Indiana Excise Police issue 78 citations

Indiana State Excise Police issued 78 tickets to 41 people during IU’s Homecoming weekend.

Of the 41 people that were ticketed, eight were taken to jail, according to a press release.

“The number of inordinately intoxicated people encountered by excise police during Homecoming significantly exceeded a normal weekend in Bloomington,” said Officer Travis Thickstun in a press release.

Thirty-two tickets were for illegal possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages, 17 tickets were given out for possession of false identification, 12 tickets for giving the wrong age when asked by an officer and one ticket was given for public nudity.

Twenty-three of the tickets were given out during tailgating of the IU vs. Northwestern football game, Thickstun said.

Other areas that involved a high number of tickets were the bar area along Kirkwood Avenue and Walnut Street.

The weekend was normal compared to past Homecoming weekends, Thickstun said. However, the Indiana State Excise Police usually does not arrest eight people during any weekend.