Madison police officials think they may have the solution for the Halloween chaos that has plagued the city for the past three years: keep the crowd moving, right up to the end.
Police Chief Noble Wray said Wednesday that police plan to aggressively keep crowds from stagnating in the 500 and 600 blocks of State Street, where problems have resulted in a riotous end to the annual Halloween bash for the last three years, last year culminating in a small bonfire and a pepper spray assault.