Seasonal & Holidays
11 Arrested At Morristown St. Patrick's Day Parade
Arrests seemed to decline significantly from past years.
MORRISTOWN, NJ— Saturday's St. Patrick's Day Parade was a day filled with fun, food, and plenty of Irish spirit for most of its' attendees, but for the 11 people that were arrested it was a different story.
Between 7 a.m. on parade day and 3 a.m. the next morning, 11 people were arrested and 13 were issued local ordinance violations.
The number of arrests was down considerably from recent years. 2016 saw 20 people arrested, and 16 people were arrested in 2015, TapInto reported.
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ARRESTS
- Total arrests: 11
- Disorderly conduct: 2
- Simple assault: 6
- Criminal damage: 1
- Disorderly conduct, resisting arrest: 1
- DWI: 1
LOCAL ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS
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- Total Violations: 13
- Drinking in public: 9
- Urinating in public: 3
- Littering: 1
"Thank you to everyone who helped make the Morris County Saint Patrick’s Day Parade possible. A special thanks to all of the sponsors and to the Parade Committee for planning yet another great parade. Morristown looks forward to another successful parade next year and will continue to make each year better than the last," town officials said in a statement.
>>>READ MORE: WATCH: Dancing T-Rex Gets Into The Irish Spirit At Morristown St. Paddy's Day Parade
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