Recapping The Greenville Avenue St. Paddy's Day Parade and Party, By the DPD's Numbers

By Robert Wilonsky Sun., Mar. 13 2011 at 9:00 AM

Nick Rallo

Forthcoming at some point this morning, a second slide show's worth of photos from the festivities on Greenville Avenue Saturday. (Update: Check out Sam's choice pics, including one of an arrest.) Till then, here's the first 40. And Nick also shot some video that's available on the other side, for those able to open at least one eye. But late yesterday, DPD spokesman Senior Corporal Kevin Janse sent these Official Stats (which have been updated following the jump):

Parade/Concert Numbers:
The rough estimate of crown is that 100,000 people were along the parade route
Three public intoxication arrests at parade; one at concert
One mental health arrest
Four injuries, all alcohol-related
No reported consumption citations
Concert crowd was estimated at 5,500 with no arrests
One-hundred thirty-two parking citations

Party Numbers:
Crowd approximately 12,000 at 5:30 p.m.
Twenty-nine calls to DPD
Six arrested for public intoxication
Two arrested for driving while intoxicated
Twenty-one consumption citations
Two city arrests
One regulatory citation
Two-hundred and seven parking citations
Forty-one vehicles towed

Saturday night, Janse followed up with a note about an unlikely shooting on Lower Greenville, in the 5600 block of Mercedes: "Officers responded to a call about a male shooting another male several times with a BB gun. One pellet may have hit the victim in the head somewhere." The dude who did the shooting ran into his house, at which point SWAT was called out. Angela Hunt would later report: "Shooter has been arrested."

Update 2: Janse just sent us the final party numbers.

Crowd approximately 12,000 now
Thirty-three calls
Ten public intoxication arrests
Two DWI
Twenty-three consumption citations
Three city arrests (city ordinance violations)
Eleven regulatory citations
Two-hundred and seven parking citations
Forty-one vehicles towed
Two warrants only arrests

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theobserverblows

to the two or three people that I fell on, I apologize. It was not due to public intox i swear. Freaked me out actually.

babyarm

The guy on the end of 5600 has had some issues in the past. As best I understand it he shot a guy peeing in his yard. Then the dude that was shot grabbed the gun and beat the homeowner over the head with it.

He retreated inside and the cops were unable to reach him. He has previously discharged real guns in the neighborhood (someone broke in his garage) so SWAT was called.

The dude is pretty famous in the area. He for no particular reason likes to dress up like the sultan of mercedes to do yard work in the summer. Full turban, flowing robes, etc. He also is known to shout at passing cars on Greenville for no particular reason. This has occasionally prompted a car or two to pull over and threaten to settle his issues in a more physical manner.

joe

Did the guy peeing get arrested too for beating up the homeowner?

What about the arrest numbers 5:30pm - 6am? Go Heineken!

Bobby

The Dallas PD were excellent for the section of Greenville Ave. we were at. As far as the guy with the BB Gun they knocked on his door for quite a while before they call any other support in. We were in the neighborhood where the guy went into the house. Who knows what else he had in there, the a-hole could have answered his door.

scottindallas

This isn't minority report and we shouldn't react based on maybes. The use of SWAT seems over the line. The police seemed to be doing their jobs and that is good news. The traffic was a nightmare, but I guess that's unavoidable.

Ed D.

Um, how do "Three public intoxication arrests at parade; one at concert" and "Concert crowd was estimated at 5,500 with no arrests" match up? Surely that one arrest is not no arrests.

Montemalone

What, no leprechauns?

Oak Cliff Townie

Alex I 'll take low hanging fruit for a thousand .

An unusual St Paddy's day Mental Arrest Wearing House coat ,slippers and carrying a Shot gun.

Who is Jim........

just sayin'

The shooter of the BB gun was later apprehended by a swarm of police at the Texas Theater. His name was Patsy.

joe

Does any one know why the guy shot the other guy with a bb gun?

scottindallas

cause it's funny sometimes

i don't text

he couldn't find his machete

MushMouth1

SWAT called out for a BB gun? What is this Reno 911!?

ChrisU

the one event city leaders would love to lose to Arlington, but never get rid of. less controversy than the SuperBowl.

Billy MacLeod

It was amazing to be involved in this event. Seeing everyone from the inside of the parade from a float was simply amazing. Dallas put's it green on seriously. Thanks for the information.