Thousands of costumed revelers from across the country descended

upon State Street this weekend in keeping with what has become a

nationally recognized Madison tradition.

Friday, October 31 brought between 60,000 and 70,000 celebrants

to the city, and the holiday passed with relative calm.

Saturday’s celebration, dampened by intermittent showers that

held crowd numbers down, was marred by violence in the 500 block of

State Street, when police reacted to disturbances in the crowd.

According to police reports, celebrants launched projectiles

through windows of the University Inn and did not respond to police

demands to disband. Pepper spray was used to disperse the crowd

after the display windows of several businesses had been

shattered.

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