In addition to foot patrols, officers use bicycles to navigate the tailgating lots. On their patrols, police inevitably encounter problems in the lots, including unruly parties and underage drinkers.

The Blue Band gets a police escort each game from the Blue Band Building to the Bryce Jordan Center. This week, the Penn State Police used their new electric motorcycles for the escort. Officers also patrolled tailgate lots and areas surrounding Beaver Stadium on the motorcycles as well.

Penn State Police Lt. Edward Delaney's expression shows his skepticism as he performs a field breath test on an underage suspect who claimed not to have had "even one drop" of alcohol. The breath test proved he had consumed more than one alcoholic beverage.

This person saw Penn State Police Officer Ryan Olson, left, and Lt. Edward Delaney approaching the tailgate at which he was drinking, dropped a can of beer and attempted to flee despite being addressed by the officers. The officers quickly caught up with him, performed a field breath test to determine that he had been drinking, and checked his identification before citing him with underage... Read more ›

Students who plan to return on the day of the game should avoid Park Avenue because game-day traffic patterns will prevent them from getting to their residence halls. Instead, students should approach campus using Atherton Street (Route 322 Business) and College Avenue (Route 26).

At the end of each game, police ensure that no fans come down onto the field.