Molfetta’s Local Police, the municipal force, intensified territorial controls in the city centre for the Halloween weekend.[1] On Saturday evening officers carried out checks between Piazza Garibaldi, Corso Umberto I and Via Dante on some underage boys.[1] During those checks officers seized five balaclavas, firecrackers, eggs and several doses of hashish.[1]
The same weekend brought uncivil behaviour and reports of firecracker explosions in several areas of the city.[1] Throwing of eggs and flour against doors and homes was reported both in the centre and on the outskirts.[1] Firecracker blasts were heard in the Mezzogiorno area, the 167 district and the city centre, particularly around Piazza Vittorio Emanuele, the historic centre, Cala Sant’Andrea, the seafront and the municipal villa.[1]
The reported balance of the weekend remained limited to matters of minor seriousness.[1] That outcome was linked to controls arranged by the Local Police Command led by Commander Aloia.[1] In past years Halloween had been a particularly critical day for Molfetta, with serious incidents recorded mainly between Piazza Vittorio Emanuele and the municipal villa.[1]