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State Patty’s Day always leads to increased partying and drinking in State College. The pandemic makes concerns higher over gatherings in State College.
State College Mayor Ronald Filippelli said bars will see few changes since there are already COVID-19 restrictions in place.
Filippelli believes apartments and rental houses will pose the greatest threat this weekend with a chance for large gatherings.
“I m hoping there s peer pressure that will be put on by students who also live in those apartment complexes. They re being endangered and they will report, Filippelli said.
University Park and borough police will patrol campus and downtown areas for violations of both liquor laws and COVID-related ordinances surrounding mask wearing and social distancing.
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About 50 people attended a protest in downtown State College Tuesday night to renew calls to remove three borough police officers who were involved in the killing of Osaze Osagie.
The protest was sparked by new details in the lawsuit by Osagie’s parents against the police. In an amended complaint filed in the federal court Monday, the family of Osaze Osagie alleged that former borough police officer Jordan Pieniazek abused alcohol and had behavioral issues.
The family said in a statement that at least one police officer was aware of those issues and the department shouldn’t have allowed Pieniazek to respond to mental health crisis calls.