It’s Spring Break; 139 Arrested in Palm Springs

Thousands of vacationing students swarmed into Palm Springs over the weekend, creating gridlock and a carnival atmosphere along downtown thoroughfares but sparking no major problems, authorities reported Saturday. Local police, supported by 60 officers on loan from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and the California Highway Patrol, had made 139 arrests and issued 700 citations--most of them alcohol related--by nightfall Saturday. “We’re super busy, but all in all it’s been a typical spring break,” Police Lt. Lee Weigel said.