Mardi Gras 2011 St Louis Police Arrest 83 UPDATED

83 people arrested or cited at St. Louis Mardi Gras celebration

Monday, March 7, 2011

ST. LOUIS • The numbers are in, and police say they arrested or cited 83 people at this year's Mardi Gras celebration.
Of those, 67 were minors who got caught with alcohol, according to St. Louis police, who released totals today.
The numbers are down a bit from last year, when police issued 99 total charges and 48 minors were caught with alcohol.
This year's numbers broken down:
• Minors caught with alcohol: 67
• Peace disturbance: 6
• Assault: 4
• Urinating in public: 4
• Resisting arrest: 3
• Assault on a law enforcement officer: 2 (In these cases, police said two people who were resisting arrest ended up hitting an officer. No officer was seriously hurt.)
• Interfering with an arrest: 1
• Bartering/trading: 1 (In this case, a woman gave her identification card to someone who is underage.)
• Exposing person: 1
• Purse snatching: 1 (Police say the victim didn't report the purse gone until about an hour later. That hurt the investigation, police said. Police don't have any suspects.)
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Police Make 60 Arrest on Various Charges During Mardi Gras 2011

By Betsy Bruce FOX2now.com

March 6, 2011

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI —

Thousands filled the streets of the Soulard neighborhood Saturday for the 32nd annual Mardi Gras celebration in St. Louis. The cold damp weather did not seem to put a damper on anyone's good spirits.
 
The annual Mardi Gras parade at eleven o'clock drew the first crowds. Revelers called out for beads tossed from the seventy floats that made up the parade. Fancy hats..some selling for just five dollars , masks and elaborate makeup and beaded costumes could be seen throughout the crowds.

Music could be heard as visitors walked or danced through the historic neighborhood that was the city's early working man's suburb. Bands performed on outdoor stages. The celebration is organized by Mardi Gras Inc. Spokesman Mack Bradley said the event is expected to bring twenty million dollars to the local economy.

St. Louis police report 60 arrests or citations as of 7:30 pm Saturday night. Forty-eight were for underage possession of alcohol. Two police officers were assaulted while trying to arrest an underage drinker. St. Louis city police spokesman Capt. Sam Dotson said their injuries were minor.


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