This year’s Riverfest was again peaceful, Wichita police say

Wichita police made 17 cases and five arrests during the entire 2016 Riverfest, part of trend of peaceful festivals in the past two years, a police spokeswoman said Monday.

The five arrests were for a person wanted on warrants, a bag of marijuana, a runaway, criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct, Sgt. Nikki Woodrow said.

She credited Riverfest workers with taking steps that help to ensure safety, such as having gates up, making sure people had the required buttons for entry and checking bags for weapons.

This story was originally published June 13, 2016 at 11:21 AM with the headline "This year’s Riverfest was again peaceful, Wichita police say."