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by Tom Schalmo
Sunday, May 4, 2008
The 2008 Mifflin Street block party ended without any major incidents Saturday evening, but the number of arrests were up compared to last year.
As of 8:20 p.m. Saturday, Madison police public information officer Joel DeSpain reported about 400 people were arrested. Final arrest numbers will be released in the next couple of weeks.
Last year, a total of 366 people were arrested which was about 100 more than in 2006.
Some parties were shut down, according to police, and most of the arrests came on alcohol-related charges. Several people were transported to detox.
On Sunday, residents were left with yards and porches filled with empty beer cans, beer cases and other garbage.
