Slippery Rock party chaos to be reviewed
SLIPPERY ROCK TWP — Following a chaotic annual party Saturday with Slippery Rock University students at the Heights apartment complex, local officials are hoping to curb future events.
“My intention is to follow up on this and try and do what we can as a township to stop this or keep it under control,” said Paul Dickey, chairman of the township supervisors.
State police made nearly a dozen arrests, mostly for drunken driving and public drunkenness, at the event “Pig Roast 2K15,” which brought in an estimated 3,000 guests. The party eventually was shut down by police.
Fifteen state troopers from Butler, Franklin and Mercer responded to the scene.
Dickey said that the township is working to get information about the incident. He said he is working to get in touch with the township solicitor and the property’s management to keep future events under control.
He said that he has been aware of parties and some minor incidents at the complex in the past.
“Certainly nothing of this magnitude,” Dickey said.
The complex, which opened in 2008, is on Route 173 in Slippery Rock Township. The other side of the road is in Slippery Rock Borough.
Borough Mayor Ron Fodor said that the chaos affected the borough as well as the township. He was out in the community Saturday night and said that students and others flooded the town.
“They were just everywhere,” Fodor said. “It was just overwhelming.”
He said that emergency responders told him that they responded to an unusual number of calls that evening. Fodor said he could not recall a recent incident of that magnitude.
The mayor said that borough council probably should discuss what the borough can do to handle future situations like this.
“Hopefully, we can be prepared for next year too,” Fodor said.
