The Amherst and University communities were spared the riotous behavior of years past during the 2007 MLB American League and World Series play-off games. This year, a crowd of 1,500 congregated on the UMass campus after the game four win, and it has been described as "boisterous, but peaceful." According to Captain Michael Kent of the Amherst Police Department, Amherst had an extra 10 officers on-duty during the clinching game to assist the UMass Police Department in the event that mutual aid was needed for riotous behavior. In addition, UMPD was available to offer mutual aid to the Amherst Police in the event that celebrations within the town became unmanageable. Fortunately, the off-campus locations were celebratory, but controlled.
Throughout the weekend of October 26th to October 29th, 2007, the Amherst Police Department responded to 284 calls for service. Twenty-six people were taken into custody over the weekend, and an additional 10 are being summonsed for various criminal offenses.
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And if the "off-campus" locations got out of hand it would not be because of the action of local townies.
Let's also hope for a quiet Halloween this Wednesday (on and off-campus).
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