As trick-or-treaters and party-going students dressed up in costumes to celebrate Halloween over the weekend and Monday, law enforcement agencies stayed on guard.
The Alachua County Sheriff's Office made nine arrests between Friday and Monday as of 9 p.m. Monday, said Sgt. Todd Kelly, ASO public information officer.
There were two instances each of domestic battery, disorderly intoxication and narcotics possession. There were also arrests made for trespassing, resisting arrest without violence and providing a false ID to law enforcement, he said.
For Gainesville Police, the most frequent arrests were for nine instances of driving under the influence, five of possessing less than 20 grams of marijuana and four of battery, according to the department's Police 2 Citizen online crime reporting website.
Other crimes included three trespassing charges and two instances of battery on an officer.
Two burglaries also occurred.
One man, Elihu A. Ellis, was charged with 17 instances of unarmed burglary of an unoccupied vehicle, according to the website.
According to the University Police Department's online crime log, crimes from Friday to Sunday included a liquor-law violation, forgery or counterfeiting, and four thefts in a building, including one at Sigma Phi Epsilon on Fraternity Row.
Although people often wear scary costumes on Halloween, it is apparent when a person is in costume and not actually a threat, Kelly said.
The sheriff's office focused on keeping tabs on sex offenders and sexual predators on Halloween to ensure they were not attempting to lure children into their homes, he said.
GPD Officer Ernest Graham said the agency also had officers check on sex offenders to ensure they weren't passing out candy to children, a violation of parole terms that would lead to arrests.
