Another Halloween is in the books, and Chapel Hill Police say it went fairly well.
About 32,000 people were on Franklin Street last Friday night; that’s been about the norm for the last five years, ever since Chapel Hill instituted its “Homegrown Halloween” policy to keep attendance down. Franklin Street closed to traffic at around 9:00 and reopened at 1:06 Saturday morning.
Read Danny Hooley’s full report from Franklin Street.
Chapel Hill Police reported 13 arrests and 29 EMS calls during the event; that’s up a bit from previous years, but all the charges were minor. Most of the EMS calls were alcohol-related; no major injuries have been reported.
The full police report is below:
Halloween on Franklin Street drew a peak crowd of approximately 32,000 people.
The streets were cleared of people at 12AM and opened to traffic at around 1:06AM, after being cleaned by Town crews.
There were a number of arrests made or citations issued in the closed area.
1 person charged for Simple Assault
2 people charged for Public Urination
1 person charged for Simple Possession of Marijuana and Carry Concealed Weapon
3 charges for Open Container of Alcohol
3 charges for Drunk and Disruptive
1 charge for Disorderly Conduct
1 charge for Simple Affray (fighting)
1 charge for Assaulting a Firefighter and for Resist, Delay or Obstruct
Orange County Emergency Services responded to 29 EMS calls within the closed event. The majority of EMS calls were alcohol related.
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