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Raleigh: Police put Halloween-weekend Glenwood arrests at 26; WRAL counted 14

A Monday Raleigh Police Department statement, as CBS 17 summarized it, lists 26 arrests and four citations in Glenwood South from Saturday into Sunday. WRAL's records review still prints 14 on Glenwood Avenue.

UpdatedThis story has changed since it was first published.

By Alexandru Stanciu · Published · Updated

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What we know

Confirmed

  • WRAL, citing arrest records, wrote that Raleigh police took 14 people into custody on Glenwood Avenue from Saturday night, Oct. 31, into Sunday morning, Nov. 1.Confirmed by Raleigh Police Department arrest records, as reported by WRAL (datePublished 2026-11-02T02:30:26+00:00; dateModified 2026-11-02T04:26:43+00:00). Rechecked Monday afternoon; the 14-count and those stamps were unchanged
  • Thousands of people filled the Glenwood South nightlife district Saturday night for Halloween.Confirmed by WRAL and ABC11 (Nov. 1-2, 2026)
  • ABC11 wrote that Raleigh police, assisted by the State Highway Patrol, the State Bureau of Investigation and neighboring agencies, were deployed through Glenwood South, and that Glenwood Avenue was closed to traffic from Jones Street to Peace Street Saturday evening.Confirmed by ABC11 (Nov. 1, 2026)
  • WRAL, citing records, wrote that over the past 48 hours at least 15 people were taken into custody in the area, and that at least a dozen gun-related charges were filed downtown between Friday and Saturday.Confirmed by Raleigh Police Department records, as reported by WRAL only
  • CBS 17, in a Monday-afternoon file citing the Raleigh Police Department, wrote that officers made 26 arrests and issued four citations in Glenwood South from Saturday, Oct. 31, to Sunday, Nov. 1.Confirmed by Raleigh Police Department, as reported by CBS 17 only (WordPress date 2026-11-02T15:30:07 / 3:30 p.m. ET)
  • CBS 17 listed the department's charge counts as carrying a concealed gun (6), felony possession of cocaine (2), resisting, delaying, or obstructing (2), assault (5), affray (7), disorderly conduct (3), and damage to property (2), plus three citations for urinating in public and one alcohol citation.Confirmed by Raleigh Police Department, as reported by CBS 17 only
  • CBS 17 wrote that enhanced patrols included the Raleigh Fire Department, Cary police, the Raleigh-Wake Emergency Communications Center, Wake County EMS, Wake County ABC, the Highway Patrol, State Capitol Police, and the State Bureau of Investigation.Confirmed by Raleigh Police Department, as reported by CBS 17 only
  • CBS 17 quoted the department as saying, "The department will continue collaborating with its law enforcement partners to keep Raleigh safe for community members and visitors."Confirmed by Raleigh Police Department statement, as quoted by CBS 17 only

Alleged or reported

  • Seven people are charged with simple affray. Court records describe people hitting each other with their fists and hands in the middle of the street. Other charges over the weekend included resisting a public officer, being intoxicated and disruptive, and carrying a concealed gun.Raleigh Police Department and court records, as reported by WRAL (Nov. 2, 2026). Charges are accusations, and everyone charged is presumed innocent until proven guilty in court
  • The Monday department tally includes six concealed-gun counts, two felony cocaine counts, two resisting counts, five assault counts, seven affray counts, three disorderly-conduct counts, and two property-damage counts.Raleigh Police Department, as reported by CBS 17 only. Charges are accusations

Still unknown

  • Whether any officers were hurt
  • The names of those arrested and their court dates
  • A written raleighnc.gov news release we can read ourselves
  • Why WRAL's records review still prints 14 on Glenwood Avenue after CBS 17's department tally of 26 arrests

What this means for you

Public safety
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Instructions from Raleigh Police Department, as reported by WRAL and CBS 17

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What happened

In Raleigh, a Monday department statement and WRAL's records review now disagree on how many people were taken into custody in Glenwood South over Halloween.

CBS 17, citing the department, wrote that the weekend produced 26 arrests plus four citations there from Oct. 31 through Nov. 1. WRAL, still using arrest records on a page we reopened this afternoon, printed 14 on that street from late Saturday into early Sunday.

What WRAL's records showed

Seven of those 14, WRAL wrote, face simple affray. Court records on that page describe people hitting each other with their fists and hands in the middle of the street. Over the past 48 hours, the same records review put at least 15 people in custody in the area, on counts that also included resisting a public officer, being intoxicated and disruptive, and carrying a concealed gun. At least a dozen gun-related charges were filed downtown between Friday and Saturday, that file said.

A charge is an accusation. Everyone charged is presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.

Thousands packed the nightlife district Saturday, WRAL and ABC11 independently wrote. ABC11 reported a multi-agency deployment and a closure of Glenwood Avenue from Jones Street to Peace Street that evening, in part for Sunday's marathon.

What only the Monday statement adds

CBS 17 listed the department's weekend counts as six concealed-gun charges, two felony cocaine charges, two resisting charges, five assault charges, seven affray charges, three disorderly-conduct charges, and two property-damage charges, plus three citations for urinating in public and one alcohol citation.

That file also named helpers WRAL and ABC11 did not print together, including Cary police, Wake County ABC, and State Capitol Police. It quoted the department on keeping the city safe with those partners.

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What we don't know yet

Raleigh police have not said on these pages whether any officers were hurt. We have not opened a written city release. Triangle Local is not naming the people arrested.

Timeline

  • Friday, Oct. 30, to Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026: WRAL's downtown gun-charge line covers that span.
  • Saturday evening, Oct. 31: Crowds fill Glenwood South. ABC11 prints the Jones-to-Peace closure and the multi-agency patrol.
  • Overnight into Sunday, Nov. 1: WRAL puts 14 people on Glenwood Avenue.
  • 3:30 p.m. ET Monday, Nov. 2: CBS 17 posts the department's weekend tally.

What happens next

We will add a city news-release page if one opens. This site is not the Raleigh Police Department. If anyone is in danger, call 911.

Photos

Text-only. No WRAL, CBS 17, or ABC11 photographs are used here.

Why it matters

Glenwood South draws some of the biggest crowds in Raleigh on holiday weekends. Neighbors now have an official weekend tally from CBS 17 and a smaller Glenwood Avenue count from WRAL's records review, and those figures should stay apart.

Updates

  1. Nov 2, 2026, 4:20 PM

    CBS 17, citing a Monday Raleigh Police Department statement, reports 26 arrests and four citations in Glenwood South from Saturday to Sunday and prints a charge breakdown. WRAL's records review, rechecked this afternoon, still prints 14 on Glenwood Avenue.

  2. Nov 2, 2026, 3:52 AM

    WRAL, citing Raleigh police arrest records, reports 14 people taken into custody on Glenwood Avenue from Saturday night into Sunday morning. ABC11 independently described the crowd and the multi-agency deployment.

Sources

  1. 14 arrested on Glenwood Avenue during Halloween celebrations (WRAL, Bailey Stamos; datePublished 2026-11-02T02:30:26+00:00 / 9:30 p.m. Sunday ET if that stamp is UTC, page stamp 11/2/2026, 2:30:26 AM; dateModified 2026-11-02T04:26:43+00:00; arrest records showed Raleigh police took 14 people into custody on Glenwood Avenue Saturday night and into Sunday morning; thousands observed in the district; in the past 48 hours at least 15 people taken into custody, charges ranging from simple affray, resisting a public officer, intoxicated and disruptive to carrying a concealed gun; seven charged with simple affray; court records describe people striking each other with their fists and hands in the middle of the street; at least a dozen gun-related charges downtown Friday and Saturday; Fourth of July background, estimated 5,000 people, youth-curfew proposal later scrapped. Rechecked Monday afternoon; 14-count and those stamps unchanged. Did not print 26 arrests, four citations, or the Monday charge table. Text-only; no WRAL photos or video used.)

    Official sourcePublished by Raleigh Police Department records, via WRAL · Checked Nov 2, 2026, 4:20 PM

  2. Halloween draws thousands to Glenwood South; police prepare for Sunday marathon (ABC11, Jon Dowding, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, 10:26 a.m.: thousands headed to Glenwood South Saturday night; Raleigh police assisted by the State Highway Patrol, the State Bureau of Investigation and neighboring agencies; Glenwood Avenue closed from Jones Street to Peace Street Saturday evening, tied to normal Saturday operations and Sunday marathon preparations. Did not print an arrest total. Text-only; no ABC11 photos used.)

    Published by ABC11 · Checked Nov 2, 2026, 3:55 AM

  3. Nearly 30 arrested during Halloween weekend in Glenwood South in Raleigh: Police (CBS 17 / WNCN WordPress JSON, date 2026-11-02T15:30:07, date_gmt 20:30:07, modified 15:31:11: Raleigh Police Department; 26 arrests and four citations in Glenwood South from Saturday, Oct. 31, to Sunday, Nov. 1; charge counts carrying a concealed gun (6), felony possession of cocaine (2), resisting, delaying, or obstructing (2), assault (5), affray (7), disorderly conduct (3), damage to property (2); three citations urinating in public and one alcohol citation; enhanced patrols with Raleigh Fire, Cary police, Raleigh-Wake Emergency Communications Center, Wake County EMS, Wake County ABC, Highway Patrol, State Capitol Police, and SBI; July teen-takeover background of nine people shot, including six in Glenwood South, is CBS 17's framing and is not used as a new fact here; quoted, 'The department will continue collaborating with its law enforcement partners to keep Raleigh safe for community members and visitors.' Did not print WRAL's 14, the 15-in-48-hours line, or Jones-to-Peace. Read via the station's public WordPress JSON. Text-only; no CBS 17 photos used.)

    Official sourcePublished by Raleigh Police Department, via CBS 17 · Checked Nov 2, 2026, 4:20 PM

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