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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