During a weekend of celebration of Cesar Chavez Day beginning last Thursday, police announced that they made a total of 36 arrests in Chico.

According to a press release from the Chico Police Department, this year’s Cesar Chavez celebration was busier than last year’s, due to the warm weather and long holiday weekend for students.

Of the 36 arrests made, eight were for public intoxication, two were for illegal weapon possession, one was for resisting arrest, and the remainder were for various other crimes or warrant arrests.

1/3 Cops search 746 West 3rd Ave. At least 15 cops helped search the house, question a man in a white shirt and eventually arrest another man who dressed in dark clothes and wore glasses. The incident went on for at least an hour before police cleared the site. pic.twitter.com/ZksfYPJqDC

— The Orion (@theorion_news) April 1, 2018

In addition, police issued a total of 50 citations over the course of the weekend, most of which were issued in the south campus area for open alcohol container and minor in possession of alcohol violations.

Beginning Thursday night, Chico Police added extra staffing to prepare for the holiday weekend. Several large parties were reported before 7 a.m Friday, with activity continuing in the south campus area until midnight. Large parties began being reported around noon on Saturday, and activity continued until after midnight.

Police responded to a noise complaint at Creekview apartments around 2:50 p.m, located at 1145 West 9th St. @theorion_news pic.twitter.com/dIKd6uxZRd

— josiah_theorion (@JTheorion) March 30, 2018

Josiah Nicholl can be reached at [email protected] or @josiah_theorion on Twitter.