Despite one man being sent to the hospital after being stabbed early Sunday morning, Ann Arbor police reported a much calmer St. Patrick’s Day weekend than last year.
Ann Arbor police Detective Lt. Robert Pfannes said police were dispatched for 255 incidents from early Saturday morning until 2 a.m. Monday. That represents a significant decrease from March 17, 2012, when police were sent out on 475 calls for service.
University of Michigan police reported 19 people needed to be taken to the hospital due to their level of intoxication. In addition, there were eight cases of minors in possession of alcohol. Last year, only five people were taken to the hospital for alcohol-related issues, and U-M police issued five MIP citations.
Ann Arbor police Sgt. Elizabeth Patten reported mostly routine calls for service, including a few bar fights, in addition to the stabbing incident in the 200 block of North Main Street. She called the weekend “surprisingly quiet.”
It was a significant departure from the busy day police had on St. Patrick’s Day in 2012.
On March 17, 2012, police fielded 475 calls in one day and had to close the bars on South University Avenue early after the crowd in the area became too rowdy. Approximately 200 people crowded the street and three people were arrested for drunken disorderly conduct.
Kyle Feldscher covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at kylefeldscher@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.