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Police Report Nothing Scary About Friday Night Downtown

Halloween in Madison didn’t live up to its sometimes infamous reputation Friday night and early Saturday morning as the holiday remained relatively quiet with authorities reporting a few dozen arrests.

In year’s past, the sight of costumed revelers wandering the city’s downtown sometimes got out of hand and improvised street parties turned into small-scale riots, leading to arrests, property damage and hefty costs for the city and police.