After violence in Charlottesville, Sullivan says Block Party should be cancelled [sic] [View all]

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Following a violent weekend in Charlottesville, University President Teresa Sullivan is calling on students to end the annual Wertland Street Block Party.

“In consideration of my assurance that your safety and well-being remain our utmost concern, and given the immeasurable emotion and stress that first responders and community members experienced this past weekend, I am calling on our student community to put an end to the annual Wertland Block Party,” Sullivan said in an email to the University community Tuesday.

http://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2017/08/after-violence-in-charlottesville-sullivan-says-block-party-should-be-cancelled

At UVa the party rules.

All sorts of emergency vehicles were staged on the east end of Wertland Street around sunset last night. The one person arrested for public intoxication must have really worked hard for the police to arrest them. I suspect that there were more than a few intoxicated students on the street. There is an unspoken exemption for UVa students for many unlawful activities.

Police: One arrest from 2017 Wertland Street block party

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (NEWSPLEX) -- The Charlottesville Police Department reports only one arrest was made from this year's Wertland Street block party.

Officers say there were crowds of over 2,000 that attended, and one person was charged with public intoxication.

The Charlottesville-Albemarle Rescue Squad responded to three rescue calls; one for a fall, and two calls for excessive alcohol consumption.

Police say no other injuries were reported.

http://www.newsplex.com/content/news/Police-One-arrest-from-2017-Wertland-Street-block-party-441137173.html

Edit to add: Last years party was bigger for sure.

Police presence keeps Wertland Street Block Party in check from 2016

http://www.newsplex.com/content/news/Police-presence-keeps-Wertland-Street-Block-Party-in-check-390852861.html