[Thane_Banquo]

It appears, from this article, that Paterno contact University VP Gary Schultz, who is head of campus police. A bigger issue, in my opinion, is why in hell the campus police are controlled by the university, instead of by the local city or county municipality. That alone is idiocy, although I know it is a common practice.

[Tallguy]

The campus police are larger & better equipped than the local State College police force. When things get out of hand in town on a football weekend, the campus cops are the rapid-react force for the town cops. Somehow the jurisdicutional thing never seems to enter into it when an arrest gets made.

[Abby4116]

why in hell the campus police are controlled by the university, instead of by the local city or county municipality.

Not sure if it is still true, but many small towns in PA did not have a municipal police dept. The university police may have been it - anything bigger that they could not handle was handled by state troopers.

[tahoeblue]

It appears, from this article, that Paterno contact University VP Gary Schultz, who is head of campus police. A bigger issue, in my opinion, is why in hell the campus police are controlled by the university, instead of by the local city or county municipality. That alone is idiocy, although I know it is a common practice.

Penn State is in the unincorporated area called University Park, not in State College. The University Park police force is just about the same size as the police force in State College. Although Penn State somewhat dominates the State College area, it isn't by any means the only thing there. Not sure all of the tax payers of State College would be keen to double their police budget just to make sure that college students are kept in line.