Police: Ashland Halloween 'mellower' than some

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The unsanctioned party in the Ashland Plaza on Halloween night drew about 2,000 people but yielded fewer arrests than last year and no major incidents, police said this morning.

Police arrested 29 people downtown on Saturday night, mainly for alcohol-related offenses, according to preliminary reports, said Lt. Corey Falls with the Ashland Police Department.

"I thought things went really well," he said this morning. "The crowd seemed mellower than in years past."

Last year, about the same number of revelers attended the street party, but 37 were arrested.

Ashland's plaza celebration typically attracts people from neighboring cities, especially when the holiday falls on a weekend.

About 30 police officers — from Ashland, Talent, Phoenix and Medford's departments — were on patrol in Ashland for Halloween, as they tried to curtail drunken driving, underage drinking and rowdy partying.

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