20 Arrests, 12 Public Pee-ers, 14 Hospitalized During Morristown St. Pat's Partying

MORRISTOWN, N.J. – Another St. Patrick’s Day parade, another day of revelry and fun in Morristown.

It also means another scorecard of arrests and public disturbances tallied during a 20-hour period from 7 a.m. Saturday, March 12 to 3 a.m. Sunday, March 13.

According to Morristown Police, 20 arrests were made for the following reasons:

• Disorderly conduct: 6
• Defiant trespassing: 3
• Simple assault: 7
• Aggravated assault: 1
• Underage possession of alcohol: 4
• Resisting arrest: 1
• Possession of controlled dangerous substance: 1
• Possession of fraudulent identification: 1

Morristown police Lt. Stuart Greer noted that some arrested parties had multiple charges.

A total of 59 tickets were issued for a variation of ordinance violations. Those included:

• Urinating in public: 12
• Drinking in public/open container: 44
• Soliciting without a license: 2
• Littering in public: 1

On top of all that, despite the streets of downtown Morristown being jam-packed for most of the day, there a total of eight motor vehicle crashes reported and 22 Emergency Medical Services responses resulting in 14 people being taken to the hospital. Those were broken down:

• Intoxicated person: 12
• Fall victim: 2
• Assault victim: 3
• Medical emergency: 1
• Pedestrian struck: 1
• Other: 2