While four local police departments were reimbursed for services that night, the university has not cut a check for the 70 State Police employees on hand — and it won’t say why.
, and police did not immediately intervene when individuals in the crowd sprayed a chemical irritant at protesters, according to videos shared online.
Spotlight PA requested reimbursement payment information under Pennsylvania’s Right-to-Know Law from the police agencies working that evening. State Police told Spotlight PA in response to a records request that “no reimbursement occurred.” When asked whether Penn State reimbursed State Police for services the agency provided on the night of the Proud Boys event, Lisa Powers, senior director of university public relations, responded in an email that “the university does not disclose that information.”
The university routinely reimburses police departments for overtime their employees rack up working security for the university at events such asThat is the only regular partnership the law enforcement agency has with any college or university in the commonwealth, Myles Snyder, the agency’s spokesperson, told Spotlight PA in a September email. He added that any local municipalities can request security services from State Police for large events.
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