Quiet night for police at gig, but incidents elsewhere

Kendrick Lamar's concert was a relatively quiet night out for Dunedin police, but they were kept busy elsewhere in the city.

Despite high levels of intoxication at the American rapper's show at Forsyth Barr Stadium on Tuesday night, police say they only made one arrest.

Acting Inspector Craig Dinnissen, of Dunedin, said one person was arrested at the stadium for disorder, but was later released with a pre-charge warning.

Security staff denied 38 people entry to the stadium, mainly because of intoxication, Acting Insp Dinnissen said.

''It was evident that there was pre-loading.''

While the city was busy after the concert, he said there were no arrests and no ''significant issues'', due in part to a strong police presence in the Octagon.

There were also no drink-drivers caught in Dunedin on Tuesday night.

But police were kept busy elsewhere in the city.

Officers were called overnight to reports of a man ''acting strangely'' and possibly performing an indecent act in Woodhaugh Gardens.

He was described as a male Caucasian, of slim build in his 40s or 50s, but police did not catch up with him.

A Caversham kindergarten was also the scene of an attempted arson.

george.block@odt.co.nz

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