{"id":143092,"date":"2026-03-19T20:57:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T20:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/143092\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T20:57:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T20:57:08","slug":"pennsylvania-state-police-announce-plan-for-iupattys-weekend-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/143092\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania State Police announce plan for \u2018IUPatty\u2019s\u2019 weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ad156f7fafbdca590a225ffa0d105406.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Pennsylvania State Police have announced their plans for this year\u2019s \u201cIUPatty\u2019s\u201d celebration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The non-university-sanctioned celebration begins near the Indiana University of Pennsylvania on Friday and runs through Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Troopers said they will work with their Mounted Patrol Unit and the Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement to make sure that the event is safe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While the horses are out, troopers are reminding the public that anyone who teases, taunts, torments, beats, kicks or strikes the animals can be charged with a third-degree felony.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/woman-arrested-after-hitting-police-horse-indiana-county\/DNYSWPRTKJADPOYCQDDFK2ZMZA\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PREVIOUS COVERAGE &gt;&gt;&gt; Woman arrested after hitting police horse in Indiana County;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;PREVIOUS COVERAGE &amp;gt&quot;}\" class=\"link \">PREVIOUS COVERAGE &gt;&gt;&gt; Woman arrested after hitting police horse in Indiana County<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Troopers said their efforts will also focus on handling increased traffic in the community and DUI enforcement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Anyone who sees suspicious activity over the weekend is asked to call 911.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:FREE WPXI News app;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;FREE WPXI News app&quot;}\" class=\"link \">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Facebook&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Twitter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Twitter&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Watch WPXI NOW;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Watch WPXI NOW&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania State Police have announced their plans for this year\u2019s \u201cIUPatty\u2019s\u201d celebration. 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