Cops warn Super Bowl revelers to behave

Parking restrictions, road closures, and extra patrol officers are all part of the Boston Police Department’s game plan to keep crowds from getting out of control on Super Bowl Sunday.

“We’re going to bring in some outside units both to ride in our bicycle unit and also some public order patrols, if we need them. You’re not going to see them. They’re not going to be out there unless — heaven forbid, and I don’t anticipate — we need them,” Boston Police Department Commissioner William B. Evans said yesterday. “Everyone please come out and celebrate. All we’re asking is that you do it responsibly. Were not telling anyone to stay in by any means.”

Mayor Martin J. Walsh asked college students, who have been a problem during past Super Bowl and World Series victories, to behave themselves. He said the city met with leadership at many colleges in the city to drive home the importance of orderly conduct after the game.

“Students must remember that they represent their schools and their family and they also represent the city of Boston when they’re out on the street,” the mayor said. “I think Super Bowl parties you have to be responsible. And you have to be safe as well.”

Evans said Kenmore Square has been a problem area in the past, so police, working with bar owners, are going to have taverns stop admitting patrons after the third quarter of the game. He said that’s when barricades will go up as well, as police attempt to keep masses of crowds from converging and potentially creating mischief and mayhem.

“We’re moving cars so kids aren’t jumping on the cars, they’re not vandalizing cars. Also there’s going to be in some of the parking lots in Kenmore, if you’re not out by the end of the third, then you’re going to have to stay put,” Evans said.

“We’ve had some tragedies,” he said, referring to a student who was fatally struck by an SUV after the Patriots won the 2004 Super Bowl, and another student who was killed by a police projectile after the Red Sox won the 2004 American League Championship Series. Both incidents took place in Kenmore Square.

“And that’s why we do what we do. It’s all about public safety.”