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Site SearchChapel Hill, N.C. — Chapel Hill police arrested 13 people during the annual Halloween bash, marking a decrease of more than 50 percent from last year while managing a larger crowd.
Nearly 82,000 revelers headed out to Franklin Street and surrounding areas Wednesday evening for the ghoulish festivities.
Police cleared the streets were cleared of people shortly before 3 a.m. and opened them to traffic at around 4 a.m., after town crews had cleaned up debris.
Chapel Hill police set up a perimeter to keep the party in one area. More than 400 law enforcement officers lined Franklin Street.
Orange County Emergency Medical Services responded to 31 calls and took eight people to UNC Hospitals. EMS workers said 21 of the calls were related to intoxication.
Last year, an estimated 70,000 people showed up for the Halloween celebration. Twenty-seven people were arrested or cited then.
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November 2, 2007 3:32 p.m.
And yes I would be the same around people of other faiths, one of my best friends is Muslim and is from Pakistan, another is Budhist and one is Catholic. Just b/c they aren't Christian doesn't mean I'm not suppose to love them and like them. I am a witness of my faith by the way I live my life.I love and respect people of all faiths, I am no one to judge anyone...I live and treat people the same as I want people to treat me and my family. Many people on this post dogged me b/c I chose not to allow my children to celebrate Halloween. That is funny to me, I have learned that is society and I take it with a grain of salt and keep moving on. So you have a good one. Hope that answered your question.
November 2, 2007 3:29 p.m.
November 2, 2007 3:12 p.m.
Why? Are you not ready for dissentintion so you have to hide your name and come back under another one so that you don't have to deal with people that have other opinions?
I can come back under a new name too. I am not trying to start a fight, but you need to back up yours.
November 2, 2007 2:25 a.m.
November 1, 2007 9:45 p.m.