in a news release that 97 people were taken into custody during the three-day opening weekend at the Empire Polo Club in Indio.
- Drug-possession arrests rose to 59, which is more than 30 higher than last year’s Weekend 1 total.
- Other enforcement included 14 arrests for false identification, three for intoxication, one for a property crime, and 20 categorized as other.
- Officers issued 32 citations for misuse of disabled parking placards, down from 82 during Weekend 1 last year.
- The sold-out festival draws roughly 120,000 to 125,000 people per weekend, and state officials say Coachella and Stagecoach generate about $700 million for the local economy.