Both Indiana Borough and State Police are preparing for IUPatty’s weekend.
During yesterday’s IACT committee meeting, both police departments announced there will be an increased police presence this weekend. Both departments also issued announcements concerning those efforts. In a news release, state police said the enforcement period will run from this Thursday to Sunday, March 26th. During that time, state troopers from the Troop A barracks will be joined by the mounted unit, the Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement and others to provide increased traffic enforcement activities and supplemental roving patrols. Not only will police be on the lookout for DUI, public intoxication and disorderly conduct, they will also look for people obstructing roads, scattering rubbish and other offenses. As the mounted patrol will be in town, people are reminded that intentionally or knowingly taunting, beating, tormenting or striking a police animal is a third-degree felony.
In a letter, Indiana Borough Police Chief Justin Schawl advised students that people who come from out of town may not share the same sense of community pride and responsibility. He also advised people not take to the roofs of houses to gather, as that is dangerous and is a prohibited activity.
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