From a law enforcement perspective Sundown Salute was great.

That’s the sentiment of Junction City Police Chief Tim Brown following the conclusion of the celebration Saturday night. “Everyone was very well behaved. I think if I’m correct I don’t believe we made any arrests in the park this year or in the carnival….so, that’s unprecedented.” Brown added to his knowledge police had no arrests in the park during the entire four nights of Sundown Salute.

The police chief said there were no incidents during the Sundown Salute parade. “Obviously there was some concern about the information out throughout the nation about attacks planned by ISIS on the fourth, but thank God nothing like that came about here.”

Brown has been working to provide security for Sundown Salute since 2002, and noted he couldn’t recall as well a behaved crowd.  He credited good weather as one factor, but also credited the citizens.

“During the parade we had some extra security measures that I won’t talk about out during the parade just in anticipation of some kind of issue that may arise, but everything worked out well.”