The State College Police Department is looking for any information regarding a vehicle and its driver who sent an officer on a chase toward Oak Hall.
At 4:20 p.m. on Monday, an officer observed a small-to-dark midsize gray car speeding near the 1500 block of Brush Valley Road, police said. When the officer attempted to stop the vehicle, it accelerated, evading the officer on Houser Road in Linden Hall, police said.
The vehicle was last seen driving through a field, where it struck a stone wall and several trees before driving away onto Brush Valley toward Oak Hall, police said.
Police said the vehicle should have significant damage to the undercarriage and may have debris from the trees it hit. Anyone with information is asked to contact the State College Police Department at (814) 234-7150 or via the anonymous tip line at www.statecollegepa.us.
Penn State announced on Monday that starting April 18, any unregistered bicycles on campus could be tagged by university Transportation Services.
If a bike is tagged and its owner does not contact Penn State Transportation Services within 72 hours, the bike will be taken and held for 90 days, Penn State said.
Any bikes that are ‘seriously dilapidated and/or inoperable,’ whether registered or unregistered will be removed because they are ‘eyesores and take up valuable space on campus bike racks,’ the university said.
When the 90-day hold runs out, the bike in question will be released for sale at Lion Surplus, the university said. Any bikes chained to railings, stairways and anything not a bike rack will be ‘detained immediately,’ the university said, and Penn State is not responsible for reimbursing any owner of a confiscated bike for cut locks or chains once a bicycle has been removed.
Penn State said any students, faculty, staff and local residents who wish to register their bicycle and save it from confiscation and public auction is encouraged to call the Parking Office at (814) 865-143 or drop in to the Eisenhower Parking Deck to register – it’s ‘easy, quick and free,’ the university said.
However, bicyclists will need to bring with them the proper information to complete registration, the university said: their bike’s manufacturer, model, serial number and color.
