It’s not the pepper spray but the alcohol on State Street this weekend that Madison should consider when looking at whether to continue hosting a Halloween celebration, Police Chief Noble Wray said.
The largely peaceful event that drew 70,000 to 80,000 to State Street by midnight Saturday – police revised earlier estimates of 100,000 – ended at 2 a.m. Sunday with police using pepper spray to repel a small, yet persistent, crowd on the 500 block.
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